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Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 00:40Annealing of vDNA
- 02:35Intasome Assembly
- 04:12Intasome Solubilization and Purification
- 06:23Integration Strand Transfer Assay, Fraction Selection, and Storage
- 08:29Results: Isolation and Evaluation of PFV Intasomes
- 09:45Conclusion
Recombinant retroviral integrase and DNA oligomers mimicking viral DNA ends can form an enzymatically active complex known as an intasome. Intasomes may be used for biochemical, structural, and kinetic studies. This protocol details how to assemble and purify prototype foamy virus intasomes.
