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Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

addgene Blog

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) is a single stranded, Parvoviridae DNA virus, packaged in a non-enveloped icosahedral capsid, that can be used to express genes of interest in cell and animal models. This post was contributed by guest blogger Didem Goz Ayturk with edits and updates from Addgenies Karen Guerin and Susanna Stroik.

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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

They used an engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) that crosses the blood-brain barrier after intravenous administration. The first problem they had to tackle was the editor’s size, because the editor needs to be small enough to be packaged and delivered to specific cells in the body.

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Health Highlights: Dec. 21, 2020

The Pharma Data

The team at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research is checking genetic sequences of the mutated virus variant posted online by British researchers, CNN reported. Congress Strikes Deal on Economic Relief Package. A deal on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package was reached Sunday by the U.S.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Cell and gene clinical trials advance despite Covid-19…

The Pharma Data

CluePoints provides clinical studies with risk management support package during Covid-19. Patrick Hughes, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of CluePoints, said: “The response to our complimentary risk assessment package has been fantastic.

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New insights into the role of viral capsids in gene therapy safety

Drug Target Review

Challenges of viral capsids in gene therapy efficiency A widely used production method of rAAV vectors requires co-transfection of host cell lines with three plasmids, including one carrying the transgene of interest, one carrying the capsid and replication sequences, and a helper virus to circumvent the inability of rAAV to self-amplify.

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Spectrum Solutions Secures Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its SDNA-1000 Saliva Collection Device, Expanding Access and COVID-19 Testing Options

The Pharma Data

Spectrum’s self-contained saliva collection kit provides critical sample consistency while suspending and neutralizing viral RNA transcripts completely inactivating the live virus. A single-source provider of on-site medical device development and manufacturing, custom packaging, kitting, and direct-to-consumer fulfillment.

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 Outpatient Trial Prospectively Demonstrates that REGN-COV2 Antibody Cocktail Significantly Reduced Virus Levels and Need for Further Medical Attention

The Pharma Data

In the overall patient group with detectable virus at baseline, the average daily reduction in viral load through day 7 was a 0.36 About REGN-COV2 REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (REGN10933 and REGN10987) and was designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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