Lentiviral Bicistronic Assay Kit
ViraSafe Lentiviral Bicistronic Expression System (Puro), Pantropic
Synonyms
Lentiviral Bicistronic; ViraSafe Lentiviral Bicistronic Expression System (Puro); Pantropic; Lentiviral Bicistronic assay kit
Preparation and Storage
Store at -20 degree C.
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Background: Lentivirus vector based on the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) has become a promising vector for gene transfer studies. The advantageous feature of lentivirus vector is the ability of gene transfer and integration into dividing and non-dividing cells. The pseudotyped envelope with vesicular stomatitis virus envelope G (VSV-G) protein broadens the target cell range. Lentiviral vectors have been shown to deliver genes to neurons, lymphocytes and macrophages, cell types that previous retrovirus vectors could not be used. Lentiviral vectors have also proven to be effective in transducing brain, liver, muscle, and retina in vivo without toxicity or immune responses. Recently, the lentivirus system is widely used to integrate siRNA efficiently in a wide variety of cell lines and primary cells both in vitro and in vivo. Lentivirus particles are produced from 293T cells through transient transfection of plasmids that encode for the components of the virion (Figure 1). Due to safety concerns regarding the infectious nature of HIV-1, recent lentiviral packaging systems have separated the viral components into 3 or 4 plasmids. However, these systems still present a small chance of generating replication-competent lentivirus upon recombination. In addition, most commercial lentiviral packaging systems provide plasmids containing the viral structure proteins in a premixed formulation, making it nearly impossible to optimize the ratio of the various plasmids for your particular experiment and host cell. Also, most commercial lentivirus transfer vectors contain promoters, antibiotic selection markers and/or reporter genes which may not be optimal or even suitable for your particular expression studies. ViraSafe Lentiviral Expression System provides a much safer method to package lentivirus, while still providing high viral titers. The sequence homology with native HIV-1 has been reduced by 80-90% even compared with other commercial third-generation packaging systems. In addition, each plasmid is provided separately rather than in a packaging mixture. This allows you the flexibility to amplify individual plasmids and optimize the ratio of plasmids for your experiment.
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The Lentiviral Bicistronic (Catalog #AAA169389) is an Assay Kit and is intended for research purposes only. The product is available for immediate purchase. It is sometimes possible for the material contained within the vial of "Lentiviral Bicistronic, Assay Kit" to become dispersed throughout the inside of the vial, particularly around the seal of said vial, during shipment and storage. We always suggest centrifuging these vials to consolidate all of the liquid away from the lid and to the bottom of the vial prior to opening. Please be advised that certain products may require dry ice for shipping and that, if this is the case, an additional dry ice fee may also be required.Precautions
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