Since the beginning of our viral service in 2016, we’ve added many new tools to our inventory of ready-to-use viral vectors. Here are some of the AAV we have released so far in 2019. You can also browse our entire AAV inventory!
Our new AAVs include:
- pGP-AAV-syn-FLEX-jGCaMP7b-WPRE
- pAAV.hSyn-FLEX.iGABASnFR
- pAAV.hSyn-FLEX.iGABASnFR.F102G
- pAAV-Syn-Archon1-KGC-GFP-ER2
- pAAV-Syn-FLEX-rc [Archon1-KGC-GFP-ER2]
- pAAV-FLEX-tdTomato
- pAAV-GFAP104-mCherry
- pAAV-mDlx-NLS-mRuby2
- CAG-NLS-GFP
- pAAV-hSyn-mCherry
Read on to learn more!
Calcium sensor AAV
The GFP-based calcium sensors are single-wavelength sensors with intensities that change in response to calcium binding. There are a few versions of these jGCaMP7 sensors with different properties (for example, overall brightness or on/off kinetics) that makes them suitable for different applications. We recently released a new variant of jGCaMP7 (keep reading) and will be releasing more variants in the next few months (see “coming soon”).
The 7b variant (pGP-AAV-syn-FLEX-jGCaMP7b-WPRE) exhibits the brightest resting fluorescence of the GCaMP7 family of calcium sensors and can be used for imaging of small neuronal processes like dendrites and axons.
Find the 7b variant of jGCaMP7 in AAV1 at Addgene!
See all calcium sensor AAV at Addgene.
GABA sensor AAV
GABA is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates, but methods for directly imaging GABA have been limited. Like calcium sensors, different iGABASnFR have been developed and are suited for different applications. The iGABASnFR GABA sensor (pAAV.hSyn-FLEX.iGABASnFR) has good membrane localization and brightness. The F102G variant (pAAV.hSyn-FLEX.iGABASnFR.F102G) is noticeably dimmer than iGABASnFR, and accumulates in the endoplasmic reticulum, but exhibits larger fluorescent responses to GABA.
Find the iGABASnFR and its F102G variant in AAV1 at Addgene!
Archon1, a voltage sensor AAV
Historically, electrical activity in the brain was measured with implanted electrodes. The Archon1 voltage reporter allows a way to monitor neuronal electrical activity through imaging. Since it’s illuminated by red/orange light, Archon1 can also be used in conjunction with optogenetic activators and inhibitors that respond to blue light. We recently released a constitutive (pAAV-Syn-Archon1-KGC-GFP-ER2) and cre-dependent version (pAAV-Syn-FLEX-rc [Archon1-KGC-GFP-ER2]) of this membrane-embedding voltage detector.
Find Archon1 and its cre-dependent version at Addgene!
Fluorescent protein and control AAV
These fluorescent protein expression vectors can be used to visualize cells and to quantify targeting of particular cell types. For example, the mDlx enhancer restricts expression to GABAergic interneurons. These vectors can also be used as the control vectors for experiments encoding a fluorescent-tagged molecular tool.
Find pAAV-FLEX-tdTomato, pAAV-GFAP104-mCherry, pAAV-mDlx-NLS-mRuby2, CAG-NLS-GFP,
and pAAV-hSyn-mCherry at Addgene.
Viral vectors coming soon!
These vectors listed below should be released at Addgene in the next 6 months, pending quality control. For an estimate on availability date or to be notified when a particular catalog item is available for order please email help@addgene.org with the vector name and serotype you’d like to be notified about.
Controls
| Plasmid | Serotype | Name |
| 114472 | AAV5, AAV8 | pAAV-hSyn-mCherry |
| 50459 | AAVrg | pAAV-hSyn-DIO-mCherry |
| 59462 | AAV2 | pAAV-CAG-tdTomato (codon diversified) |
| 37825 | AAV8*, AAV9* | pAAV-CAG-GFP |
| 50465 | AAV8*, AAV9* | pAAV-hSyn-EGFP |
*Also coming in our new 20 ul trial size!
Voltage indicators
| Plasmid | Serotype | Name |
| 119036 | AAV1 | pAAV-hsyn-flex-Voltron-ST |
Chemogenetics
| Plasmid | Serotype | Name |
| 75033 | AAV1 | pAAV CD68-hM4D(Gi)-mCherry (CD68 is a microglia/macrophage promoter) |
| 121539 | AAV5 | pOTTC1596 - pAAV SYN1 HA-hM3D(Gq) |
| 121538 | AAV5 | pOTTC1484 - pAAV SYN1 HA-hM4D(Gi) |
| 119741 | AAV5 | AAV SYN flex PSAM4 GlyR IRES EGFP Chimeric channels for neuronal manipulation |
| 119742 | AAV5 | AAV SYN PSAM4 GlyR IRES EGFP Chimeric channels for neuronal manipulation |
Recombinases
| Plasmid | Serotype | Name |
| 50363 | AAV5 | AAV phSyn1(S)-DreO-bGHpA |
| 121675 | AAV9 | pAAV-EF1a-fDIO-Cre (FLP-dependent CRE) |
| 55634 | AAV1 | pAAV-EF1a-mCherry-IRES-Flpo |
| 55637 | AAV1 | pAAV-EF1a-Flpo |
Calcium sensors
| Plasmid | Serotype | Name |
| 104496 | AAV1 |
GP-AAV-CAG-FLEX-jGCaMP7f-WPRE AAV1 with a CAG |
| 105321 | AAV1 |
pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7c variant 1513-WPRE 7c exhibits high |
| 105322 | AAV1 |
pGP-AAV-syn-FLEX-jGCaMP7c variant 1513-WPRE7c exhibits |
Additional resources on the Addgene blog
- Read all of our viral vectors blog posts
- Find tips for preparing AAVs
- Download our viral vectors 101 eBook
Resources on Addgene.org
- Learn about Addgene's viral service
- Find viral protocols and videos
- Find AAVs for your research
Topics: Viral Vectors, Addgene’s Viral Service
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