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  1. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...using retroviral vectors in your experiments. Gamma-retroviral vectors Popular gamma-Retroviral Transfer...experiments. Gamma-retroviral vs. lentiviral vector systems Gamma-retroviral vectors have a relatively ...Transfer Vectors   Expressing your gene of interest pMKO.1 GFP (Plasmid #10676) Retroviral vector for cloning...technology CAG-GFP-IRES-CRE (Plasmid #48201) This retroviral vector from the Gage lab encodes GFP and Cre-recombinase...For research purposes, retroviral vectors have been developed into ‘split-vector systems’ by separating...and expression of these vectors when used in experiments. Retroviral vectors make up a large toolbox ...building block Entry vectors and 5 lentiviral Destination vectors. These vectors can induce combinatorial...
  2. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    Jan. 8, 2019, 1:54 p.m.
    ...  Find the scrambled shRNA vector. pLKO.1 - TRC cloning vector - This vector from the David Root lab is...pSpCas9(BB)). The 2A-GFP allows for screening of transfected cells. Find pSpCas9(BB)-2A-GFP (PX458). lentiCRISPR...pSpCas9n(BB)-2A-GFP (PX461) - Similar to pSpCas9(BB)-2A-Puro (PX458), pSpCas9n(BB)-2A-GFP (PX461) expresses...pSpCas9n(BB)-2A-GFP (PX461). pSpCas9(BB)-2A-Puro (PX459) - This mammalian expression vector encodes both ...opening our UK office in 2014, to starting our viral vector service in 2016...we’re excited to help scientists... be used with 2nd or 3rd generation lentiviral vectors and an envelope expressing plasmid, such as our...requested plasmid of 2017. Find pMD2.G. pSpCas9(BB)-2A-GFP (PX458) - This plasmid from the Zhang lab expresses...
  3. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    March 21, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...fluorescent sensors. Retroviral vector background Until the development of viral vectors, gene transfer into...un-transfectable cells, labs use viral vectors and particularly retroviral vectors because they target a broader...choice for a gene transfer vector. Lentiviral vectors Although retroviruses are still in use, considerable...expression vectors to target cells - one containing the gene of interest (pTet-IRES-EGFP, pPRIME-Tet-GFP-FF3)...your experiment using the lentiviral vector system. Viral vectors have been increasingly popular in fundamental...primary cells. Amongst the different vectors used, lentiviral vector constructs have proven very useful ... the genome is more efficient. The first retroviral vectors used were derived from the Moloney Murine...
  4. Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation

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    Dec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m.
    ...pressure on the production of retroviral vectors: Enhancement in vector stability." Biotechnology and ...guide to viral vectors Find all of our viral vector blog posts Download our viral vectors 101 eBook Additional...been actively investigating ways to improve viral vector production. Whether redesigning viral packaging...membrane When packaging adeno-associated viral vectors (AAV) not all serotypes are equal; while some serotypes...increased yields in adenoviral (Coroadinha, 2006) and retroviral production systems (Shen, 2011). To our knowledge...endocytosis of a fluorescent dye and transduction of GFP-expressing AAV particles we did not observe any difference...we believe that this approach can be adapted by vector cores and laboratories alike as an easy and inexpensive...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    June 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...researcher to come into contact with than GFP. Similarly, if the viral vector carries an shRNA to a gene essential... on the Addgene blog Viral Vectors 101: Types of Viruses Viral Vector Elements Tips for Preventing...components of a virus into different plasmids. For a retroviral system this looks like the genetic cargo in one... researcher.   Figure 1: Separation of retroviral packaging components onto distinct plasmids for...cellular function, this would also be a higher risk vector. While it is unlikely that you, or anyone else ...classification. Lentivirus (a type of retrovirus) and gamma retrovirus require more caution as they are integrating...common types of viruses grown in the lab are gamma retrovirus, lentivirus, adenovirus, and adeno-associated...
  6. Choosing Your Perfect Empty Backbone

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    Aug. 19, 2014, 3:39 p.m.
    ...fusion protein. Mammalian vectors One of our most popular mammalian expression vectors, c-Flag pcDNA3, comes...will need accessory packaging vectors to generate the virus. Bacterial vectors This system is great for overexpressing...cases bacterial expression vectors are inducible (e.g. pBAD LIC cloning vector (8A)) and have an epitope...folding assays. Yeast vectors There are several types of yeast expression vectors. Consider your applications...shuttle vectors. You may prefer the more traditional approach of an autonomously replicating vector that ...conduct your custom experiment. Fly vectors The vast majority of fly vectors are based on p-element, random...studies involve using a reporter vector to tag YGOI with lacZ and/or GFP (e.g. pPD80_08) and following the...
  7. Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors

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    Sept. 9, 2014, 8:20 p.m.
    ...Expression Type MSCV-IRES-EGFP IRES Retroviral pMSCV-pBabeMCS-IRES-RFP IRES Retroviral pMSCV-IRES-YFP II...II IRES Retroviral pCMMP-MCS-IRES-Puro IRES Retroviral pEF1a-IRES-Neo IRES Mammalian MSCV-IRES-Luciferase... the creation of bicistronic or multicistronic vectors. Unlike promoters which will create unique mRNA...for each gene that is expressed, multicistronic vectors simultaneously express two or more separate proteins...blog post we’ll cover basics of multicistronic vectors: why they are useful, how they work, and how to...get started with them. Why Use multicistronic vectors? Detecting cells that are expressing your gene,...expressing your gene of interest at high levels. Unlike vectors that express screenable or selectable markers from...
  8. Delivery Methods for Generating iPSCs

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    April 17, 2018, 1:37 p.m.
    ...murine leukemia virus (MMLV)-derived retroviruses. Retroviral vectors, such as pMXs or pMSCV, infect dividing...safety required for translational use. Viral Vectors Retroviral: Some of the first iPSCs were generated ...corresponding endogenous pluripotency genes. Retroviral vectors are prone to incomplete silencing of reprogramming...cloning capacity (8-10 kb) than other retroviral vectors. This makes it possible to use a polycistronic...reprogramming vectors available from Addgene. Another drawback is that lentiviral vectors insert in different...Cre-lox lentiviral vectors: This approach is the same as using a standard lentiviral vector, but transient...Non-integrating iPSC delivery methods Viral Vectors Adenovirus: Adenoviral vectors infect dividing and nondividing...
  9. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    April 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m.
    ...lentiviral and retroviral constructs and we will discuss these in a future post on viral vector parts. Promoter... Learn about Mammalian Vectors Read about Reporter Gene like Luciferase and GFP Resources on Addgene.... Can be induced by IPTG. Commonly found in pET vectors. Very tightly regulated by the lac operators. Good...-inducer fucose Weaker. Commonly found in pBAD vectors. Good for rapid regulation and low basal expression...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    July 6, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...engineered into viral vectors, so if you want to use them, you’ll need to use the vectors (or redesign the ...interest (analyte), and accumulation of ATP activated GFP expression (receptor), then the transducer could ...plate reader, or any other instrument which measured GFP levels and converted that signal into a readable ...Biosensors Viral Service: Biosensor AAV Viral Vectors 101 eBook Resources on the Addgene blog An Overview...For one, many viral platforms, such as AAV or retrovirus, can either permanently integrate and/or express... sensor, whether you choose lentivirus, gamma retrovirus, or AAV as your vehicle, we’ve got you covered...
  11. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    Sept. 24, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...lentiviral transfer vector or separate transfer vectors. May contain reporter gene (e.g. GFP) to identify and... create a fusion with a reporter protein such as GFP? All of these outcomes can be most effectively achieved...Components of System Application Mammalian expression vector Promoter driving Cas9 expression can be constitutive...typically used for gRNA. May contain reporter gene (e.g. GFP) to identify and enrich positive cells or a selection...CRISPR elements are inserted into an AAV transfer vector and used to generate AAV particles. Transient or...easy Very hard Viral delivery   Lentivirus Retrovirus AAV Cells Dividing or nondividing Dividing ...repair by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or HDR. EGFP validation of sgRNAs: Can evaluate component delivery...
  12. How to Deposit Your Plasmids with Addgene

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    Feb. 27, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...the vector backbone you cloned your insert into and fill out the appropriate boxes with the vector backbone...backbone manufacturer, vector backbone size, total size of your vector + insert, any modifications you ...provide any full or partial plasmid sequences and any vector maps. The more sequence data available, the better... was a part of the insert (when cloned into the vector backbone). If your plasmid has more than one insert...you made to the backbone, and the vector type. Pro Tip! Reference the Addgene ID in the "Backbone Manufacturer...enter "Feng Zhang (Addgene plasmid #52961)".   The vector type should describe how your plasmid is intended...in E. coli, then this is a Bacterial Expression vector. If your plasmid can be classified in multiple ...
  13. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    Dec. 22, 2016, 3:03 p.m.
    ...expression vectors with various promoters suitable for in vivo expression, and/or produce vectors to make...prototrophic strains. The vectors were based on the original EasyClone vectors (Jensen et al 2013) allow...donor vectors containing mAID and either Neo or Hygro resistance markers with CRISPR/Cas vectors targeting..., Hess et al. successfully evolved wild type GFP to EGFP using CRISPR-X and subsequent FACS sorting. They... interest and cloned into provided destination vectors using low-cost, one-pot golden gate cloning that... Jacks Lab constructed several GMAP-compatible vectors for a wide variety of biological applications. ...with unique tissue-specific promoters expressing GFP, tetracycline response elements, and shRNAs many ...
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