Cambridge Bioscience offers the a range of retroviral expression systems for the transduction of embryonic stem cells (ESC), embryonic carcinoma cells (ECC) and haematopoietic stem cells (HSC). Utilising both superior packaging cell lines and vector technologies to produce high-titre virus with a single plasmid transfection, our range of kits are available for amphotropic, ecotropic and pantropic virus particles production.
Benefits of the Stem Cell Retroviral Expression System
• High Titre - 107 infectious units/mL average titer with transient transfection
• Ecotropic, amphotropic or pantropic retrovirus produced
• Optimised for expression in either ES/EC cells or HSC's
Kit Components
Each platinum retroviral expression system kit includes the following components:
1. Exclusive Platinum Packaging Cell Line
- Plat-E (ecotropic, Plat-A (amphotropic), or Plat-GP (pantropic) packaging lines are included with their respective kits.
- Each cell line contains the gag and pol genes
- Plat-E and Plat-A cells contain the envelope protein
- Plat-GP must be co-transfected with the VSV-G plasmid included in the kit
2. Expression Vectors
- pMCs-Puro expression vector included in the ESC/ECC kits
- pMYs-Puro expression vector included in the HSC kits
-Vectors provide the viral package signal, transcription and processing elements and MCS for cloning of the target gene
3. GFP Control Vectors
- pMCs-GFP or pMYs-GFP control vector contains the ampicillin-resistance gene, LTRs, package signal and GFP insert
Material Available for Download
Amphotropic Retroviral Expression System for ES/EC Cells User Manual
Amphotropic Retroviral Expression System for Hematopoietic Stem Cells User Manual
Ecotropic Retroviral Expression System for ES/EC Cells User Manual
Ecotropic Retroviral Expression System for Hematopoietic Stem Cells User Manual
Pantropic Retroviral Expression System for ES/EC Cells User Manual
Pantropic Retroviral Expression System for Hematopoietic Stem Cells User Manual
Products
Note: product availability depends on country - see product detail page.
Details | Cat number & supplier | Size | Price |
Platinum Retroviral Expression System, Ecotropic VPK-300 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-300 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
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Platinum Retroviral Expression System, Amphotropic VPK-301 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-301 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
POA
1 kit
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Platinum Retroviral Expression System, Pantropic VPK-302 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-302 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
POA
1 kit
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Platinum ES/EC Retroviral Expression System, Ecotropic VPK-303 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-303 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
POA
1 kit
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Platinum ES/EC Retroviral Expression System, Amphotropic VPK-304 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-304 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
POA
1 kit
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Platinum ES/EC Retroviral Expression System, Pantropic VPK-305 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-305 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
POA
1 kit
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Platinum HSC Retroviral Expression System, Ecotropic VPK-306 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-306 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
POA
1 kit
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Platinum HSC Retroviral Expression System, Amphotropic VPK-307 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-307 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
POA
1 kit
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Platinum HSC Retroviral Expression System, Pantropic VPK-308 · Cell Biolabs | VPK-308 Cell Biolabs |
1 kit |
POA
1 kit
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