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4 Gene Cloning, Expression, and Silencing 65<br />
4.1.3 pPK-CMV Fusion Vectors<br />
Applications<br />
efficient selection in both E. coli (using<br />
pPK-CMV-F4 (N-Luc) has a Luciferace<br />
kanamycin) and mammalian cells (using<br />
coding sequence without a stop codon<br />
Constitutive high-level GFP or<br />
neomycin).<br />
inframe in the MCS. The gene of inter-<br />
Luciferase fusion protein expression<br />
An SV40 polyadenylation signal provides<br />
est can therefore be expressed with Lu-<br />
Creating GFP or Luciferase<br />
efficient transcription termination and<br />
ciferase at the N-terminus.<br />
expressing stable cell lines<br />
polyadenylation - thus ensuring stable<br />
mRNA. A pUC origin of replication al-<br />
Features<br />
Optimized CMV promoter provides<br />
high level constitutive expression<br />
Suited for a wide variety of cell types<br />
lows for high copy numbers in E. coli.<br />
The vectors can be used for either transient<br />
transfection or for generating stable<br />
cell lines expressing only the reporter<br />
gene or the fusion target-reporter gene<br />
pPK-CMV-F1<br />
(C-GFP, 4965 bp)<br />
pPK-CMV-F2<br />
(N-GFP, 4962 bp)<br />
Pst I (2)<br />
Bgl II<br />
Xho I<br />
Hind III<br />
EcoR I (2)<br />
Pst I (2)<br />
Bgl II<br />
Xho I<br />
Hind III<br />
EcoR I (2)<br />
GFP<br />
GFP<br />
EcoR I (2)<br />
Pst I (2)<br />
Kpn I<br />
Apa I<br />
Sma I<br />
Xma I<br />
BamH I<br />
Not I<br />
Xba I<br />
Stop<br />
EcoR I (2)<br />
Pst I (2)<br />
Kpn I<br />
Apa I<br />
Sma I<br />
Xma I<br />
BamH I<br />
Not I<br />
Xba I<br />
Small vector size ensures high<br />
construct.<br />
transfec tion efficiency<br />
Two multiple cloning sites upstream or<br />
downstream of the reporter gene<br />
The pPK-CMV Fusion Vectors have been<br />
Four versions of the vector are available<br />
for convenient and efficient gene cloning<br />
and expression of the target gene fused<br />
with a reporter gene:<br />
pPK-CMV-F1 (C-GFP) has a GFP cod-<br />
pPK-CMV-F3<br />
(C-Luc, 5898 bp)<br />
pPK-CMV-F4<br />
(N-Luc, 5895 bp)<br />
Pst I (2)<br />
Bgl II<br />
Xho I<br />
Hind III<br />
EcoR I (2)<br />
Pst I (2)<br />
Bgl II<br />
Xho I<br />
Hind III<br />
EcoR I (2)<br />
LUC<br />
LUC<br />
EcoR I (2)<br />
Pst I (2)<br />
Kpn I<br />
Apa I<br />
Sma I<br />
Xma I<br />
BamH I<br />
Not I<br />
Xba I<br />
Stop<br />
EcoR I (2)<br />
Pst I (2)<br />
Kpn I<br />
Apa I<br />
Sma I<br />
Xma I<br />
BamH I<br />
Not I<br />
Xba I<br />
designed for high-level expression of<br />
ing sequence with a stop codon inframe<br />
GFP or Luciferase fusion proteins and<br />
for creating GFP or Luciferase express-<br />
in the MCS. The gene of interest can<br />
therefore be expressed with GFP at the<br />
+ Intron<br />
pT7<br />
SV40pA<br />
ing stable cell lines. They contain an<br />
C-terminus.<br />
optimized CMV promoter and an intron<br />
sequence, which ensures extremely high<br />
constitutive expression in a wide variety<br />
of mammalian cell types.<br />
Due to two multiple cloning sites on<br />
either side of the reporter gene, N- or<br />
C-terminal fusion proteins can easily<br />
pPK-CMV-F2 (N-GFP) has a GFP coding<br />
sequence without a stop codon inframe<br />
in the MCS. The gene of interest can<br />
therefore be expressed with GFP at the<br />
N-terminus.<br />
pPK-CMV-F3 (C-Luc) has a Luciferase<br />
coding sequence with a stop codon in-<br />
pUC ori<br />
pPK-CMV Fusion<br />
Vector<br />
HSV pA<br />
Kan/Neo<br />
AmpP<br />
SV40p<br />
4 Gene Cloning, Expression,<br />
and Silencing<br />
be generated. In addition, each vector<br />
frame in the MCS. The gene of interest<br />
Fig. 3: The pPK-CMV Fusion Vectors are<br />
contains a combined kanamycin/neo-<br />
can therefore be expressed with Lu-<br />
extremely versatile, and their compact<br />
mycin resistance gene, which allows for<br />
ciferase at the C-terminus.<br />
size insures high transfection efficiency.<br />
Product Size Catalog Number<br />
pPK-CMV-F1 Fusion Vector (C-GFP) 20 µg PK-MB-P003400<br />
pPK-CMV-F3 Fusion Vector (C-Luc) 20 µg PK-MB-P003500<br />
pPK-CMV-F2 Fusion Vector (N-GFP) 20 µg PK-MB-P013400<br />
pPK-CMV-F4 Fusion Vector (N-Luc) 20 µg PK-MB-P013500<br />
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Please see chapter 1 for luciferase, beta-Gal, and GFP reporter assays.