Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements
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Blog Post
Published
July 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
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Types of viral vectors
Of the many...types, but most vectors are based on adenovirus 5 (Ad5).
Fig. 3 - Viral vector components of...of adenovirus
Building viral vectors
Addgene has many viral vectors and helper plasmids for all the...adeno-associated virus (AAV). The components of these vectors are also split across several plasmids (often three...called helper plasmids. Below, we’ll breakdown the vector components first by virus and then by function....components, so we will discuss them together.
Gene expression
The reason for most viral experiments is to deliver... deliver a genetic cargo, typically an expression construct, to cells/organisms. This is often cDNA, shRNA...