Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide
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... kb long and consists of two open reading frames, Rep and Cap, flanked by two 145 bp inverted terminal...applications. Other Engineered Variants Hybrid capsids Hybrid capsids are engineered capsids derived from...engineer new rAAV capsid variants, such as systemic capsids. A systemic capsid is a capsid that has been engineered...creating systemic capsids that could target the peripheral (PNS) and central (CNS) nervous systems. Targeting...and a systemic AAV capsid could avoid invasive methods such as intracranial injection. Systemic capsids...by replacing the Rep and Cap regions between the two ITRs with a gene expression cassette that typically...containing the transgene of interest between the two ITRs. Packaging plasmid (also known as Rep/Cap plasmid...