Viral Vectors
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...hard-to-transfect mammalian cells. In addition, "viral pseudotyping" can be used to target specific cells or tissues. ...genetic material into a cell, and even deliver this genetic material to specific cells in an organism. Figure...Genome Packaging Capacity Virus Size (nm) Cells Infected Target Cell Genome Integration Immune Response Lentivirus...because of their ability to transduce non-dividing cells. These viruses enable long-term stable gene expression...ability to preferentially infect and kill cancer cells. Adenoviruses have high transduction efficiency ... though this infectivity is limited to dividing cells. Retroviruses integrate permanently into the host...for the delivery of this genetic information to cells. Adapting plasmid DNA for use with virus-mediated...