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. 2022 Jul 4;7:75. doi: 10.1038/s41541-022-00503-y

Fig. 2. Schematic representation of the AAV genome and an AAV vector.

Fig. 2

AAVs are small (~25 nm), non-enveloped viruses and have a 4.8-kb, single-stranded, linear DNA (ssDNA) genome encoding four open reading frames: rep encodes the four genes required for genome replication (Rep78, Rep68, Rep52, and Rep40), cap encodes the structural proteins of the viral capsid (VP1, VP2, and VP3). When the viral vector is used in vaccinations, the transgene of choice is placed in the promoter at the p40 location.