Price Information
| Cat No. | Plasmid Name | Availability | Buy one, get one free! (?) |
|---|---|---|---|
| V012718 | pLVX-mCherry-C1 | In stock, 1 week for quality controls |
Two tubes of lyophilized plasmid will be delivered, each tube is about 5µg.
Basic Vector Information
pLVX-mCherry-C1 is an HIV-1-based, lentiviral expression vector that allows you to express your gene of interest fused to mCherry, a mutant fluorescent protein derived from the tetrameric Discosoma sp. red fluorescent protein, DsRed (1). The excitation and emission maxima of the native mCherry protein are 587 nm and 610 nm, respectively. Genes cloned into the multiple cloning site (MCS), located at the C-terminal end of the mCherry coding sequence, are expressed as C-terminal mCherry fusion proteins. Expression of the fusion protein is driven by the constitutively active human cytomegalovirus immediate early promoter (PCMV IE), located just upstream of the mCherry coding sequence. Lentiviral particles derived from the vector allow the expression of mCherry fusion proteins in virtually any cell type, including primary cells. The unmodified vector expresses mCherry, and may be used to produce marker virus to optimize infection protocols. pLVX-mCherry-C1 contains all of the viral processing elements necessary for the production of replication-incompetent lentivirus, as well as elements to improve viral titer, transgene expression, and overall vector function. The woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element (WPRE) promotes RNA processing events and enhances nuclear export of viral and transgene RNA (2), leading to increased viral titers from packaging cells, and enhanced expression of your gene of interest in target cells. In addition, the vector includes a Rev-response element (RRE), which further increases viral titers by enhancing the transport of unspliced viral RNA out of the nucleus (3). Finally, pLVX-mCherry-C1 also contains a central polypurine tract/central termination sequence element (cPPT/CTS). During target cell infection, this element creates a central DNA flap that increases nuclear import of the viral genome, resulting in improved vector integration and more efficient transduction (4). In addition to lentiviral elements, pLVX-mCherry-C1 contains a puromycin resistance gene (Puror) under the control of the murine phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK) promoter (PPGK) for the selection of stable transductants. The vector also contains a pUC origin of replication and an E. coli ampicillin resistance gene (Ampr) for propagation and selection in bacteria.
- Vector Name:
- pLVX-mCherry-C1
- Antibiotic Resistance:
- Ampicillin
- Length:
- 8778 bp
- Type:
- Viral Expression & Packaging Vectors
- Replication origin:
- ori
- Source/Author:
- Clontech
- Selection Marker:
- Puromycin
- Copy Number:
- High copy number
- Promoter:
- mPGK
- Cloning Method:
- Enzyme Cut
- Fusion Tag:
- mCherry
- Expression Method:
- Constiutive, Stable
pLVX-mCherry-C1 vector Map
Plasmid Protocol
1. Centrifuge at 5,000×g for 5 min.
2. Carefully open the tube and add 20 μl of sterile water to dissolve the DNA.
3. Close the tube and incubate for 10 minutes at room temperature.
4. Briefly vortex the tube and then do a quick spin to concentrate the liquid at the bottom. Speed is less than 5000×g.
5. Store the plasmid at -20 ℃.
6. The concentration of plasmid re-measurement sometimes differs from the nominal value, which may be due to the position of the lyophilized plasmid in the tube, the efficiency of the re-dissolution, the measurement bias, and adsorption on the wall of the tube, therefore, it is recommended to transform and extract the plasmid before using it
General Plasmid Transform Protocol
1. Take one 100μl of the competent cells and thaw it on ice for 10min, add 2μl of plasmid, then ice bath for 30min, then heat-shock it at 42℃ for 60s, do not stir, and then ice bath for 2min.
2. Add 900μl of LB liquid medium without antibiotics, and incubate at 37℃ for 45min (30℃ for 1-1.5 hours) with 180rpm shaking.
3. Centrifuge at 6000rpm for 5min, leave only 100μl of supernatant to resuspend the bacterial precipitate and spread it onto the target plasmid-resistant LB plate.
4. Invert the plate and incubate at 37℃ for 14h, or at 30℃ for 20h.
5. Pick a single colony into LB liquid medium, add the corresponding antibiotics, incubate at 220rpm for 14h, and extract the plasmid according to the experimental needs and the instructions of the plasmid extraction kit.
pLVX-mCherry-C1 vector Sequence
LOCUS Exported 8778 bp DNA circular SYN 10-SEP-2025
DEFINITION synthetic circular DNA.
ACCESSION .
VERSION .
KEYWORDS .
SOURCE synthetic DNA construct
ORGANISM synthetic DNA construct
REFERENCE 1 (bases 1 to 8778)
AUTHORS vfsd
TITLE Direct Submission
FEATURES Location/Qualifiers
source 1..8778
/mol_type="other DNA"
/organism="synthetic DNA construct"
source join(6987..8778,1..6986)
/mol_type="other DNA"
/organism="synthetic DNA construct"
misc_feature 236..352
/label=cPPT/CTS
/note="central polypurine tract and central termination
sequence of HIV-1 (lacking the first T)"
enhancer 409..712
/label=CMV enhancer
/note="human cytomegalovirus immediate early enhancer"
promoter 713..916
/label=CMV promoter
/note="human cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate early
promoter"
CDS 1015..1722
/codon_start=1
/product="monomeric derivative of DsRed fluorescent protein
(Shaner et al., 2004)"
/label=mCherry
/note="mammalian codon-optimized"
/translation="MVSKGEEDNMAIIKEFMRFKVHMEGSVNGHEFEIEGEGEGRPYEG
TQTAKLKVTKGGPLPFAWDILSPQFMYGSKAYVKHPADIPDYLKLSFPEGFKWERVMNF
EDGGVVTVTQDSSLQDGEFIYKVKLRGTNFPSDGPVMQKKTMGWEASSERMYPEDGALK
GEIKQRLKLKDGGHYDAEVKTTYKAKKPVQLPGAYNVNIKLDITSHNEDYTIVEQYERA
EGRHSTGGMDELYK"
misc_feature 1723..1788
/label=MCS
/note="multiple cloning site"
promoter 1821..2320
/label=PGK promoter
/note="mouse phosphoglycerate kinase 1 promoter"
CDS 2341..2940
/codon_start=1
/gene="pac from Streptomyces alboniger"
/product="puromycin N-acetyltransferase"
/label=PuroR
/note="confers resistance to puromycin"
/translation="MTEYKPTVRLATRDDVPRAVRTLAAAFADYPATRHTVDPDRHIER
VTELQELFLTRVGLDIGKVWVADDGAAVAVWTTPESVEAGAVFAEIGPRMAELSGSRLA
AQQQMEGLLAPHRPKEPAWFLATVGVSPDHQGKGLGSAVVLPGVEAAERAGVPAFLETS
APRNLPFYERLGFTVTADVEVPEGPRTWCMTRKPGA"
misc_feature 2954..3542
/label=WPRE
/note="woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional
regulatory element"
CDS complement(3425..3436)
/codon_start=1
/product="Factor Xa recognition and cleavage site"
/label=Factor Xa site
/translation="IEGR"
LTR 3749..4382
/label=3' LTR
/note="3' long terminal repeat (LTR) from HIV-1"
primer_bind complement(4511..4527)
/label=M13 rev
/note="common sequencing primer, one of multiple similar
variants"
protein_bind 4535..4551
/label=lac operator
/bound_moiety="lac repressor encoded by lacI"
/note="The lac repressor binds to the lac operator to
inhibit transcription in E. coli. This inhibition can be
relieved by adding lactose or
isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)."
promoter complement(4559..4589)
/label=lac promoter
/note="promoter for the E. coli lac operon"
protein_bind 4604..4625
/label=CAP binding site
/bound_moiety="E. coli catabolite activator protein"
/note="CAP binding activates transcription in the presence
of cAMP."
rep_origin complement(4913..5501)
/direction=LEFT
/label=ori
/note="high-copy-number ColE1/pMB1/pBR322/pUC origin of
replication"
CDS complement(5672..6532)
/codon_start=1
/gene="bla"
/product="beta-lactamase"
/label=AmpR
/note="confers resistance to ampicillin, carbenicillin, and
related antibiotics"
/translation="MSIQHFRVALIPFFAAFCLPVFAHPETLVKVKDAEDQLGARVGYI
ELDLNSGKILESFRPEERFPMMSTFKVLLCGAVLSRIDAGQEQLGRRIHYSQNDLVEYS
PVTEKHLTDGMTVRELCSAAITMSDNTAANLLLTTIGGPKELTAFLHNMGDHVTRLDRW
EPELNEAIPNDERDTTMPVAMATTLRKLLTGELLTLASRQQLIDWMEADKVAGPLLRSA
LPAGWFIADKSGAGERGSRGIIAALGPDGKPSRIVVIYTTGSQATMDERNRQIAEIGAS
LIKHW"
promoter complement(6533..6637)
/gene="bla"
/label=AmpR promoter
polyA_signal 6685..6819
/label=SV40 poly(A) signal
/note="SV40 polyadenylation signal"
LTR 6987..7620
/label=3' LTR
/note="3' long terminal repeat (LTR) from HIV-1"
misc_feature 7667..7792
/label=HIV-1 Psi
/note="packaging signal of human immunodeficiency virus
type 1"
misc_feature 8289..8522
/label=RRE
/note="The Rev response element (RRE) of HIV-1 allows for
Rev-dependent mRNA export from the nucleus to the
cytoplasm."