Viral Vectors 101: Integrase-Deficient Lentiviral Vectors
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Blog Post
Published
May 13, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...working integrase, IDLVs can still deliver their genetic payload to the cell but cannot integrate it into the...tools for manipulating cells and organisms. They can be used for a variety of research purposes, like ...cells, among many other uses. Lentiviral vectors can be produced easily, without the need for time-consuming...is then part of the cellular DNA… forever!
This can be an advantage for researchers looking to generate... for integration, two types of circular episomes can be generated through either homologous recombination...expression of Cas9 is no longer necessary. However, Cas9 can be toxic if continuously expressed (Fu et al., 2013...3. Stable expression in non-dividing cells
IDLVs can also be useful for transducing non-dividing cells...