Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools
Type
Blog Post
...Packaging Capacity (>8kb)
High Transduction Efficiency
Transient Gene Expression
High Immunogenecity
...the brain. Secondly, some viruses have a low immunogenicity which makes them ideal for applications with...primary advantage over adenovirus is their low immunogenicity, which means they do not stimulate a strong...attractive tool for human subject delivery, as immunogenicity was previously a large barrier for gene therapy...Tropism
Only Infects Dividing Cells
Moderate Immunogenicity
Insertional Mutagenesis Possible
Lentivirus...Episomal (Little Risk of Mutagenesis)
Very Low Immunogenicity
Infects Non-Dividing Cells
Transient Gene...Mouse Cells and Hematopoietic Cells
Low Packaging Capacity (~4.5kb
From basic science to clinical applications...