Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)
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Blog Post
...needed for packaging AAV.
AAV production
Overview: The first step in packaging AAV is transfecting HEK293...present in an AAV prep. AAV samples are first DNaseI digested to remove any residual AAV plasmid that ... lab's vector of choice is AAV, with nearly every experiment requiring AAV. Before joining my lab, I had... cells with AAV packaging plasmids. The cells need three different plasmids to produce AAV: 1) the RepCap...plasmid which provides the AAV replication (rep) and capsid (cap) genes. AAV replication uses the host’...the Addgene AAV Production protocol for more details.
Pro tips
I’m not going to lie, AAV transfer plasmids...experiment.
AAV is usually the limiting reagent for my experiments, so I always make more AAV than I think...