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pCAGGS-GCaMP2-actin
(Plasmid #18928)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 18928 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pCAGGS
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 5900
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression

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
    GCaMP2-Actin
  • Alt name
    beta actin
  • Alt name
    ACTB
  • Species
    G. gallus (chicken)
  • Insert Size (bp)
    2480
  • Entrez Gene
    ACTB (a.k.a. Bact, actin)
  • Tag / Fusion Protein
    • His (N terminal on insert)

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site SmaI (destroyed during cloning)
  • 3′ cloning site Xmal (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer ggttcggcttctggcgtgtgacc
  • 3′ sequencing primer TCC TTA AAC CTG TCT TGT AA
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Resource Information

Terms and Licenses

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

Depositor Comments

Synthetic construct fused with chicken actin.

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:

    pCAGGS-GCaMP2-actin was a gift from Karel Svoboda (Addgene plasmid # 18928 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:18928 ; RRID:Addgene_18928)
  • For your References section:

    Characterization and subcellular targeting of GCaMP-type genetically-encoded calcium indicators. Mao T, O'Connor DH, Scheuss V, Nakai J, Svoboda K. PLoS ONE. 2008 . 3(3):e1796. 10.1371/journal.pone.0001796 PubMed 18350138