pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE
(Plasmid #104487)

• Purpose: AAV-mediated expression of ultrasensitive protein calcium sensor under the Syn promoter
• Depositing Labs: Douglas Kim, GENIE Project
• Publication: Dana et al Nat Methods. 2019 Jul;16(7):649-657. doi: 10.1038/s41592-019-0435-6. Epub 2019 Jun 17.

Backbone

• Vector backbone: AAV-Syn
• Backbone size w/o insert (bp): 4579
• Total vector size (bp): 5932
• Vector type: Mammalian Expression, AAV

Growth in Bacteria

• Bacterial Resistance(s): Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
• Growth Temperature: 30°C
• Growth Strain(s): NEB Stable
• Copy number: Low Copy

Gene/Insert

• Gene/Insert name: jGCaMP7s
• Alt name: GCaMP3-A52V K78H T302L R303P A317L D380Y T381R S383T R392G
• Alt name: GCaMP3 variant 1473
• Alt name: Janelia GCaMP7
• Species: R. norvegicus (rat), G. gallus (chicken); A. victoria (jellyfish)
• Insert Size (bp): 1353
• Promoter: Synapsin
• Tag / Fusion Protein:
  • T7 epitope, Xpress tag, 6xHis

Cloning Information

• Cloning method: Restriction Enzyme
• 5′ cloning site: BamHI (not destroyed)
• 3′ cloning site: HindIII (not destroyed)
• 5′ sequencing primer: ACCACGCGAGGCGCGAGATAG

Resource Information

• Articles Citing this Plasmid:
  • 15 References

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
  • UBMTA
• Industry Terms:
  • Not Available to Industry

Depositor Comments

Please visit https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/434589v1 for bioRxiv preprint.

Information for AAV1 (Catalog # 104487-AAV1)

Purpose

Ready-to-use AAV1 particles produced from pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE (#104487). In addition to the viral particles, you will also receive purified pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE plasmid DNA.

Synapsin-driven GCaMP7s calcium sensor. These AAV preparations are suitable purity for injection into animals.

Delivery

• Volume: 100 µL
• Titer: ≥ 7×10¹² vg/mL
• Pricing: $375 USD for preparation of 100 µL virus + $30 USD for plasmid.
• Storage: Store at -80℃. Thaw just before use and keep on ice.
• Shipment: Viral particles are shipped frozen on dry ice. Plasmid DNA (≥ 200ng) will also be included in the shipment.

Viral Production & Use

• Packaging Plasmids: encode adenoviral helper sequences and AAV rep gene, AAV1 cap gene
• Buffer: PBS + 0.001% Poloxamer 188
• Serotype: AAV1
• Purification: Iodixanol gradient ultracentrifugation

Biosafety

Requestor is responsible for compliance with their institution's biosafety regulations. Lentivirus is generally considered BSL-2. AAV is generally considered BSL-1, but may require BSL-2 handling depending on the insert. Biosafety Guide

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
  • Terms of Use for Viral Vectors
• Industry Terms:
  • Not Available to Industry

Viral Quality Control

Quality Control:

• Addgene ensures high quality viral vectors by optimizing and standardizing production protocols and performing rigorous quality control (QC) (see a list of our QC assays). The specific QC assays performed varies for each viral lot. To learn which specific QC assays were performed on your lot, please contact us.
• Titer: the exact titer of your sample will be reported on the tube. The titer you see listed on this page is the guaranteed minimum titer. See how titers are measured.

Visit our viral production page for more information.

Information for AAV9 (Catalog # 104487-AAV9)

Purpose

Ready-to-use AAV9 particles produced from pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE (#104487). In addition to the viral particles, you will also receive purified pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE plasmid DNA.

Synapsin-driven GCaMP7s calcium sensor. These AAV preparations are suitable purity for injection into animals.

Delivery

• Volume: 100 µL
• Titer: ≥ 1×10¹³ vg/mL
• Pricing: $375 USD for preparation of 100 µL virus + $30 USD for plasmid.
• Storage: Store at -80℃. Thaw just before use and keep on ice.
• Shipment: Viral particles are shipped frozen on dry ice. Plasmid DNA (≥ 200ng) will also be included in the shipment.

Viral Production & Use

• Packaging Plasmids: encode adenoviral helper sequences and AAV rep gene, AAV9 cap gene
• Buffer: PBS + 0.001% Poloxamer 188
• Serotype: AAV9
• Purification: Iodixanol gradient ultracentrifugation

Biosafety

Requestor is responsible for compliance with their institution's biosafety regulations. Lentivirus is generally considered BSL-2. AAV is generally considered BSL-1, but may require BSL-2 handling depending on the insert. Biosafety Guide

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
  • Ancillary Agreement for Penn Vectors
  • Terms of Use for Viral Vectors
• Industry Terms:
  • Not Available to Industry

Viral Quality Control

Quality Control:

• Addgene ensures high quality viral vectors by optimizing and standardizing production protocols and performing rigorous quality control (QC) (see a list of our QC assays). The specific QC assays performed varies for each viral lot. To learn which specific QC assays were performed on your lot, please contact us.
• Titer: the exact titer of your sample will be reported on the tube. The titer you see listed on this page is the guaranteed minimum titer. See how titers are measured.

Visit our viral production page for more information.

Information for AAV Retrograde (Catalog # 104487-AAVrg)

Purpose

Ready-to-use AAV Retrograde particles produced from pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE (#104487). In addition to the viral particles, you will also receive purified pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE plasmid DNA.

Synapsin-driven GCaMP7s calcium sensor. These AAV were produced with a retrograde serotype, which permits retrograde access to projection neurons. These AAV preparations are suitable purity for injection into animals.

Delivery

• Volume: 100 µL
• Titer: ≥ 7×10¹² vg/mL
• Pricing: $375 USD for preparation of 100 µL virus + $30 USD for plasmid.
• Storage: Store at -80℃. Thaw just before use and keep on ice.
• Shipment: Viral particles are shipped frozen on dry ice. Plasmid DNA (≥ 200ng) will also be included in the shipment.

Viral Production & Use

• Packaging Plasmids: encode adenoviral helper sequences and AAV rep gene, AAV retrograde cap gene from rAAV2-retro helper (plasmid #81070)
• Buffer: PBS + 0.001% Poloxamer 188 + 200 mM NaCl
• Serotype: AAV retrograde (AAVrg)
• Purification: Iodixanol gradient ultracentrifugation

Biosafety

Requestor is responsible for compliance with their institution's biosafety regulations. Lentivirus is generally considered BSL-2. AAV is generally considered BSL-1, but may require BSL-2 handling depending on the insert. Biosafety Guide

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
  • Terms of Use for Viral Vectors
• Industry Terms:
  • Not Available to Industry

Viral Quality Control

Quality Control:

• Addgene ensures high quality viral vectors by optimizing and standardizing production protocols and performing rigorous quality control (QC) (see a list of our QC assays). The specific QC assays performed varies for each viral lot. To learn which specific QC assays were performed on your lot, please contact us.
• Titer: the exact titer of your sample will be reported on the tube. The titer you see listed on this page is the guaranteed minimum titer. See how titers are measured.

Visit our viral production page for more information.

Addgene Comments

Retrograde functionality is dependent on high viral titers. Addgene recommends not diluting your AAV preps prior to use.

Data submitted about 104487-AAVrg by requesting scientist(s):

• Data 1: Rat, Brain parenchyma

Information for AAV PHP.eB (Catalog # 104487-PHPeB)

Purpose

Ready-to-use AAV PHP.eB particles produced from pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE (#104487). In addition to the viral particles, you will also receive purified pGP-AAV-syn-jGCaMP7s-WPRE plasmid DNA.

Synapsin-driven GCaMP7s calcium sensor. These AAV were produced with the PHPeB serotype, which permits efficient transduction of the central nervous system. These AAV preparations are suitable purity for injection into animals.

Delivery

• Volume: 100 µL
• Titer: ≥ 1×10¹³ vg/mL
• Pricing: $375 USD for preparation of 100 µL virus + $30 USD for plasmid.
• Storage: Store at -80℃. Thaw just before use and keep on ice.
• Shipment: Viral particles are shipped frozen on dry ice. Plasmid DNA (≥ 200ng) will also be included in the shipment.

Viral Production & Use

• Packaging Plasmids: encode adenoviral helper sequences and AAV rep gene, PHP.eB cap gene
  pUCmini-iCAP-PHP.eB (plasmid #103005)
• Buffer: PBS + 0.001% Poloxamer 188
• Serotype: PHPeB (plasmid #103005)
• Purification: Iodixanol gradient ultracentrifugation

Biosafety

Requestor is responsible for compliance with their institution's biosafety regulations. Lentivirus is generally considered BSL-2. AAV is generally considered BSL-1, but may require BSL-2 handling depending on the insert. Biosafety Guide

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
  • Ancillary Agreement for Penn Vectors
  • Terms of Use for Viral Vectors
• Industry Terms:
  • Not Available to Industry

Viral Quality Control

Quality Control:

• Addgene ensures high quality viral vectors by optimizing and standardizing production protocols and performing rigorous quality control (QC) (see a list of our QC assays). The specific QC assays performed varies for each viral lot. To learn which specific QC assays were performed on your lot, please contact us.
• Titer: the exact titer of your sample will be reported on the tube. The titer you see listed on this page is the guaranteed minimum titer. See how titers are measured.

Visit our viral production page for more information.

Addgene Comments

Citation Information: When using the PHP.eB serotype in future publications, please acknowledge Viviana Gradinaru and cite Chan et al., Nat Neurosci, 20(8):1172-1179. Pubmed.