Production of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors for in vitro and in vivo use.

Adeno-associated virus is a nonpathogenic human virus that has been developed into a gene-delivery vector due to its high efficiency of infection in many different cell types and its ability to persist and lead to long-term gene expression. The vector is also a valuable tool in molecular biology experiments. This unit describes efficient methods to generate high-titer, research-grade, adenovirus-free, recombinant single-stranded and self-complementary adeno-associated virus in various serotypes, along with methods to quantify the viral vectors.