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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    Aug. 6, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...The widespread use of γ-retroviruses (gamma-retroviruses) in cancer and stem cell research has prompted...MoMLV and MSCV for γ-retrovirus; HIV for lentivirus). Additionally, γ-retroviruses can only transduce dividing... Are γ-retroviruses self-inactivating (SIN)? They can be. Plasmids that encode SIN γ-retrovirus lack most...infect. Note: While both lentiviruses and γ-retroviruses use the same gene products for packaging (Gag...provides the greatest flexibility to pseudotype γ-retrovirus using different envelopes to modify tropism. .... For example, Phoenix, a second generation γ-retrovirus packaging cell line developed by Garry Nolan ...  Figure 1: Genome of a prototypical gamma-retrovirus.    Frequently asked questions about γ-retroviral...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses

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    June 6, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...viruses: gamma-retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated virus. Gamma-retrovirus Retroviruses...type of gamma-retrovirus is Murine Leukemia virus (MLV). Naturally isolated gamma-retroviruses have been ...Lentivirus is a type of retrovirus and shares many common features with gamma-retrovirus including genome architecture... nucleus as gamma-retroviruses do. Fun fact: Since lentivirus and gamma-retrovirus are so closely related...expression (Robinson, 1982). To add insult to injury, retroviruses generally have moderate to high immunogenicity...immune response in the host. So why use a gamma-retrovirus in the lab? Well, they are essentially evolutionarily... types with a high efficiency. However, gamma-retrovirus infection is restricted to dividing cells only...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    July 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...molecular biology. “Retroviruses” is an umbrella term which encompasses 1.) the gamma-retroviruses — that have..., as the viral particle emerges. Retrovirus life cycle Retroviruses go against the grain of the Central...The Retroviridae (commonly called retrovirus) family — of which HIV is a member — may seem like an unlikely...unlikely candidate to use as a viral vector, but retroviruses have been developed into some of the most widely...into retroviral vectors and 2.) a subclass of retroviruses called the lentiviruses (like HIV-1) — that ...Lentiviruses are sometimes referred to as “complex retroviruses ” (Cullen, 1992) because of their more complicated... genomes. Here, we will mostly use the gamma-retroviruses as a simple spokesmodel for the whole family...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements

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    July 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
    .../gamma-retrovirus Lentiviruses are a class of retrovirus (so all lentiviruses are retroviruses, but not...not all retroviruses are lentiviruses.) This means that lentivirus and gamma-retrovirus share a lot of...as tools in the lab. We will discuss the gamma-retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated...the common components outlined above for gamma-retroviruses. While not required for lentiviral production...   Fig. 1 - Viral vector components of retrovirus  Adeno-associated virus AAV’s elements are...are quite different from gamma-retrovirus, but they perform very similar functions to infiltrate the host...in common with AAV, just like lenti and gamma-retroviruses have a lot in common with each other. Below ...
  5. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ... of the Retroviridae or Retrovirus family, which includes the gamma-retrovirus and lentivirus genera, ...viral vectors to choose from, for example gamma-retrovirus, lentivirus, Adenovirus, and Adeno-associated...on using gamma-retroviral vectors in our Gamma-retrovirus guide and find popular packaging and gamma-retroviral...Please note that both lentiviruses and gamma-retroviruses use the same gene products for packaging, however...codon-optimized Cas9 under the control of Murine Stem Cell retrovirus promoter for mammalian gene knockdown. Vector...things lentivirus Resources on Addgene.org Gamma-retrovirus Guide Lentivirus Guide ...
  6. Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered

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    April 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m.
    ...scientists often refer to as “retroviruses” are technically gamma-retroviruses - another, separate member...your gene of interest into cells. Unlike gamma-retroviruses that can only infect dividing cells, lentiviruses... us at Addgene get asked most often: Q1: Are retroviruses and lentiviruses the same thing? Can I package...retroviral family. While both lentiviruses and gamma-retroviruses use the same genes for packaging (that's gag... physiological difference between lenti- and retroviruses. Lentiviruses are able to enter an intact nuclear...infect both dividing and non-diving cells while retroviruses can only infect dividing cells. When choosing...
  7. Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools

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    March 21, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...types of viruses used in mammalian research: 𝛄-retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated...for your experiment. Retro and lenti viruses Retroviruses are a family of viruses that stably integrate...which occurs during mitosis. The most well-known retrovirus is HIV. Lentiviruses are a genus of the retroviral...muscular atrophy.   Type of Virus Pros Cons Retrovirus Stable Gene Expression Broad Tropism ...: PMC49545. 3. Coffin J, Hughes S, Varmus H. Retroviruses. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; Cold Spring... retrovirus...
  8. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    April 17, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
    ...Mechanism Efficiency Safety Pros Cons MMLV-derived Retrovirus Integrating High Low Efficient and Stable Genome...Moloney murine leukemia virus (MMLV)-derived retroviruses. Retroviral vectors, such as pMXs or pMSCV, ...generating iPSCs compared to other delivery methods. Retrovirus has a cloning capacity of ~8 kb, so either a ...with their differentiation potential. Finally, retroviruses are prone to insertional mutagenesis and random...integration creates variation between iPSC clones. Retroviruses are not considered safe for clinical applications... reprogramming when compared to MMLV-derived retroviruses, it is not as well repressed following reprogramming...cancer-like phenotype in infected cells. Like retroviruses, lentiviral delivery is not considered safe ...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    June 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...classification. Lentivirus (a type of retrovirus) and gamma retrovirus require more caution as they are integrating...common types of viruses grown in the lab are gamma retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated...
  10. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    March 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...retroviral stocks generated by the transfer of a retrovirus into the packaging cell line PA12 (containing...transfer vector. Lentiviral vectors Although retroviruses are still in use, considerable efforts have ...possibility that mutation or recombination with human retroviruses could lead to RCL. Regarding transduction efficacy...DUSTY, and C. A. R. O. L. Buttimore. "Redesign of retrovirus packaging cell lines to avoid recombination leading...
  11. Beginner's Guide to Viral Vectors

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    June 2, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...some of the most important characteristics of retroviruses, lentiviruses, AAVs, and adenoviruses in this...
  12. Viral Vectors 101: What is a Virus (and a Viral Vector)?

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    Aug. 18, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
    ...translated into proteins, or, in the case of retroviruses, reverse transcribe their gRNA into DNA, which...they’re derived from: AAVs, lentivirus, gamma retrovirus, and adenovirus. And now that you know what viral...
  13. Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping

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    April 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m.
    ...done on enveloped viruses such as lentivirus, retrovirus, and rabies virus. How to pseudotype To pseudotype...particles.   Why pseudotype? Lentiviruses and retroviruses typically target immune cells with their wild-type... 1, Gutierrez-Guerrero, et al, 2020). Because retrovirus is closely related to lentivirus, many retroviral...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: Transductions

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    April 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...selected to perform the transduction with: either retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, or AAV. Then, your desired...integrate into the host genome (lentivirus and retrovirus) while others are non-integrating (adenovirus...
  15. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    July 6, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...For one, many viral platforms, such as AAV or retrovirus, can either permanently integrate and/or express... sensor, whether you choose lentivirus, gamma retrovirus, or AAV as your vehicle, we’ve got you covered...
  16. Plasmids 101: Using Transposons in the Lab

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    July 6, 2021, 1:28 p.m.
    ...into new target sites. This is similar to how retroviruses, like HIV, replicate. Class I TEs do not encode...(non-LTR TEs). LTR retrotransposons are like retroviruses both in their structure and mechanism of replication...
  17. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...one type of virus to choose from (lentivirus, retrovirus, AAV, etc.). When you’ve decided on an application...
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