Moloney murine leukaemia virus (Mo-MLV)
• amphotrophic virus • The essential regions include the 5' & 3' LTRs & the packaging sequence lying downstream of the 5' LTR. • Transgene expression can either be driven by the promoter/enhancer region in the 5' LTR, or by alternative viral (e.g. cytomegalovirus, Rous sarcoma virus) or cellular (e.g. beta actin, tyrosine) promoters
优点
• Broad range of infectivity and high titer • Infection does not require an actively dividing host cell • Expressed human proteins are properly folded and modified • Large insert size • AdEasy vector is non-insertional
• selectable markers, such as neomycin & beta galactosidase, can be included • The available carrying capacity for retroviral vectors is approximately 7.5 kb • Altering the env gene or its product has proved a successful means of manipulating the cell range