Minigenomes - a Safe Way to Study Dangerous Viruses Like the Ebola Virus
Type
Blog Post
Published
March 17, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
...encoded on separate plasmids and are co-transfected into cells alongside a plasmid encoding the minigenome...four viral genes in the same plasmid (as opposed to four separate plasmids), there are a few reasons arguing...separate (and thus smaller) plasmids. Finally, having four separate plasmids allows researchers to partially... 2 μg minigenome plasmid per well (in a 6 well plate format). However, since plasmid quality and transfection...additional plasmid containing the T7 RNA polymerase gene or using cells that stably express T7 (e.g. BSR...Minigenome System). From a more technical standpoint, a plasmid with all four genes and necessary control elements...relatively large. Cloning the viral genes in this plasmid would be more difficult compared to if each gene...