Viral Vectors 101: AAV Serotypes and Tissue Tropism
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...particle sneaks its way into cells. Generally, AAV serotypes have a primary cellular receptor and sometimes ...transduction efficiency and is an excellent choice for targeting cardiac cells (Bish et al., 2008). It can ...-associated viruses. Cell, S0092-8674(25)00692-0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.06.026
Halbert, ... Therapy: An Overview. Cells, 12(5), 785. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12050785
Jang, M. J., Coughlin,...tissue tropism, allowing them to target particular cell types.
Figure 1: Diagram of AAV components...key that lets AAVs “unlock” and infect specific cells. This protein shell packages the vector’s genetic...multiple coreceptors, which may be present on different cell types and sometimes vary between target species ...