Ad infection is initiated by recognition of the native Ad5 receptor, coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor (CAR), on target cells by the carboxy-terminal portion (i.e., knob) of the fiber protein. Therefore the infection efficiency of adenovirus is very low for cells with low or no CAR receptors. Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) motif was introduced in the surface-exposed loops of adenovirus fiber knob, this enables the adenovirus to bypass CAR and mediate cell entry via RGD binding integrins. So the RDG modified adenovirus can be used for "retargeting" cells that regular adenovirus doesn't work well. The infection effeciency of RDG modified adenovirus can be tens or hundreds of times higher than standard Ad5 in some cells, including human or mouse macrophages, T cells, synoviocytes, islet grafts, adipocytes, MEF, etc.This is a RGD modified replication-deficient adenovirus expressing eGFP under a CMV promoter.
Categories
Adenovirus, Over-Expression, Fiber-modified Ad5
Product Type
Pre-Made
Virus Type
Adenovirus
Function
Reporter/Tag
Promoter
CMV (ubiquitous)
Reporter
eGFP
Storage Buffer
DMEM, 2% BSA, 2.5% Glycerol
Viral Backbone
Human Adenovirus Type5 (dE1/E3) with RGD-fiber modification
Shelf Life
12 Months
HS Code
3822190000
UNSPSC Code
41106621
Insert Gene
GFP
Serotype
RGD
Availability
Ready to Ship
Titer
1x10^10 PFU/ml
Reporter
eGFP
Storage
-80C
Shipping
Dry Ice
Reviews of GFP expressing RGD fiber modified Adenovirus (Ad(RGD)-CMV-GFP)