Viral Vectors 101: Systemic Capsids
Type
Blog Post
Published
Oct. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
...be paired with Cre-expressing transgenic mouse lines to restrict transgene expression to specific tissues...control transgene expression. Gene regulatory elements [promoters and enhancers, miRNA target sites, and...2021) can help restrict expression to your cell type of interest, while miRNA target sites can be used...optogenetic and chemogenetic tools.
Dual expression
Promoters, miRNAs, enhancers, and switches all take up...determine cell type- or region-specific transgene expression. (a) Several engineered capsids with unique tropisms...specificity. An on/off genetic switch can be used for expression control. (c) Viral delivery methods include focused...efficiency in the brain along with high off-target expression, particularly in the liver, when administered...