Viral Vectors & Particles

Beta-2 Microglobulin (B2M) is a required component of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class 1 molecules, which present peptide fragments from within the cell to cytotoxic T-cells as part of the adaptive immune system. The B2M CRISPR/Cas9 Lentiviruses are replication incompetent, HIV-based, VSV-G pseudotyped lentiviral particles that are ready to infect almost all types of mammalian cells, including primary and non-dividing cells. The particles contain a CRISPR/Cas9 gene driven by an EF1a promoter, along with 5 sgRNA (single guide RNAs) targeting human B2M driven by a U6 promoter. The integrating lentivirus integrates randomly into the cellular genome to express both Cas9 and the sgRNA. Puromycin selection forces high expression levels of both Cas9 and the sgRNA, and can be used with the integrating lentivirus to quickly and easily achieve high knockdown efficiencies in a cell pool. Efficiencies will depend on the cell type and the gene of interest.

Beta-2 Microglobulin (B2M) is a required component of Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) class 1 molecules, which present peptide fragments from within the cell to cytotoxic T-cells as part of the adaptive immune system. The B2M CRISPR/Cas9 Lentiviruses are replication incompetent, HIV-based, VSV-G pseudotyped lentiviral particles that are ready to infect almost all types of mammalian cells, including primary and non-dividing cells. The particles contain a CRISPR/Cas9 gene driven by an EF1a promoter, along with 5 sgRNA (single guide RNAs) targeting human B2M driven by a U6 promoter. The integrating lentivirus integrates randomly into the cellular genome to express both Cas9 and the sgRNA. Puromycin selection forces high expression levels of both Cas9 and the sgRNA, and can be used with the integrating lentivirus to quickly and easily achieve high knockdown efficiencies in a cell pool. Efficiencies will depend on the cell type and the gene of interest.

CBL-B is an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase which has been identified as a negative regulator of T-cell activation. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to inactivate CBL-B has been shown to be sufficient to inhibit T-cell expansion. The CBL-B CRISPR/Cas9 Lentiviruses are replication incompetent, HIV-based, VSV-G pseudotyped lentiviral particles that are ready to infect almost all types of mammalian cells, including primary and non-dividing cells. The particles contain a CRISPR/Cas9 gene driven by an EF1a promoter, along with 5 sgRNA (single guide RNAs) targeting human CBL-B driven by a U6 promoter. The integrating lentivirus integrates randomly into the cellular genome to express both Cas9 and the sgRNA. Puromycin selection forces high expression levels of both Cas9 and the sgRNA, and can be used with the integrating lentivirus to quickly and easily achieve high knockdown efficiencies in a cell pool. Efficiencies may vary, depending on the cell type and the gene of interest.

CBL-B is an E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase which has been identified as a negative regulator of T-cell activation. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to inactivate CBL-B has been shown to be sufficient to inhibit T-cell expansion. The CBL-B CRISPR/Cas9 Lentiviruses are replication incompetent, HIV-based, VSV-G pseudotyped lentiviral particles that are ready to infect almost all types of mammalian cells, including primary and non-dividing cells. The particles contain a CRISPR/Cas9 gene driven by an EF1a promoter, along with 5 sgRNA (single guide RNAs) targeting human CBL-B driven by a U6 promoter. Note: unlike CBL-B CRISPR/Cas9 Lentivirus (Integrating) (BPS Bioscience, #78343), the CBL-B CRISPR/Cas9 Lentivirus (Non-Integrating) is made with a mutated Integrase, resulting in only transient expression of the Cas9 and CBL-B-targeting sgRNA. It is expected that this will minimize potential off-target effects caused by either prolonged expression or random integration of Cas9 and the sgRNA. A short round of pur

Please note this product may be subject to fees, we invite you to contact your local office. TurboRFP is a red (orange) fluorescent protein derived from sea anemone Entacmaea quadricolor. The RFP Lentiviruses are replication incompetent, HIV-based, VSV-G pseudotyped lentiviral particles that are ready to infect almost all types mammalian cells, including primary and non-dividing cells. These viruses constitutively express TurboRFP under a CMV promoter. RFP expression and transduction efficiency can easily be verified and optimized via fluorescence microscopy or flow cytometry. RFP has an excitation wavelength of 553 nm, an emission wavelength of 574 nm, and an extinction coefficient of 92,000 M^-1cm^-1.

Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 1 (AAV1) exhibits high homology with other AAV serotypes. AAV1 efficiently transduces muscle tissue, as determined by a region of the capsid protein VP1 (amino acids 350 to 430) which functions as a major determinant of tissue tropism. These AAV particles constitutively express the firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase under the control of a CMV promoter.

Adeno-Associated Virus serotype 2 (AAV2) is the best characterized AAV serotype. Nearly all recombinant AAV serotypes utilize the AAV2 inverted terminal repeats (ITRs). AAV2 requires the expression of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan (HSPG) on the surface of host for cells for binding and internalization. Of nearly all the discovered AAV serotypes, AAV2 has the best transduction efficiency in cell culture and is the best tool for in vitro studies. These AAV particles constitutively express the firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase under the control of a CMV promoter.

Please note this product may be subject to fees, we invite you to contact your local office. Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 3 (AAV3) shares 82% sequence homology with AAV2, and like AAV2, requires the Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan (HSPG) receptor for cell attachment. AAV3 vectors transduce human liver cancer cells extremely efficiently because AAV3 utilizes the human Hepatocyte Growth Factor Receptor (hHGFR) as a co-receptor for viral entry, which is highly expressed in these cells. Both the extracellular and intracellular kinase domains of hHGFR are required for AAV3-mediated transgene expression. These AAV particles constitutively express the firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase gene under the control of a CMV promoter. AAV transduction efficiency can easily be verified by measurement of luciferase activity.