Single-vector inducible lentiviral RNAi system for oncology target validation

Gene Regulatable Lentiviral Vector System

A Modified lentiviral vector construction system

Objective: To develop a lentiviral vector system, which can be used to co-express multiple genes of interest, such as siRNAs cassettes, reporter gene and resistant gene simultaneously and to facilitate to titrate lentiviral vector stock with TCID50 method. Method: Synthesis new multiple cloning sites(MCS)to replace the original MCS of pLKO-1-puro and produced an intermediate plasmid pLKO-1-puro...

Lentiviral Vector

A retroviral vector system based on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was developed that, in contrast to a murine leukemia virus-based counterpart, transduced heterologous sequences into HeLa cells and rat fibroblasts blocked in the cell cycle, as well as into human primary macrophages. Additionally, the HIV vector could mediate stable in vivo gene transfer into terminally differentiated n...

Construction of a Single Lentiviral Vector Containing Tetracycline-Inducible Alb-uPA for Transduction of uPA Expression in Murine Hepatocytes

The SCID-beige/Alb-uPA mouse model is currently the best small animal model available for viral hepatitis infection studies [1]. But the construction procedure is often costly and time-consuming due to logistic and technical difficulties. Thus, the widespread application of these chimeric mice has been hampered [2]. In order to optimize the procedure, we constructed a single lentiviral vector c...

Inducible Mouse Models for Cancer Drug Target Validation

Genetically-engineered mouse (GEM) models have provided significant contributions to our understanding of cancer biology and developing anticancer therapeutic strategies. The development of GEM models that faithfully recapitulate histopathological and clinical features of human cancers is one of the most pressing needs to successfully conquer cancer. In particular, doxycycline-inducible transge...