Rules for assigning vector names
- All vector names begin with the letter “p”.
- Abbreviation for vector backbone is given after the letter “p”. Below are examples of commonly used backbones:
RP: Regular plasmid
LV: Lentivirus
MMLV: MMLV retrovirus
AV: Adenovirus
AAV: Adeno-associated virus
PB: PiggyBac transposon
Tol2: Tol2 transposon
ET, BAD or CS: Various bacterial expression vectors
SC: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
BV: Baculovirus - Abbreviations for biological applications, if applicable, is given in brackets after the vector backbone abbreviation. Below are examples of common biological applications:
Exp: A vector for expressing a gene of interest
shRNA: A vector for expressing shRNA for use in knockdown
gRNA: A vector for expressing gRNA for use in the CRISPR system
En: A vector for testing enhancer activity