Last, we dwell on the emerging capacity of lentiviral particles to package and transfer foreign proteins. Furthermore, we describe the adaptation of lentiviral vectors for in vivo gene delivery and cover the important contribution of lentiviral vectors to basic molecular research including their role as carriers of CRISPR genome editing technologies.

We dive into the technology itself and recapitulate the use of lentiviral vectors for ex vivo gene transfer to hematopoietic stem cells and for production of CAR T-cells. Here, we celebrate the anniversary by portraying the vector system and its intriguing properties. In 2022, this vector technology has been around for more than 25 years. Fueled by the outbreak of AIDS in the 1980s and the accompanying focus on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lentiviral vectors derived from HIV have grown to become one of the most successful and widely used vector technologies. Despite challenges and severe adverse effects along the way, optimized technologies and improved manufacturing processes are driving gene therapy toward clinical translation.

Following early skepticism, engineered viruses have been used to transfer genetic information into thousands of patients, and genetic therapies are currently attracting large investments. Viruses are naturally endowed with the capacity to transfer genetic material between cells. The bar graph data represents mean ± SD from triplicate experiments. The results are shown as the ratio between number of colonies obtained from the vector with and without Sp1. (C) The overall ICLV production titer determined by counting puromycin-resistant colonies. The results are recorded in copy numbers per milliliter, equating 1 ng of p 2 gag to 1 Â 10 4 viral particles. (B) Production titers of the vectors with and without Sp1 binding sites as determined by p 24 ELISA assay. A human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) promoter, a coreelongation factor 1a promoter (EFS-NC), and a human U6 promoter are highlighted. Other regulatory elements of the vectors include a primer binding site (PBS), splice donor (SD) and splice acceptor (SA), central polypurine tract (cPPT) and PPT, Rev Response element (RRE), WPRE, and the retroviral vector packaging element, psi (c) signal. A shorter version of pLentiCRISPRv2 was created to include a unique BsrGI restriction enzyme site flanked by two BsmBI sites to be used for cloning sgRNAs. Vector Production (A) A schematic map of the vector cassette.

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