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pMC2m
(Plasmid #17970)

Ordering

This material is available to academics and nonprofits only.
Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 17970 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pMV306
  • Vector type
    mycobacteria expression

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Kanamycin, 50 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    DH5alpha
  • Growth instructions
    This plasmid is low copy number in E. coli and integrative in mycobacteria.
  • Copy number
    Low Copy

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    tetR (B)
  • Alt name
    tetracycline repressor
  • Alt name
    wild-type tetR

Cloning Information

Terms and Licenses

  • Academic/Nonprofit Terms
  • Industry Terms
    • Not Available to Industry
Trademarks:
  • Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.

Depositor Comments

The N-terminus (first 50 AA) of TetR are codon usage adapted for mycobacteria. tetR is expressed from a mycobacterial promoter of intermediate strength (pimyc = ptb21).

Also see Pubmed ID's 18059281 and 15687379.

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:

    pMC2m was a gift from Sabine Ehrt (Addgene plasmid # 17970 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:17970 ; RRID:Addgene_17970)
  • For your References section:

    Silencing Mycobacterium smegmatis by using tetracycline repressors. Guo XV, Monteleone M, Klotzsche M, Kamionka A, Hillen W, Braunstein M, Ehrt S, Schnappinger D. J Bacteriol. 2007 Jul . 189(13):4614-23. 10.1128/JB.00216-07 PubMed 17483222