What is Gene Therapy? (2008): CF gene therapy aims to insert a fully functional CFTR gene into the lung airway cells of people with the condition. Two main types of vector are used to deliver this new copy of the gene. A viral vector, engineered from viral particles or non-viral vectors, plasmid DNA molecules condensed by other chemical entities. More...
Proposed 3D model of the CFTR protein.
Mouse lung large airway (cell nuclei blue) transduced with an adenoviral vector (green).
A CFTR Western blot, to confirm protein production in cell culture.
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DNA fragments being cut from an agarose gel exposed to UV.
Pellets of DNA following precipitation.
A pellet of E.coli containing a plasmid expressing a pink fluorescent protein.
Sheep lung parenchyma (cell nuclei blue) transduced with an adenoviral vector (green).
Large scale lentivirus production in suspension culture.