SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus packaging systems - D614G
Lenti-X SARS-CoV-2 Packaging Single Shots enable streamlined, high-titer production of lentiviral particles pseudotyped with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein; simply add water containing your transfer vector of choice to a tube of single shots and then apply the reconstituted transfection mix to packaging cells in a 10-cm dish. For your convenience, Lenti-X SARS-CoV-2 packaging mixes are sold separately or bundled with ZsGreen1, luciferase transfer vectors, and negative control packaging reagents.
Lenti-X SARS-CoV-2 Packaging Single Shots enable streamlined, high-titer production of lentiviral particles pseudotyped with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein; simply add water containing your transfer vector of choice to a tube of single shots and then apply the reconstituted transfection mix to packaging cells in a 10-cm dish. For your convenience, Lenti-X SARS-CoV-2 packaging mixes are sold separately or bundled with ZsGreen1, luciferase transfer vectors, and negative control packaging reagents.
Separate Lenti-X packaging mixes are available for production of pseudovirus bearing full-length or truncated forms of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variant D614G. The truncation involves removal of 19 amino acids encoding an ER retention signal on the protein C-terminus, and is associated with increased abundance of spike protein on the resulting particles, and increased particle infectivity (Johnson et al. 2020).
Overview
- High-performance packaging system consistently yields high titers: avoid spending time optimizing reagents, focus on your downstream assays
- Convenient single shots format minimizes hands-on time and likelihood of errors: simply add water containing a transfer plasmid of choice and apply to packaging cells
- Packaging mixes sold separately or as bundles: conserve resources, purchase only what you need
- Controls provided for neutralization assays: use the included packaging mix for production of lentiviral particles lacking an envelope protein
- Additional packaging mixes available for different SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants: B.1.351, Wuhan-Hu-1
- Accompanying ACE2 cell line also available
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Streamlined, one-step workflow
Workflow for pseudovirus production using Lenti-X SARS-CoV-2 Packaging Single Shots.
Efficient transduction of ACE2-positive cells
Transduction of an ACE2-positive cell line with SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus. Panel A. Lenti-X SARS-CoV-2 Packaging Single Shots were used to generate lentiviral particles pseudotyped with either WT (Wuhan-Hu-1) or D614G variants of the spike protein, and encoding the fluorescent protein ZsGreen1. 100 µl of supernatant from each prep was used to transduce an HEK293T cell line stably expressing the human ACE2 receptor in the presence of 6 µg/ml polybrene in 48-well plates. Transduction efficiencies for each sample were measured by flow cytometry 6 days posttransduction. Panel B. Pseudoviruses encoding firefly luciferase were used to transduce both the ACE2-positive cell line and an HEK293T cell line lacking ACE2 expression (included to provide a background signal for analysis of luciferase activity). Luciferase activity was measured 6 days posttransduction.
Consistently high titers
Functional titers obtained using Lenti-X SARS-CoV-2 Packaging Single Shots. Panel A. Functional titers determined via analysis of ZsGreen1 reporter expression in ACE2-positive HEK293T cells transduced with SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus. Panel B. Corresponding microscopy images of transduced ACE2-positive cells at 72 hours post-infection.
Ideal for neutralization studies
Neutralizing activity of soluble ACE2 protein against pseudoviruses bearing SARS-CoV-2 spike protein variants. Panels A and B. Serial dilutions of soluble ACE2 protein fused to the Fc domain from IgG (ACE2-Fc) were applied, along with SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus, to ACE2 HEK293T cells. Luciferase levels were measured 3 days post-infection as a readout for virus infectivity. Data are graphed as percent neutralization relative to virus-only control infection. Values are mean ±SD and experiments were performed in triplicate.
References
Johnson, MC. et al. Optimized Pseudotyping Conditions for the SARS-COV-2 Spike Glycoprotein. J Virol. 94, e01062-20 (2020).
Additional product information
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