Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses
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Blog Post
Published
June 6, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
...There are a lot of viruses out there – most of which we would all like to steer clear of! However, a ...them a little better. Here we will discuss the four most commonly used lab viruses: gamma-retrovirus, lentivirus...host's genome and is used to make more virus. The most studied (and used in the lab) type of gamma-retrovirus... have a cargo capacity of ~ 8 kb, ample room for most experimental needs, and can transduce (infect) a...integration, and its association with disease. The most well-studied lentivirus is HIV, which many lentiviral...replicate episomally, essentially remaining an extrachromosomal part of the host genome that can replicate... However, the cargo capacity of AAV is ~4.7 kb, almost half that of lenti and gamma-retro viruses. This...