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  1. Viral Vectors 101: What is a Virus (and a Viral Vector)?

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    ... called an envelope. Viruses without an envelope are referred to as naked or non-enveloped, while viruses...viruses with an envelope are called enveloped viruses (Figure 1). Like bacteria, only a tiny fraction of... Dorp, 2017). Figure 1: A non-enveloped virus (left) and an enveloped virus (right). Created using biorender.com...like baby spiders from an egg sac. (Okay, some enveloped viruses bud out, instead of lysing, but they do... particle, which retains the protein coat (and envelope), has a “gutted” genome with genes central to ...the required proteins are packaged in separate plasmids and expressed via cells cultured with the vectors...after the viruses they’re derived from: AAVs, lentivirus, gamma retrovirus, and adenovirus. And now that...
  2. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    .... Packaging and Envelope plasmids provide the necessary components to make lentiviral particles. Stable...efficiency. Lentiviral transduction Cas9 and gRNA can be present in a single lentiviral transfer vector...add a tag, you will also need to deliver a donor plasmid or single-stranded DNA oligonucleotide, so you ...for in vivo viral delivery. Cas9 mRNA and gRNA Plasmids containing gRNA and Cas9 are used in in vitro ...efficiency of CRISPR delivery. There are a few plasmids at Addgene that have been published as CRISPR ...: Traffic Light Reporter System: Can evaluate lentiviral component delivery as well as genome repair by...User) Resources on Addgene.org Browse CRISPR Plasmids for Mammalian Systems Check out our CRISPR Guide...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    ...on addgene.org Addgene's Lentiviral Guide Most popular lentiviral plasmids γ-Retrovirus Guide References... the lentiviruses (like HIV-1) — that have been developed into lentiviral vectors. Lentiviruses are sometimes... 1: Gamma-retrovirus genome (left) and an HIV lentiviral genome (right.)  HIV seems an unlikely candidate...host/producer cell membrane, and acquired as an envelope during exocytotic budding, as the viral particle...Addgenie Rebecca Hutcheson for her assistance with lentiviral replication.  Resources and References More ...PMCID: PMC372876 Dong, W., & Kantor, B. (2021). Lentiviral Vectors for Delivery of Gene-Editing Systems ...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    ...transfer plasmid), the envelope (Env) gene on a separate plasmid (envelope plasmid), and the polymerase ...different plasmids. For a retroviral system this looks like the genetic cargo in one plasmid (the transfer...Gag structural protein on yet a third plasmid (packaging plasmid). Viral production then proceeds by transfection... transfection of all three plasmids into a producer cell line, such as HEK-293T, production of viral particles... and Pol genes are not encoded in the transfer plasmid, the component that physically integrates into ... retroviral packaging components onto distinct plasmids for safety.    Viral cargo-specific safety...services Addgene Biosafety Guide Addgene Viral Plasmids Which Type of Virus Should I Use? Resources...
  5. Adenovirus Plasmids

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    ... Viral Plasmids Adenovirus Plasmids Adenovirus Plasmids Additional Resources: Adenovirus...Adenovirus Guide Virus Biosafety Lentiviral Plasmids AAV Plasmids Viral Vectors 101 eBook Adenoviruses are...yeast. Two plasmids, termed a shuttle plasmid and an adenoviral (also called backbone) plasmid, are recombined...contains AdEasy-1™ plasmid Vogelstein Adenoviral Plasmids Common shuttle and adenoviral plasmids. Want an adenoviral... Venus tag; See plasmid 62622 for plasmid without Venus Wang Adenoviral Kits Plasmids containing modular...Strain for recombination between shuttle plasmid and adenoviral plasmid Vogelstein 16399 AdEasier-1 BJ5183 ...adenoviral plasmid with your gene of interest? Search our database for adenoviral transfer plasmids that have...
  6. Plan Your Experiment

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    ...cells Packaging and envelope plasmids provide the necessary components to make lentiviral particles (for details...high efficiency Lentiviral transduction Cas9 and gRNA can be present in a single lentiviral transfer vector...Additionally, many plasmids containing validated gRNAs are now available through Addgene. These plasmids contain ...particular model organism. There may not be a perfect plasmid for your specific application, and in such cases...different activators exist, including the multi-plasmid SAM system. Select Expression System To use CRISPR...to generate stable cell lines (for details, see Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors ) Transient or stable expression...Read more about how to design your gRNA . Browse Plasmids: gRNAs Synthesize and clone desired gRNAs Once...
  7. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    ...stranded, Parvoviridae DNA virus, packaged in a non-enveloped icosahedral capsid, that can be used to express...of both polarities are rescued from the vector plasmid and individually packaged into the AAV capsids....? Check out Our Primer for Beginners Read Our Lentivirus FAQ Learn about Viral Vector Elements Resources...
  8. Lentiviral Guide

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    ...integration. Packaging plasmid(s) Envelope plasmid Addgene’s packaging and envelope plasmids are generalized ... third, separate, envelope plasmid. All 2nd generation lentiviral transfer plasmids must be used with ... cells: one transfer plasmid one or two packaging plasmid(s) one envelope plasmid After media change and...producing my lentiviral plasmids? Due to the long terminal repeats found in lentiviral plasmids, we recommend...into a lentiviral plasmid containing only one restriction site? If a lentiviral transfer plasmid contains...and optimize is the transfer plasmid. 2nd generation lentiviral plasmids utilize the viral LTR promoter... below. Third Generation Lentiviral Plasmids 2nd vs 3rd Generation Lentiviral Systems Feature 2nd Generation...
  9. Retrovirus Guide

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    ...result, lentiviral and γ-retroviral packaging plasmids are not interchangeable. General envelope plasmids...γ-retrovirus using different envelopes to modify tropism. Briefly, different envelope plasmids can direct the production... to Top Glossary Plasmid Type Element On Same Plasmid as Transgene? Purpose Envelope VSVG in trans Vesicular...vice versa. Envelope plasmids may be used interchangeably. For more information about lentivirus, please ...polymerase. Envelope gene (may be pseudotyped to alter infectivity): The use of the VSV-G envelope provides...very similar to lentiviral packaging methods. The three components described above (envelope, packaging, ... trans by specific plasmids. This method, therefore, reduces the number of plasmids that are required ...
  10. Viral Vectors

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    ... to find plasmids that can be used to engineer various types of viruses. Lentivirus Plasmids | Guide Lentiviruses...for select plasmids are now available through Addgene, learn more here . Browse Viral Plasmids by Type Visit...transgene expression. Overview of Viral Plasmids While plasmids are typically used to encode, propagate...organism. Figure 1. Using viral plasmids to generate virus. A) Viral plasmids have been engineered such that...genomes have been adapted into a plasmid-based technology, such that plasmids can be used to create viruses...researchers can introduce plasmids to a host to generate virus. Furthermore, these plasmids can be modified to...are usually divided among many plasmids, such that all of these plasmids must be present for a viral particle...
  11. Important Considerations When Using AAVs

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    ...insertional mutagenesis in humans (1) and AAVs are non-enveloped viruses, so they are resistant to alcohol-based...Ready-to-Use AAV Preps Browse All of Our Viral Plasmids and Resources ...facilities (Biosafety Level-1). Other possible tools, lentiviruses for example, are not approved for use in vivo...Response: Compared to other viral vectors (e.g. Lentivirus, Adenovirus) AAVs cause the least amount of immune...
  12. Using AAV for Neuronal Tracing

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    ...HSV can). AAV does not have a membrane envelope like lentivirus, but instead is contained by a capsid ... the mammalian brain (Wickersham et al., 2007; plasmids at Addgene). AAV vectors: A platform for delivering...involved in learning and memory (Kohara et al., 2014; plasmids at Addgene). The Gradinaru Lab at the California... throughout the brain based on its unique hue (plasmids at Addgene). A large-scale example of neuronal...than any other AAV serotype (Tervo et al., 2016; plasmid at Addgene). Its efficiency is comparable to conventional...Addgene.org Find ready-to-use AAV Preps Find AAV plasmids Browse all viral vectors ...
  13. Plan Your Experiment

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    ...cells Packaging and envelope plasmids provide the necessary components to make lentiviral particles (for details...high efficiency Lentiviral transduction Cas9 and gRNA can be present in a single lentiviral transfer vector...Additionally, many plasmids containing validated gRNAs are now available through Addgene. These plasmids contain ...particular model organism. There may not be a perfect plasmid for your specific application, and in such cases...different activators exist, including the multi-plasmid SAM system. Select Expression System To use CRISPR...to generate stable cell lines (for details, see Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors ) Transient or stable expression...Read more about how to design your gRNA . Browse Plasmids: gRNAs Synthesize and clone desired gRNAs Once...
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