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CMV500 A-FOS
(Plasmid #33353)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 33353 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    CMV500
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 5500
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    DH5alpha
  • Copy number
    Unknown

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    FOS
  • Species
    M. musculus (mouse)
  • Mutation
    Dominant Negative of c-Jun; heterodimerizes and inhibits c-Jun
  • Entrez Gene
    Fos (a.k.a. D12Rfj1, c-fos, cFos)
  • Promoter CMV
  • Tag / Fusion Protein
    • FLAG (N terminal on backbone)

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site NdeI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site HindIII (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer CMV-Fwd
  • 3′ sequencing primer BGH-Rev
  • (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

Acidic amphipathic extension added to the Fos leucine zipper: LEQRAEELARENEELEKEAEELEQELAE

Although the acidic extension is to the c-Fos leucine zipper, A-Fos heterodimerizes and inhibits c-Jun.

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:

    CMV500 A-FOS was a gift from Charles Vinson (Addgene plasmid # 33353 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:33353 ; RRID:Addgene_33353)
  • For your References section:

    A dominant-negative inhibitor of CREB reveals that it is a general mediator of stimulus-dependent transcription of c-fos. Ahn S, Olive M, Aggarwal S, Krylov D, Ginty DD, Vinson C. Mol Cell Biol. 1998 Feb . 18(2):967-77. PubMed 9447994