Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
...reverse-transcribed DNA into the host cell’s genome and then use cell machinery for transcription and translation...structural proteins expressed from a reverse-transcribed piece of DNA called a “provirus.” This DNA is...(or host cell) by the viral protein reverse transcriptase (RT). In the case of a natural virus, both the...the protein and the genetic code for reverse transcriptase are packaged (Wu et al., 1997) inside of the...viral vectors, only the protein for reverse transcriptase (RT) is present in the capsid, as the engineered...is a turn of phrase — “pseudotransduction” — to describe the direct protein transfer of RT, which would...during uncoating.
After uncoating, reverse transcription follows the release of the two strands of viral...