Transduction Technologies

Safe and reliable transfer of genetic information at high frequencies into desired target cells remains one of the major challenges in therapeutic life sciences. Multiply attenuated viral vector systems, which are able to transfer heterologous DNA or RNA into almost any cell phenotype as well as in vivo, emerged as the most efficient transgene delivery systems in modern biology. We provide a comprehensive technical overview on the most commonly used viral transduction systems and compare their specific characteristics in order for researchers to make the best choice in a particular scientific setting.