Plasmids 101: Multicistronic Vectors
Type
Blog Post
Published
Sept. 9, 2014, 8:20 p.m.
...Unlike promoters which will create unique mRNA transcripts for each gene that is expressed, multicistronic...resistance gene. These reporters allow you to easily screen or select for cells that are expressing your gene...interest at high levels. Unlike vectors that express screenable or selectable markers from a unique promoter,...your gene as they are both derived from the same transcript.
Of course multicistronic vectors do not have...efficient translation of multiple genes from a single transcript. The two strategies most widely incorporated ...incorporated into plasmids for research purposes are described below.
IRES Elements
Translation in eukaryotes usually...