pCAG-RFP
(Plasmid
#255759)
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PurposeGeneral tracer plasmid. RFP expressed under the ubiquitous CAG promoter
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Depositing Lab
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Sequence Information
Ordering
| Item | Catalog # | Description | Quantity | Price (USD) | |
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| Plasmid | 255759 | Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab | 1 | $94 | |
Backbone
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Vector backbonepGEMT-Easy
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Backbone manufacturerPromega
- Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 3008
- Total vector size (bp) 6042
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Modifications to backboneNo modifications were made to backbone. Insert was merely cloned into multiple cloning site of pGEMT-Easy.
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Vector typeMammalian Expression ; Reporter
Growth in Bacteria
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Bacterial Resistance(s)Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
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Growth Temperature30°C
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Growth Strain(s)NEB Stable
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Copy numberUnknown
Gene/Insert
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Gene/Insert nameCAG promoter expressing human H2B linked to mRFP1 reporter protein
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Insert Size (bp)3034
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MutationN/A
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Tag
/ Fusion Protein
- mRFP1
Cloning Information
- Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
- 5′ cloning site SalI (not destroyed)
- 3′ cloning site ClaI (not destroyed)
- 5′ sequencing primer M13 fwd: 5'-GTAAAACGACGGCCAGT-3'
- 3′ sequencing primer M13 rev: 5'-CAGGAAACAGCTATGAC-3'
- (Common Sequencing Primers)
Terms and Licenses
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Academic/Nonprofit Terms
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Industry Terms
- Not Available to Industry
Trademarks:
- Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.
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.
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For your Materials & Methods section:
pCAG-RFP was a gift from Natalya Nikitina (Addgene plasmid # 255759 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:255759 ; RRID:Addgene_255759) -
For your References section:
Chick gonad explant electroporation reveals enhancers for testes determining factor, DMRT1. Oberholzer Z, Taylor G, Hockman D, Nikitina NV. Dev Biol. 2026 Jun;534:160-172. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2026.03.011. Epub 2026 Mar 17. 10.1016/j.ydbio.2026.03.011 PubMed 41850651