... The conventional approach has typically been to either systematically delete/overexpress endogenous genes... interference (CRISPRi) model consists of a catalytically dead Cas9 protein (dCas9) that lacks endonuclease...Western Ontario studying plant-based recombinant pharmaceuticals. Follow him on Twitter @AdamChinFatt     References...

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...from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School took a closer look at the AAV vectors that...Purifying exo-AAVs is actually a bit simpler than the classical purification protocol involving iodixanol gradients...exo-AAVs seem to target cell types with a similar specifically as conventionally produced AAV particles. But... Tetraspanin CD9." Molecular Therapy-Methods & Clinical Development 9 (2018): 278-287. PubMed PMID: 29707602...

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...and can be specifically targeted to a number of different cell types even when systemically administered...with maximum “trunk” space for genetic cargo. Typically, when researchers speak about AAVs, they are actually...ITRs and serotypes The names of AAVs contain two numerical designations, separated by a slash, that indicate...