Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps
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...quantify the amount of PCR product that comes from amplification of the original plasmid which can over-inflate...for expression of a gene carried on the transfer plasmid or quantifying the number of viral copies that ...beneficial as they ensure that the correct transfer plasmid was used in the transfection; if preparing several...antibiotic resistance genes carried on transfer plasmids. Target cells are transduced with serial dilutions... titer are direct p24 measurements via ELISA and qPCR for viral RNA. Measuring p24 levels in a viral prep...first converted to cDNA and then quantified using qPCR primers targeting specific viral components such...assays depending on the vector backbone. When using qPCR based methods for viral titration consider using...