Spike (SARS-CoV-2) Pseudotyped VSV Delta G (Luciferase Reporter) | 78637-2

Spike (SARS-CoV-2) Pseudotyped VSV Delta G (Luciferase Reporter) | 78637-2 | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition

Category: Coronavirus/VSV

Application: Screen or titrate neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein Model virus entry in Vero-E6, Calu-3, and ACE2-HEK293 cells

Background: The pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As the first step of the viral replication, the virus attaches to the host cell surface before entering the cell. The viral Spike protein recognizes and attaches to the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor found on the surface of type I and II pneumocytes, endothelial cells, and ciliated bronchial epithelial cells. Drugs targeting the interaction between the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and human ACE2 may offer protection against viral infection. Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is an enveloped, negative-stranded RNA virus that infects a wide range of animals and less frequently humans, causing mild flu-like symptoms. Its simple structure and its ability to grow in most mammalian cell types has made VSV a valuable tool to study virus entry, replication, and assembly. The glycoprotein of VSV (VSV-G), which binds to the LDL-receptor (low-density lipoprotein receptor), is responsible for the attachment and entry of VSV into a susceptible host cell. Recombinant VSV in which the glycoprotein was deleted (VSV Delta G) can accept viral envelop proteins from a variety of other viruses, allowing to generate pseudotypes that represent robust models to screen for neutralizing antibodies and other inhibitors of virus entry. The pseudoviruses can be engineered to transduce a reporter gene such as Firefly Luciferase or a fluorescent protein, so that viral entry can be monitored using luminescence or fluorescence. The Spike (SARS-CoV-2) Pseudotyped VSV Delta G (Luciferase Reporter) contains SARS-CoV-2 Spike instead of VSV-G, and like SARS-CoV-2 it binds to ACE2-expressing cells.

Description: The Spike (SARS-CoV-2) Pseudotyped VSV Delta G (Luciferase Reporter) was produced with SARS-CoV-2 Spike corresponding to the initial strain (Genbank Accession #QHD43416.1) as the envelope glycoprotein instead of VSV-G. The pseudovirions contain the firefly luciferase gene; therefore, the spike-mediated cell entry can be measured via luciferase activity. The Spike (SARS-CoV-2) Pseudotyped VSV Delta G (Luciferase Reporter) can be used to measure the activity of a neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2 in a Biosafety Level 2 facility. The Spike (SARS-CoV-2) Pseudotyped VSV Delta G (Luciferase Reporter) has been validated for use with target cells Vero-E6, Calu-3, and ACE2-HEK293 (BPS Bioscience #79951). Spike VSV Delta G are preferred for use in cells such as Vero-E6 and Calu-3. The infectivity of VSV-Delta G pseudotypes is restricted to a single round of replication, therefore the pseudotypes can be handled using BSL-2 containment practices.

Product Type: VSV

Shippement Condition: -80°C