Abstract
Lentiviral vectors are potent gene delivery vehicles that enable stable expression of transgenes in both dividing and post-mitotic cells. Development of lentiviral vectors expressing small hairpin RNAs generates a system that can be used to down regulate specific target genes in vivo and in vitro. In this review, we will discuss two examples of in vivo applications for the use of lentiviral vectors expressing shRNAs: Gene therapy of neurological disorders and generation of transgenic knockdown animals.
Keywords: Lentiviral Vectors, Transgenesis, RNAs, Gene therapy, neurological disorders
Current Gene Therapy
Title: Applications of Lentiviral Vectors for shRNA Delivery and Transgenesis
Volume: 8 Issue: 6
Author(s): Oded Singer and Inder M. Verma
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Keywords: Lentiviral Vectors, Transgenesis, RNAs, Gene therapy, neurological disorders
Abstract: Lentiviral vectors are potent gene delivery vehicles that enable stable expression of transgenes in both dividing and post-mitotic cells. Development of lentiviral vectors expressing small hairpin RNAs generates a system that can be used to down regulate specific target genes in vivo and in vitro. In this review, we will discuss two examples of in vivo applications for the use of lentiviral vectors expressing shRNAs: Gene therapy of neurological disorders and generation of transgenic knockdown animals.
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Singer Oded and Verma M. Inder, Applications of Lentiviral Vectors for shRNA Delivery and Transgenesis, Current Gene Therapy 2008; 8 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156652308786848067
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156652308786848067 |
Print ISSN 1566-5232 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5631 |
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