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pmax ponA 6xTRICK 24xMS2SL
(Plasmid #64543)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 64543 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pmaxGFP
  • Backbone manufacturer
    Lonza
  • Total vector size (bp) 6783
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression
  • Selectable markers
    Neomycin (select with G418)

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Kanamycin, 50 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    DH5alpha
  • Copy number
    Unknown

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    6 x PP7 stem-loops
  • Species
    Synthetic
  • Promoter ponA
  • Tags / Fusion Proteins
    • NLS (N terminal on insert)
    • HA (N terminal on insert)
    • dNP799 (N terminal on insert)
    • 24xMS2 stem loops (C terminal on insert)

Cloning Information

Resource Information

Terms and Licenses

  • Academic/Nonprofit Terms
  • Industry Terms
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Trademarks:
  • Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.

Depositor Comments

Translatable PP7 stem-loops were generated by gene synthesis (Genscript) removing potential stop codons in all three reading frames. The 405 nucleotide stem-loop cassette contained six copies of the PP7 stem-loops and were optimally positioned 40 nucleotides apart to prevent ribosomes stalling at adjacent stem-loops. The PP7 stem-loops were also codon optimized (tRNA abundance and coding potential) and RNA-folding (mfold).

The PP7 stem-loop cassette cloned into a modified version of the pmaxGFP plasmid (Lonza), which contains the CMV immediate early promoter for expression and the β-globin-IgG chimeric intron in the 5′ UTR. The GFP sequence was replaced by NLS-3xHA tagged dNP799 (a fluoregen activating protein). The PP7 stem-loop cassette was fused in-frame to the C-terminus of dNP799. The 24x MS2 stem-loop cassette was cloned downstream of the stop codon of the pp7 stem-loop cassette.

The CMV promoter was replaced by 45 copies of the E/GRE recognition elements (ponA-45) to induce expression of the reporter mRNA in the presence of ponasterone A. The E/GRE elements are bound by a heterodimer of retinoid-X-receptor (RXR) and a synthetic ecodysone receptor (VgEcR).

The final construct contains the following features: ponA-45 - chimeric intron – NLS - 3xHA – dNP799 – 6x PP7 stem-loops – stop codon – 24x MS2 stem-loops – SV40 polyA. See publication for more details.

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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:

    pmax ponA 6xTRICK 24xMS2SL was a gift from Jeffrey Chao (Addgene plasmid # 64543)
  • For your References section:

    Translation. An RNA biosensor for imaging the first round of translation from single cells to living animals. Halstead JM, Lionnet T, Wilbertz JH, Wippich F, Ephrussi A, Singer RH, Chao JA. Science. 2015 Mar 20;347(6228):1367-671. doi: 10.1126/science.aaa3380. 10.1126/science.aaa3380 PubMed 25792328