mCh-KIF5B*-strep
(Plasmid #120164)

• Purpose: Expresses a chimera of mCherry (fluorescent tag), a KIF5B-based anterograde motor and streptavidin
• Depositing Lab: Juan Bonifacino
• Publication: Guardia et al PLoS Biol. 2019 May 17;17(5):e3000279. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000279. eCollection 2019 May.

Backbone

• Vector backbone: pmCherry-C1
• Backbone manufacturer: Clontech
• Backbone size w/o insert (bp): 4713
• Total vector size (bp): 6876
• Vector type: Mammalian Expression
• Selectable markers: Neomycin (select with G418)

Growth in Bacteria

• Bacterial Resistance(s): Kanamycin, 50 μg/mL
• Growth Temperature: 37°C
• Growth Strain(s): DH5alpha
• Copy number: High Copy

Gene/Insert

• Gene/Insert name: kinesin family member 5B
• Alt name: KIF5B
• Species: M. musculus (mouse)
• Insert Size (bp): 2163
• Mutation: Truncated KIF5B: 1-555 aa
• Entrez Gene: Kif5b (a.k.a. Khc, Khcs, Kns1, Ukhc)
• Promoter: CMV
• Tags / Fusion Proteins:
  • mCherry (N terminal on backbone)
  • Streptavidin (C terminal on insert)

Cloning Information

• Cloning method: Gibson Cloning
• 5′ sequencing primer: mChC1 fwd
• 3′ sequencing primer: SV40pA rev

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
  • UBMTA
  • Takara Bio Limited Use Label License (formerly Clontech)
• Industry Terms:
  • Not Available to Industry