Kit for the preparation of AAV particles with the AAV2 serotype, without the use of a helper virus. The AAV particles produced with this system can be used to obtain transient expression of target genes in mammalian cells or individual animals. 

The AAVpro Titration Kit (for Real Time PCR) is a kit for determining the titer of adeno-associated virus (AAV) using real-time PCR. This kit contains all of the reagents necessary for extraction of AAV particles from AAV vector-producing cells and real-time PCR assay of virus genome. This kit allows more precise and rapid quantification than conventional DNA blotting or ELISA methods. Quantification is based on amplification of the ITRs (inverted terminal repeats) of AAV, and therefore titer measurement is possible for various serotypes of AAV.

AAVpro packaging plasmids (pRC and pHelper) are sold separately in very large 1 mg quantities (AAVpro Packaging Plasmid, Cat. Nos. 6234, 6664, 6665, and 6672), which are convenient for large-scale production for in vivo studies. pRC plasmids carry the AAV Rep and Cap genes. The pHelper plasmid contains adenovirus E2A, E4, and VA, genes required for efficient AAV production.

The AAVpro Purification Kit Maxi (All Serotypes) is a four-prep kit that can be used for purifying AAV of any serotype without the need for ultracentrifugation. The purification yields highly pure AAV particles that can be used directly for in vivo transduction or transduction of cultured cells. Cryonase Cold-Active Nuclease is included. This product allows for purification of four virus preps, each from a culture size of 5 x T225 flasks.