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pAAV-Syn-ChR2-GFP
(Plasmid #58881)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 58881 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

This material is available to academics and nonprofits only.

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    AAV
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 4697
  • Total vector size (bp) 6362
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression, AAV

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    NEB Stable
  • Growth instructions
    Stbl3 at 30C (use carbenicillin if using Stbl3) OR DH5a at 37C
  • Copy number
    Low Copy

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    ChR2-GFP
  • Alt name
    channelrhodopsin-2
  • Species
    Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
  • Insert Size (bp)
    1665
  • GenBank ID
    EU714030.1
  • Promoter Syn
  • Tag / Fusion Protein
    • GFP (C terminal on insert)

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site BamHI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site EcoRI (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer CTGCGTATGAGTGCAAG
  • 3′ sequencing primer cagcgtatccacatagcg
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Resource Information

Terms and Licenses

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

Depositor Comments

Plasmid is completely sequenced by the depositing lab except for parts of the origin and 3' ITR. Multiple digestions were done to verify the vector structure. The construct and the virus were both tested in vitro.

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:

    pAAV-Syn-ChR2-GFP was a gift from Edward Boyden (Addgene plasmid # 58881 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:58881 ; RRID:Addgene_58881)
  • For your References section:

    Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity. Boyden ES, Zhang F, Bamberg E, Nagel G, Deisseroth K. Nat Neurosci. 2005 Sep . 8(9):1263-8. 10.1038/nn1525 PubMed 16116447