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pCAG-DsRed2
(Plasmid #15777)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 15777 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

This material is available to academics and nonprofits only.

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pCAG
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    DH5alpha
  • Copy number
    High Copy

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    DsRed2
  • Species
    Discosoma

Cloning Information

Resource Information

Terms and Licenses

  • Academic/Nonprofit Terms
  • Industry Terms
    • Not Available to Industry
Trademarks:
  • Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.

Depositor Comments

CAG promoter is a more efficient promoter than CMV, see "Efficient selection for high-expression transfectants with a novel eukaryotic vector", Gene. 1991 Dec 15;108(2):193-9.

How to cite this plasmid ( Back to top)

These plasmids were created by your colleagues. Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, cite the article in which the plasmids were described, and include Addgene in the Materials and Methods of your future publications.

  • For your Materials & Methods section:

    pCAG-DsRed2 was a gift from Edward Callaway (Addgene plasmid # 15777 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:15777 ; RRID:Addgene_15777)
  • For your References section:

    Monosynaptic restriction of transsynaptic tracing from single, genetically targeted neurons. Wickersham IR, Lyon DC, Barnard RJ, Mori T, Finke S, Conzelmann KK, Young JA, Callaway EM. Neuron. 2007 Mar 1. 53(5):639-47. 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.01.033 PubMed 17329205