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  1. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    ...can be delivered to the CNS by lentivirus, which has a larger packaging capacity than AAV. Such an approach...should be screened for activity in vitro and then packaged into AAV for in vivo delivery. Multiplex gene ... also possible and is only constrained by AAV packaging limits (i.e., how many sgRNA expression cassettes...vivo CRISPRa (Savell et al., 2019). This dual lentivirus system pairs ubiquitous expression of sgRNA(s... such as EF-1α and CAG. Figure 2: Dual lentivirus system with ubiquitous expression of sgRNA (top...
  2. Viral Prep Service for Plasmids and Pooled Libraries

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    ...ready-to-ship AAV or lentivirus prep for your next experiment today! Browse AAV | Browse Lenti Packaged on Request...the viral vector prep you need. Packaged on Request Viral Vector Packaging Service Information Production... preparation options include lentivirus and AAV. Viral... Viral Vector Packaging Service Addgene produces high-quality... find what you need in our in-stock preps? Our Packaged on Request service offers you even more options...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses

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    ... with immortalized cell line cultures. Lentivirus Lentivirus is a type of retrovirus and shares many ...-studied lentivirus is HIV, which many lentiviral tools have been derived from. Lentiviruses have slightly...larger packaging capacities than gamma-retrovirus, coming in around 9 kb. Unlike gamma, lentivirus can infect... commonly used lab viruses: gamma-retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated virus. Gamma-retrovirus...nucleus as gamma-retroviruses do. Fun fact: Since lentivirus and gamma-retrovirus are so closely related, ...specific virus? We have you covered with guides on lentivirus, retrovirus, adenovirus, and AAV. If you’re wondering...
  4. Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1

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    ...which are often more difficult to transfect or package into viral vectors. Cas9 multiplexing vectors are... options for Cpf1 multiplexing: Transfection, lentivirus, and AAV Cpf1’s ability to process its own pre-crRNA... multiplex system from a lentiviral vector.  Lentiviruses carry a (+) strand RNA copy of the DNA sequence...bind and cleave the lentiviral RNA, preventing packaging of the virus.  Reversing the orientation of the...the direct repeat protects the (+) stranded lentivirus RNA from Cpf1-mediated cleavage. This reversing...
  5. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    ...cared for your packaging cell line, prepped your DNA, transfected and harvested your lentivirus. Now it’s ...Resources on the Addgene Blog Read Our Lentivirus FAQ Learn How Lentivirus is Used in CRISPR Genome-Wide Screening...transfection; if preparing several different lentiviruses in parallel, this approach should be considered...titers. Additional considerations for titering lentivirus Volume and transduction time will influence lentiviral...Screening Learn How Lentivirus Has Been Used for Lineage Tracing Additional Resources on Addgene.org ... lentivirus...
  6. Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle

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    ... the lentiviruses (like HIV-1) — that have been developed into lentiviral vectors. Lentiviruses are sometimes...the genetic code for reverse transcriptase are packaged (Wu et al., 1997) inside of the capsid . This ...the vector particle, some of the RT protein gets packaged inside of the vector particle, along with its ...-type viral genome can direct the production, packaging, and release of progeny viral particles. And there... Temin, H. M. (1990). Genetic consequences of packaging two RNA genomes in one retroviral particle: pseudodiploidy...
  7. Download Science-Themed Zoom Backgrounds from Addgene

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    ...envelope and packaging plasmids as well as transfer plasmids. Download the orange lentivirus background....background.     If you’re working with AAV or lentivirus in your research, you might want to use one of...
  8. What's New in CRISPR - December 2019

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    ...binds an aptamer binding protein for packaging into a lentivirus-like particle. Read the paper in Nucleic...lentiviral capsid-based bionanoparticle system for packaging Cas9/gRNA ribonucleoproteins for transient expression...Nucleic Acids Research Find the gRNA and packaging plasmids   Cytosine deaminase for RNA editing Feng ...
  9. Viral Production

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    ...methods and quality control for lentivirus and AAV. ... Viral Vector Packaging Service Viral Production Viral...AAV Production Titer Quality Control Resources Lentivirus Production Titer Quality Control Resources Overview...Browse our AAV vectors collection. AAV Data Hub Lentivirus Production Lentiviral preparations are produced...cells using the 2nd generation psPAX2 and pMD2.G packaging system developed by the Trono lab . Cell culture...culture medium (OptiPro SFM) containing lentivirus is first cleared by low-speed centrifugation and then ...preparations that have been stored at -80 °C and thawed. Lentivirus titration is performed using a 293T cell line...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping

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    ...Pseudotyping is only done on enveloped viruses such as lentivirus, retrovirus, and rabies virus. How to pseudotype...vector, you use the same protocol for generating lentivirus, but you use a different envelope glycoprotein...plasmid, (2) the envelope plasmid, and (3) the packaging plasmid. These are transfected into target cells... lentiviral particles.   Why pseudotype? Lentiviruses and retroviruses typically target immune cells...SARS-CoV-2 spike protein into a lower BSL virus like lentivirus (Crawford et al., 2020). That way, they can study...2020). Because retrovirus is closely related to lentivirus, many retroviral envelope proteins have been ...either virus exhibits alone.  This pseudotyped lentivirus with rabies glycoprotein now serves as a retrograde...
  11. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    ...psPAX2  - psPAX2 is a 2nd generation lentiviral packaging plasmid from the Didier Trono lab that expresses...MuLV retroviral particles. It can be used with packaging plasmids such as pCMV-dR8.2 dvpr (lentiviral) ...pCMV-VSV-G. pRSV-Rev - This 3rd generation lentiviral packaging plasmid from the Trono lab contains the rev gene...pMDLg/pRRE - This is a 3rd generation lentiviral packaging plasmid from the Trono lab that contains the gag...-puro contains all the necessary elements for packaging, reverse transcription, and integration needed...posts Read our viral vector blog posts Read our lentivirus guide Resources on the Addgene website Browse...
  12. Viral Vectors

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    ...engineer various types of viruses. Lentivirus Plasmids | Guide Lentiviruses are versatile tools because of... host genome. AAVs are limited by their small packaging capacity. Adenovirus Plasmids | Guide Adenoviruses...virus type, linked above. Virus Expression Genome Packaging Capacity Virus Size (nm) Cells Infected Target...Target Cell Genome Integration Immune Response Lentivirus Stable RNA <8 Kb 80-130 Dividing/Non-dividing Yes...
  13. AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS

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    ...sequence all the DNA packaged inside the viral particles (Figure 1). Briefly, packaged DNA is extracted from... the helper plasmids or the cell genome can be packaged inside the vectors during production. These impurities... to determine the identity and serotype of the packaged DNA and look for potential contaminants. The ...mentioned earlier, it is common to find DNA from the packaging cell genome, bacterial genomes, cloning vectors...the recombinase for transgene expression. Once packaged in AAV, this pre-recombined DNA could lead to ....org Find Ready-to-Use AAV Find Ready-to-Use Lentivirus Browse Viral Plasmids ...
  14. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    ... is a single stranded, Parvoviridae DNA virus, packaged in a non-enveloped icosahedral capsid, that can...the type of capsid (outer protein shell) used to package an rAAV vector; these capsids allow the virus to...design single rAAV vectors with multiple genes packaged in them and use elements such as IRES or 2A to...rescued from the vector plasmid and individually packaged into the AAV capsids. As a genome conversion in...? Check out Our Primer for Beginners Read Our Lentivirus FAQ Learn about Viral Vector Elements Resources...
  15. Mammalian RNAi Tools

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    ...Contains a 5'LTR and should be packaged using the 2nd generation packaging system. Didier Trono Cre-regulated...Human and mouse pooled shRNA libraries Lentiviral packaging and expression plasmids Background RNA interference...PNAS. 2004. Jul 13; 101(28):10380-5. PubMed . A lentivirus-based system to functionally silence genes in... Nat. Genet. 2003. Mar; 33(3):401-6. PubMed . Lentivirus-delivered stable gene silencing by RNAi in primary...
  16. Viral Vectors 101: What is a Virus (and a Viral Vector)?

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    ...Viruses are simple: a genome packaged in a protein shell (Taylor, 2014). They’re so simple that we can...necessary, genes for the required proteins are packaged in separate plasmids and expressed via cells cultured...after the viruses they’re derived from: AAVs, lentivirus, gamma retrovirus, and adenovirus. And now that...
  17. Viral Production at Addgene

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    ...protocols. Browse our AAV vector collection. Lentivirus Production Lentiviral preparations ("-LV” catalog...cells using the 2nd generation psPAX2 and pMD2.G packaging system developed by the Trono lab. Cell culture...culture medium (OptiPro SFM) containing lentivirus is first cleared by low-speed centrifugation and then by...unique regions of the transfer plasmid.   Lentivirus resources Browse lentiviral preps available ...
  18. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    ...nondividing cells and have an ~8kb packaging capacity. With this packaging capacity, reprogramming factors...transgene reactivation, residual expression Lentivirus Integrating High Low Efficient and Stable Genome...iPSC-transplanted mice. Cre-deletable or Tet-inducible lentiviruses address some of these concerns, but overall ...or multiple single-gene vectors can be used to package reprogramming factors. An important milestone of...reprogramming factors driven by one promoter. While lentivirus has similar rates of reprogramming when compared...
  19. Important Considerations When Using AAVs

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    ...cells of interest. Although they have a small packaging capacity, AAV vectors were suitable for our needs...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...Grieger, Joshua C., and Richard J. Samulski. "Packaging capacity of adeno-associated virus serotypes: ...Self-complementary recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors: packaging capacity and the role of rep proteins in vector...
  20. Multiplexed Overexpression of Regulatory Factors (MORF) collection

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    ...individually overexpressed and available for lentiviral packaging and delivery to target cells as a pooled library... 2023). Fig. 1: Barcoded TF library was packaged in lentiviral particles and used to transduce ...Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn More about Lentivirus Figure out How to Get the Most from Your Lentiviral...
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