pAAV-GFAP104-melanopsin-mCherry
(Plasmid #122630)

• Purpose: AAV-mediated expression of melanopsin-mCherry under the GFAP promoter
• Depositing Lab: Edward Boyden
• Publication: Mederos et al Glia. 2019 May;67(5):915-934. doi: 10.1002/glia.23580. Epub 2019 Jan 11.

Backbone

• Vector backbone: pAAV-GFAP104
• Backbone manufacturer: stratagene
• Backbone size w/o insert (bp): 4906
• Total vector size (bp): 7093
• 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: Can use DH5alpha at 37°C or Stbl3 at 30°C. Carbenicillin is preferred over ampicillin. In DH5alpha this plasmid may act more like a high copy plasmid, although in Stbl3 it may act more like a low copy plasmid.
• Copy number: High Copy

Gene/Insert

• Gene/Insert name: melanopsin-mCherry
• Species: Synthetic
• Insert Size (bp): 2187
• GenBank ID:
• Promoter: GFAP104
• Tag / Fusion Protein:
  • mCherry (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: ggagagctctccccatag
• 3′ sequencing primer: cagcgtatccacatagcg

Resource Information

• Supplemental Documents:
  • Annotated GenBank File
• Articles Citing this Plasmid:
  • 3 References

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
  • UBMTA
  • Takara Bio Limited Use Label License (formerly Clontech)
• Industry Terms:
  • Not Available to Industry

Depositor Comments

The plasmid is fully sequenced in the coding sequence regions (opsin-fluorophore and important flanking regions). Multiple digestions were done to verify the vector structure. The construct and the virus were both tested in vitro.