The Negative Control Lentivirus (Firefly Luciferase) are replication incompetent, HIV-based, VSV-G pseudo typed lentiviral particles that are ready to be transduced into almost all types of mammalian cells, including primary and non-dividing cells. The particles contain a firefly luciferase gene under the control of a minimal TATA promoter, without any additional transcriptional response elements.

The lentiviruses were produced from HEK293T cells in medium containing 90% DMEM + 10% FBS.

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Lentiviruses are shipped with dry ice. For long term storage, it is recommended to store the virus at -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Titers can drop significantly with each freeze-thaw cycle.

Useful to determine the background reporter activity and establish the specificity of any treatment effects for the Lenti reporter system.

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The lentiviruses are produced with the third generation SIN (self-inactivation) lentivector which ensures self-inactivation of the lentiviral construct after transduction and integration into the genomic DNA of the target cells. None of the HIV genes (gag, pol, rev) will be expressed in the transduced cells, as they are expressed from packaging plasmids lacking the packing signal. Although the pseudotyped lentiviruses are replication-incompetent, they require the use of a Biosafety Level 2 facility. BPS recommends following all local federal, state, and institutional regulations and using all appropriate safety precautions.

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