Tol2-TK
(Plasmid
#255761)
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PurposeDual colour, Tol2-transposon based enhancer reporter construct capable of long term screening. RFP acts as a tracer and GFP indicates active enhancers. Insulators prevent epigenetic silencing.
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Depositing Lab
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Sequence Information
Ordering
| Item | Catalog # | Description | Quantity | Price (USD) | |
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| Plasmid | 255761 | Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab | 1 | $94 | |
Backbone
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Vector backbonepHLC
- Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 5376
- Total vector size (bp) 9941
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Vector typeMammalian Expression ; Enhancer reporter construct
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 1
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Gene/Insert nameHSV TK minimal promoter linked to GFP reporter protein
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Insert Size (bp)1527
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Tag
/ Fusion Protein
- GFP
Cloning Information for Gene/Insert 1
- Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
- 5′ cloning site AscI (not destroyed)
- 3′ cloning site SalI (not destroyed)
- 5′ sequencing primer N/A
- (Common Sequencing Primers)
Gene/Insert 2
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Gene/Insert nameCAG promoter expressing human H2B linked to mRFP1 reporter protein
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Insert Size (bp)3037
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Tag
/ Fusion Protein
- mRFP1
Cloning Information for Gene/Insert 2
- Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
- 5′ cloning site SalI (not destroyed)
- 3′ cloning site ClaI (not destroyed)
- 5′ sequencing primer N/A
- (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:
Tol2-TK was a gift from Natalya Nikitina (Addgene plasmid # 255761 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:255761 ; RRID:Addgene_255761) -
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