...three different plasmids containing the transfer, envelope, or packaging components. The transfer plasmid...packaging genes. However, they are different viruses and require different isoforms of these packaging components...type. From an experimental standpoint, the main difference between lentiviruses and gamma-retroviruses is...gamma-retroviral vectors, you need three plasmids (Figure 2): Transfer plasmid — contains transgene, sgRNA, or shRNA ... gene, due to a wide range of infectivity for different cell types (known as tropism). Figure 2: Gamma-retroviral...transgene, gRNA, or shRNA of interest into the transfer plasmid can be done with most standard cloning...restriction enzyme, Gibson Assembly, or Gateway. Some transfer plasmids may have limited restriction sites or...