Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing
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Blog Post
...neuronal connectivity. These methods are less neurotoxic and better compatible with other neuroscience...system where it replicates, spreads, causes neurotoxicity, and is lethal if left untreated (for review...they also have low immunogenicity and cellular toxicity. AAV vectors can be equipped with strong promoters...while also having the added advantage of lower toxicity, higher specificity and reduced technical variability...Wang, Y., and Harvey, B.K. (2008). Tropism and toxicity of adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1,2,5,6,7,8,9...retrograde transsynaptic transfer of a protein, tetanus toxin, subsequent to its retrograde axonal transport. ...