pCALNL-DsRed
(Plasmid #13769)

• Purpose: Cre recombinase-dependent expression of DsRed, i.e. DsRed is only expressed in the presence of Cre due to a transcriptional stop in between the loxP sites.
• Depositing Lab: Connie Cepko
• Publication: Matsuda et al Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jan 16;104(3):1027-32. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0610155104

Backbone

• Vector backbone: pCAGEN
• Backbone size w/o insert (bp): 6072
• Vector type: Mammalian Expression, Cre/Lox ; Flp/FRT
• Selectable markers: Neomycin (select with G418)

Growth in Bacteria

• Bacterial Resistance(s): Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
• Growth Temperature: 37°C
• Growth Strain(s): DH5alpha
• Copy number: High Copy

Gene/Insert

• Gene/Insert name: DsRed2
• Alt name: DsRed
• Alt name: red fluorescent protein
• Species: Discosoma sp
• Insert Size (bp): 728

Cloning Information

• Cloning method: Restriction Enzyme
• 5′ cloning site: EcoRI (not destroyed)
• 3′ cloning site: NotI (not destroyed)
• 5′ sequencing primer: pCAG-F

Resource Information

• A portion of this plasmid was derived from a plasmid made by: This vector is derived from pCALNL5 (Kanegae et al. NAR 23, 3816-3821 (1995)) obtained from Dr. Saito I (Univ. of Tokyo). DsRed was from pDsRed2-N1 (Clontech).
• Articles Citing this Plasmid:
  • 24 References

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
  • UBMTA
• Industry Terms:
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Depositor Comments

Cre recombinase-dependent inducible expression vector. DsRed is expressed only in the presence of Cre.