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TypeBlog Post...(AAV) is a single stranded, Parvoviridae DNA virus, packaged in a non-enveloped icosahedral capsid, that...designed so that the single stranded DNA folds back on itself to become dsDNA in the nucleus and is a good option...repeats – the sequences that flank the deliverable DNA) are removed, resulting in recombinant AAVs (rAAVs...the type of capsid (outer protein shell) used to package an rAAV vector; these capsids allow the virus to...design single rAAV vectors with multiple genes packaged in them and use elements such as IRES or 2A to...cell machinery, and synthesize a second strand of DNA before expression of their cargo can begin, which...not divide and replicate in the same way the host DNA does. Because of this, fast dividing tissues will...
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Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)
TypeBlog Post...analyses needed for packaging AAV. AAV production Overview: The first step in packaging AAV is transfecting...had never worked with AAV, so naturally I had to package some virus for my first experiment. It was a bit... with these tools, I found myself writing AAV production tricks into the margins of my protocol. While...life easier! In this post, I’ll share some AAV production, purification, and titration tips, while also...transfecting HEK293 cells with AAV packaging plasmids. The cells need three different plasmids to produce AAV...intermediate into the single-stranded genome that's then packaged into AAV’s protein shell, or capsid; 2) the pHelper...plasmid which encodes a transgene of interest that’s packaged into the virus. Two to five days after transfection... -
Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV
TypeBlog Post...diligently throughout the production process. Helper-free production Unlike lentivirus, AAV does not possess...For more details on the production process, check out the Addgene AAV Production protocol. Titering Once...particles via a novel capsid ELISA: Packaging of genomes can limit production of recombinant AAV-2. Gene Therapy...to be digested with DNase before undergoing titering, to remove residual plasmid DNA carried over from ...experience. Here, we’ll go over the basics of rAAV production. Of course, you will want to make sure that...facilitate efficient replication. The most common production system, however, is a “helper-free” system, in...adenoviral helper genes are supplied on two different packaging plasmids: the pHelper plasmid containing Ad E2A... -
Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety
TypeBlog Post... protein on yet a third plasmid (packaging plasmid). Viral production then proceeds by transfection of... into a producer cell line, such as HEK-293T, production of viral particles, and transduction of a target.... Figure 1: Separation of retroviral packaging components onto distinct plasmids for safety. ...they physically deposit their cargo into the host’s DNA. These viruses also have a propensity to integrate...centrifuging viruses (a necessary step during production), there is a significant risk for aerosol contamination...viruses grown in the lab are gamma retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated virus (AAV)...humans, earning this virus a BSL-2 classification. Lentivirus (a type of retrovirus) and gamma retrovirus require... -
Addgene: The First Twenty Years
TypeBlog Post...again! Addgenie Marcy (now our Sr. Director of Production) pie-fully celebrating Addgene's 10 year anniversary...ready-to-use viral vectors from some of our most popular lentiviral and AAV vectors, as well as developing and sharing...expanding our viral vectors service to include AAV Packaged on Request! “I love Addgene. I think resources... recombinant antibodies, another plasmid-based product that, with Addgene’s support, could fill a community... plasmid request came on September 8, 2004, for pcDNA-p160MBP, while the first request for a kit came ... -
27 Hot Plasmids from 2016
TypeBlog Post...library, the authors packaged it into lentivirus and used the resulting lentiviral library to generate ...of recombinant DNA technology has allowed molecular biologists to fuse fragments of DNA together in a ...Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a key host for the production of their products, including fermented beer and wine, ...simultaneously incorporate multiple single-strand DNA (ssDNA) oligonucleotides (oligos), and thereby rapidly... of dCas9-VPR limits one’s ability to package it into lentivirus and later create stable cell lines expressing...sequence. Should one of these random stretches of DNA contain an enhancer, it will activate its own transcription...Science. 2013. PubMed PMID: 23328393 Wu lab human lentiviral CRISPR library CRISPR pooled libraries enable... -
Zhang Lab CRISPR Page
TypeCollection...#61425 - #61427 are intended for lentivirus production : 61425 : lentiviral vector encoding dCAS9-VP64 with... top GeCKO Screening Library GeCKO are pooled lentiviral CRISPR libraries (both human and mouse) for performing...with 2A Blast resistance marker 61426 : lentiviral vector encoding the MS2-P65-HSF1 activator helper complex...complex with a 2A Hygro resistance marker 61427 : lentiviral sgRNA cloning backbone with MS2 loops at tetraloop...SaCas9) that has been human codon-optimized, and packages both the SaCas9 gene and its single guide RNA ...2013 Jan 3. DOI: 10.1126/science.1231143. PubMed . DNA targeting specificity of RNA-guided Cas9 nucleases... -
Viral Vectors
TypeCollection... host genome. AAVs are limited by their small packaging capacity. Adenovirus Plasmids | Guide Adenoviruses...this genetic information to cells. Adapting plasmid DNA for use with virus-mediated delivery has many advantages...virus infects a host cell, its genome directs the production of more viruses. However, in theory, a viral ...with some having an RNA genome while others have a DNA genome. In addition, some viruses function by permanently...virus type, linked above. Virus Expression Genome Packaging Capacity Virus Size (nm) Cells Infected Target... AAV Transient or Stable* single stranded linear DNA ∼4.5 Kb 18-26 Dividing/Non-dividing No* Very Low ...Low Adenovirus Transient double stranded linear DNA >8 Kb 105 Dividing/Non-dividing No High γ-Retrovirus... -
CRISPR Guide
TypeCollection...purify specific regions of DNA, image DNA in live cells, and precisely edit DNA and RNA. The ease of generating... two formats: as liquid DNA, or in select cases, as pre-made lentivirus . DNA libraries are shipped at...homology with the target DNA. Once the Cas9-gRNA complex binds a putative DNA target, the seed sequence...will begin to anneal to the target DNA. If the seed and target DNA sequences match, the gRNA will continue...strands of the target DNA. This results in a double-strand break (DSB) within the target DNA, located ∼3–4 nucleotides...of target DNA. Cas9n increases target specificity. Since two nickases targeting opposite DNA strands are...groove and the non-target DNA strand SpCas9-HF1 - disrupt Cas9’s interactions with DNA phosphate backbone HypaCas9... -
Lentiviral Vector Guide
TypeGuide...Read our lentiviral guide to learn about lentiviral components, generations, lentiviral production, and common... Guides Lentiviral Vector Guide Lentiviral Vector Guide Jump To: Lentiviral Vectors Lentiviral Generations...flanked by LTRs; 8–10 kb packaging capacity Packaging plasmid — contains packaging genes gag and pol , and...Second-generation lentiviral plasmids greatly improved the safety of lentiviral vector production by removing...tat gene Can be packaged by both second- and third-generation packaging systems Packaging Plasmid One plasmid...second- and third-generation lentiviral plasmids. Lentiviral Vector Production Cloning Cloning your transgene...been specifically engineered for lentiviral production. All lentiviral plasmids (three or four) are transfected...