A Practical Guide to Optimizing AAV DIO and FLEx Vector Expression
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...specific cell type rely on transgenic models that express recombinases like Cre or Flp in their cells of interest...entry into the cell (Dudek, AM. 2018).
If the serotype you are using transduces cells that you are not... an ATG start codon to prevent transcription in cells where the recombinase was not present (Kuhlman, ...recombination that can lead to leaky expression in cells that do not express Cre or Flp.
Here at Addgene ...recombined/functional transgene that can be expressed in cells where Cre is absent. Additionally, we have experienced.../Flex vectors and leaky expression can occur in cells that don’t express Cre or Flp, what can we do about...volume needed to achieve adequate expression in your cells of interest.
The AAV serotype used can exhibit ...