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pEP4 E02S EM2K
(Plasmid #20923)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 20923 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pCEP4
  • Backbone manufacturer
    Invitrogen
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 12600
  • Vector type
    Episomal/EBNA

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    Top10F'
  • Growth instructions
    Top10 "Extremely" low copy number
  • Copy number
    Low Copy

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    Oct4 and Sox2; Myc and Klf4
  • Species
    H. sapiens (human)
  • Insert Size (bp)
    2700
  • GenBank ID
    NM_002701 NM_004235 NM_002467 NM_003106
  • Entrez Gene
    SOX2 (a.k.a. ANOP3, MCOPS3)
  • Entrez Gene
    KLF4 (a.k.a. EZF, GKLF)
  • Entrez Gene
    MYC (a.k.a. MRTL, MYCC, bHLHe39, c-Myc)
  • Entrez Gene
    POU5F1 (a.k.a. OCT3, OCT4, OTF-3, OTF3, OTF4, Oct-3, Oct-4, Oct3/4)

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site multiple (unknown if destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site multiple (unknown if destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer na
  • (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

Oct4 and Sox2 are coexpressed under a strong EF promoter. Myc and Klf4 are coexpressed under a separate (but identical) EF promoter. This plasmid contains EBNA-1 and OriP for limited maintenance in mammalian cells.

These plasmids were used at concentrations of >1.5 mg/ml. When preparing these plasmids for transfection, 3 low concentration maxipreps are done and the elution is combined in about 700 ul.

Note that this a K278M mutation in Klf4, but it does not affect the reprogramming ability.

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:

    pEP4 E02S EM2K was a gift from James Thomson (Addgene plasmid # 20923 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:20923 ; RRID:Addgene_20923)
  • For your References section:

    Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Free of Vector and Transgene Sequences. Yu J, Hu K, Smuga-Otto K, Tian S, Stewart R, Slukvin II, Thomson JA. Science. 2009 Mar 26. 10.1126/science.1172482 PubMed 19325077