Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
...release from late endosomes when AAV is trafficked. Rep and cap mediate AAV pseudotyping which allows for...for altered tropism of AAV to target different tissue or cell types. AAV also requires some back up from...vector components of AAV
Adenovirus
Adenoviruses have quite a bit in common with AAV, just like lenti ...there are many shared components across viruses (AAV, lentivirus, etc.) and their functions are more intuitive...lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated virus (AAV). The components of these vectors are also split ...components of retrovirus
Adeno-associated virus
AAV’s elements are quite different from gamma-retrovirus...cell and deposit viral cargo.
Gene expression
While AAV often does not integrate into the host genome (more...