...generations” of plasmids, as lentiviral vectors do. For more about lentiviruses, see Addgene's lentiviral vector...Gamma-Retroviral Plasmid Elements Plasmid Type Element Delivery relative to transgene Purpose Transfer plasmid LTR ... of all gamma-retroviral plasmid components, see the Gamma-Retroviral Plasmid Elements table . In order...gamma-retroviral vectors, you need three plasmids (Figure 2): Transfer plasmid — contains transgene, sgRNA, or ...capacity Packaging plasmid — contains packaging genes gag and pol Envelope plasmid — contains packaging...chosen plasmid is compatible with cloning methods available in your lab. When cloning your plasmids, be ...cells (Figure 3A), similar to lentiviral packaging methods . The three plasmids described above (envelope,...