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pAAV-hSyn-fDIO-hM3D(Gq)-mCherry-WPREpA
(Plasmid #154868)

Ordering

This material is available to academics and nonprofits only.
Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 154868 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85
AAV8 154868-AAV8 Virus (100 µL at titer ≥ 1×10¹³ vg/mL) and Plasmid. $405
AAV Retrograde 154868-AAVrg Virus (100 µL at titer ≥ 7×10¹² vg/mL) and Plasmid. $405

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pAAV-hSyn-Flp-WPRE
  • Backbone manufacturer
    Gether lab - modified from Addgene plasmid #55641
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 4824
  • Total vector size (bp) 7326
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression, AAV ; FLP-FRT

Growth in Bacteria

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

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    hM3D(Gq)-mCherry
  • Alt name
    Gq-DREADD
  • Insert Size (bp)
    2502
  • Promoter Human Synapsin-1
  • Tag / Fusion Protein
    • mCherry (C terminal on insert)

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site Asc1 (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site Nhe1 (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer actcagcgctgcctcagtct
  • 3′ sequencing primer gatacaaaggcattaaagcagcg
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Resource Information

  • A portion of this plasmid was derived from a plasmid made by
    The insert is derived from Addgene plasmid #44361, whereas the backbone is derived from Addgene plasmid #55641 (which is modified by a replacement of the Ef1a promoter with human synapsin-1 promoter).
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Terms and Licenses

Trademarks:
  • Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.

Information for AAV8 (Catalog # 154868-AAV8) ( Back to top)

Purpose

Ready-to-use AAV8 particles produced from pAAV-hSyn-fDIO-hM3D(Gq)-mCherry-WPREpA (#154868). In addition to the viral particles, you will also receive purified pAAV-hSyn-fDIO-hM3D(Gq)-mCherry-WPREpA plasmid DNA.

Syn-driven, Flp-dependent hM3D(Gq) receptor with an mCherry reporter for CNO-induced neuronal activation. 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, AAV8 cap gene
  • Buffer PBS + 0.001% Poloxamer 188
  • Serotype AAV8
  • Purification Iodixanol gradient ultracentrifugation
  • Reporter Gene mCherry (Flp-dependent)

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

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

Using recombinase-dependent vectors in vivo: FRT sites in fDIO plasmids are known to recombine during DNA amplification and viral vector production, which may result in a minority of Flp-activated (i.e., "flipped") viral vectors. Addgene has measured this occurs in 0.1-0.8% of viral particles in our typical production protocol. This can lead to a small number of cells exhibiting Flp-independent transgene expression in vivo. To address this, it is necessary to optimize the injection volume and viral titer to find the optimal AAV dosage required for Flp-dependent transgene expression and function in vivo. This may include reducing the viral particle dosage in order to reduce the likelihood of Flp-independent expression.

Information for AAV Retrograde (Catalog # 154868-AAVrg) ( Back to top)

Purpose

Ready-to-use AAV Retrograde particles produced from pAAV-hSyn-fDIO-hM3D(Gq)-mCherry-WPREpA (#154868). In addition to the viral particles, you will also receive purified pAAV-hSyn-fDIO-hM3D(Gq)-mCherry-WPREpA plasmid DNA.

Syn-driven, Flp-dependent hM3D(Gq) receptor with an mCherry reporter for CNO-induced neuronal activation. 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
  • Reporter Gene mCherry (Flp-dependent)

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

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.

Using recombinase-dependent vectors in vivo: FRT sites in fDIO plasmids are known to recombine during DNA amplification and viral vector production, which may result in a minority of Flp-activated (i.e., "flipped") viral vectors. Addgene has measured this occurs in 0.1-0.8% of viral particles in our typical production protocol. This can lead to a small number of cells exhibiting Flp-independent transgene expression in vivo. To address this, it is necessary to optimize the injection volume and viral titer to find the optimal AAV dosage required for Flp-dependent transgene expression and function in vivo. This may include reducing the viral particle dosage in order to reduce the likelihood of Flp-independent expression.

How to cite this plasmid ( Back to top)

These plasmids were created by your colleagues. Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, cite the article in which the plasmids were described, and include Addgene in the Materials and Methods of your future publications.

  • For your Materials & Methods section:

    pAAV-hSyn-fDIO-hM3D(Gq)-mCherry-WPREpA was a gift from Ulrik Gether (Addgene plasmid # 154868 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:154868 ; RRID:Addgene_154868) For viral preps, please replace (Addgene plasmid # 154868) in the above sentence with: (Addgene viral prep # 154868-AAV8) or (Addgene viral prep # 154868-AAVrg)