Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems
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Aug. 6, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
... well as the viral LTRs, differ. As a result, lentiviral and γ-retroviral packaging plasmids are not interchangeable...using 293T cells
This method is very similar to lentiviral packaging methods. The three components described...found within both the 5' and 3' LTRs of retro/lentiviral plasmids.
U5; Unique 5'; region at the 5' end... cells a virus can infect.
Note: While both lentiviruses and γ-retroviruses use the same gene products...How do engineered γ-retroviruses differ from lentiviruses?
There are a few important differences between...between engineered γ-retroviruses and lentiviruses. First, these viruses were derived from different genomes...genomes (MoMLV and MSCV for γ-retrovirus; HIV for lentivirus). Additionally, γ-retroviruses can only transduce...