Concentrate lentiviral supernatants without ultracentrifugation
Lenti-X Concentrator provides a fast, simple, and highly efficient method for concentrating any lentiviral stock. In the simple protocol, you just mix your lentiviral supernatant with the lentivirus concentration reagent, incubate for a short period, and spin the mixture in a standard centrifuge.
Lenti-X Concentrator provides a fast, simple, and highly efficient method for concentrating any lentiviral stock. In the simple protocol, you just mix your lentiviral supernatant with the lentivirus concentration reagent, incubate for a short period, and spin the mixture in a standard centrifuge.
100-fold increase in titer
You will increase your lentiviral titer by up to 100-fold in ~1 hr, and obtain excellent recoveries with no ultracentrifugation. Lenti-X Concentrator works for all lentiviral supernatants, including those made from any Takara Bio-brand Lenti-X system, and the procedure can be scaled up or down to best suit your needs.
Far simpler than ultracentrifugation
Compared to ultracentrifugation, the Lenti-X Concentrator is more flexible in terms of scale, is easier to use, and requires no specialized equipment.
Scalable for supernatants of any volume, any titer
The Lenti-X Concentrator reagent is a 4X concentrate so that can be added to any volume of supernatant containing any amount of virus or any starting titer. In our hands, scalability has been successful for supernatant volumes up to 250 ml.
Overview
- Simple mix-and-spin protocol
- Hassle-free and easily scaled up for large volumes
- No ultracentrifugation required
- 100X concentration
- 90% yield
- Lenti-X Concentrator can also concentrate MMLV and MSCV retrovirus supernatants utilizing the longer incubation times recommended in the Retro-X Concentrator Protocol-At-A-Glance
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Applications
- Lentiviral transduction studies
- Increased multiplicity of infection (MOI)
- Rescue of low-titer supernatants
Additional product information
Please see the product's Certificate of Analysis for information about storage conditions, product components, and technical specifications. Please see the Kit Components List to determine kit components. Certificates of Analysis and Kit Components Lists are located under the Documents tab.
Lenti-X Concentrator video
Lenti-X Concentrator is a simple and fast method for concentrating any lentiviral stock—just mix your lentiviral supernatant with the concentration reagent, incubate, and spin the mixture in a standard centrifuge. Watch the video to see how it works.
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