Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Guide
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...considered to not integrate into the host genome. When wild-type AAVs enter a host cell, they uncoat in the nucleus...sites of the host genome can occur, although at a low frequency which has been estimated to range from 0.01%...serotype, and a very high infectivity across a broad range of cell types in vivo. AAV-DJ has been optimized...adenovirus or herpes simplex virus to replicate in the host cell and complete the lytic cycle. AAVs are therefore...establish latent infections by integrating into the host genome at a specific site, the AAVS1 site on human...proteins and are therefore unable to integrate in the host’s genome. Instead, the linear rAAV DNA is typically...avoids the effects local chromatin structures in the host genome can have on transgene expression and the ...