transducing vector
Definition
- Noun:
- A vector for delivering genes into cells: A biological agent, typically a virus or a plasmid, that is used to introduce foreign genetic material into the cells of an organism. This process is called transduction.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Scientists used a transducing vector derived from a retrovirus to insert the therapeutic gene into the patient's stem cells.
- The efficiency of gene therapy often depends on the choice of an appropriate transducing vector.
Advanced Usage
- "engineered transducing vector": A vector that has been specifically modified in the laboratory to improve its safety, targeting, or gene-carrying capacity.
- The team developed an engineered transducing vector with a modified coat protein to target liver cells specifically.
Variants and Related Words
- Vector (n): In molecular biology, a general term for any DNA molecule used as a vehicle to carry foreign genetic material into a host cell.
- Plasmids are commonly used as vectors in cloning.
- Transduction (n): The process of introducing foreign DNA into a cell using a viral vector.
- Viral transduction is a common method in genetic engineering.
Synonyms
- Gene delivery vector: A vector whose primary purpose is to transport genes.
- Viral vector: A type of transducing vector that utilizes a virus, such as an adenovirus or lentivirus.
Related Phrases
- "packaging a transducing vector": The process of assembling the viral components and the genetic cargo to create a functional vector particle.
- The final step before the experiment is packaging the transducing vector in the producer cell line.
Related Idioms
(This technical term is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)
Noun
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a vector for delivering genes into cells
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