PlasmidInfo:
PlasmidInformation
ProductName:pSF-CMV-COOH-EKT-GST1
ProductCode:OG310
Size(bp):4889bp
BacterialAntibioticSelection:KanR
OriginandCompatibility:pUChighcopyderivedfrompBR322
BacterialCopyNumber:500-700percell
Promoter:Cytomegalovirus(CMV)immediateearlypromoter
PlasmidPurpose:
ThisvectoraddsaGlutathione-S-transferase(GST)purificationtagthatallowsproteinstobepurifiedbybindingtoglutathione.TheGSTtagwillbepositionedatthe3primeend(Cterminus)ofagene(expressedprotein)intheprimaryMCS(NotI-XbaIbutXbaIisablatedinthisvectorbecauseofthestopcodoninthesite).TheGSTtagcodingsequenceis219aminoacidsinlength.Thereisanenterokinasecleavagesiteimmediatelyupstreamofthistag(DDDDK)thatcanbeusedtoremovethetagfromapurifiedproteinitcleavesafterthelysineresidue.
PromoterExpressionLevel:ThisplasmidcontainsthemammalianCMVpromotertodrivegeneexpression.WehavetestedallofourmammalianpromotersinarangeofcelltypesandCMVisconsistentlythestrongestinthosewehavestudied.HowevertherearemanyreportsoftheCMVpromoterdemonstratingsilencingbymethylationinlong-termculture.ForthisreasonwestockarangeofotherpromotersthatarecompatIBLewiththisplasmidandareavailableonrequest.
SequenceandMap:
OtherInfo:
TranscriptionTermination:Thisplasmidcontainsthreealternativetranscriptionterminatorsformammalianbacterialandbacteriophage(T7)expression.Thismeansthatonlythepromoterneedstobechangedtoaltertheexpressionsystemyouareusing.Wesellmultiplepromotersthatcanbeusedineachofthesesystems.Thepresenceofeachterminatordoesnotreduceexpressioninthealternativesystems.
Cloning:
CloninginaGene:ThereisastartcodonintheNcoIsitecanberemovedbydigestionwithKpnIifrequired.TheMCSforgeneinsertionsextendsfromNotItoXbaI.TherearebuiltinShine-DalgarnoandKOZAKsequencesalignedwiththestartcodonwithintheNcoIrestrictionsite.Iftheseareremovedyouwillneedtoaddaribosomalentrysitetothe5primeendofyourgeneforoptimalexpression.
IPStatus:
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