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pCMVd1-NLS-GAL4-iLight2-VP16-T2A-mTagBFP2
(Plasmid #219548)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 219548 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pQP-Select
  • Backbone manufacturer
    Originally derived from pEGFP-N1 backbone after several modifications in our lab.
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 3427
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression
  • Selectable markers
    Neomycin (select with G418)

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Kanamycin, 50 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    DH5alpha
  • Copy number
    High Copy

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    NLS-Gal4(1-65)-iLight2-VP16-T2A-mTagBFP2
  • Species
    Synthetic
  • Insert Size (bp)
    3118
  • Mutation
    The (SAGG)x4 linker between GAL4(1-65) and the PCM of IsPadC was replaced with a (SAGG)x1 linker.
  • GenBank ID
    MW890755.1 (part of the insert)
  • Promoter CMVd1

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site NheI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site BamHI (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer pBR322ori-F
  • 3′ sequencing primer F1ori-F
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Terms and Licenses

Trademarks:
  • Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.

Depositor Comments

To make pCMVd1-NLS-GAL4-iLight2-VP16-T2A-mTagBFP2, NLS-GAL4-Linker fragment was amplified and swapped with NLS-GAL4-4x(SAGG) fragment in pCMVd1-NLS-GAL4-iLight-VP16-T2A-mTagBFP2 plasmid (Addgene #170273) using NheI and EcoRI restriction sites.

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:

    pCMVd1-NLS-GAL4-iLight2-VP16-T2A-mTagBFP2 was a gift from Vladislav Verkhusha (Addgene plasmid # 219548 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:219548 ; RRID:Addgene_219548)
  • For your References section:

    iLight2: A near-infrared optogenetic tool for gene transcription with low background activation. Baloban M, Kasatkina LA, Verkhusha VV. Protein Sci. 2024 May;33(5):e4993. doi: 10.1002/pro.4993. 10.1002/pro.4993 PubMed 38647395