Viral product learning center
Takara Bio offers a number of learning tools and tips on how to carry out a successful viral transduction. Click the links below to learn about lentiviral, retroviral, adenoviral, and adeno-associated viral systems.
Product summaries, tech notes, and tools:
Lentivirus
Tools and tech notes related to lentivirus-mediated gene delivery.
Adenovirus
Tools and tech notes related to recombinant adenovirus transduction.
Adeno-associated virus
Tools, tech notes, FAQs, and other information on the use of recombinant AAV.
Retrovirus
Select products, read the FAQs and tech notes related to recombinant retrovirus production
RetroNectin
Explore our complete suite of tools and services for T-cell transduction, culture, expansion, and analysis.
Virus product finder
Use the drop-down menus to choose the appropriate virus product for your experiments.
Rapidly concentrate any lentiviral supernatant
Lenti-X Concentrator is an unbelievably simple method for concentrating any lentiviral stock—just mix your lentiviral supernatant with the concentration reagent, incubate, and spin the mixture in a standard centrifuge. Watch the video to see how it works.
Concentrate lentiviral supernatants with Lenti-X Concentrator
General information about transducing mammalian cells:
Recombinant virus comparison
Select the best viral gene delivery system for your experimental aim.
Viral transduction selection guide
Use the drop-down menus to choose the appropriate virus product for your experiments.
Select your viral transduction system:
Lentiviral product selection guide
Product selection guide for lentiviral products including vector systems, titration kits, and other tools.
Adenoviral product selection guide
Product selection guide for adenoviral products including vector systems, titration kits, and other tools.
Adeno-associated virus (AAV) product selection guide
An overview of all adenovirus-related products from Takara Bio.
Retroviral product selection guide
A selection guide to help you choose the best retroviral vectors, packaging systems, and other tools.
Products for T-cell culture and transduction
Tools to transduce, expand, and culture lymphocytes.
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