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pCMV-myc-ERK2-L4A-MEK1_fusion
(Plasmid #39197)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 39197 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pCMV5
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 4700
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Ampicillin, 50 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    TG1
  • Copy number
    Low Copy

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    ERK2-MEK1 Fusion
  • Species
    H. sapiens (human), R. norvegicus (rat)
  • Insert Size (bp)
    2400
  • Mutation
    L4A = L33A, L37A, L40A, L42A
  • GenBank ID
    M64300 NM_002755
  • Entrez Gene
    MAP2K1 (a.k.a. CFC3, MAPKK1, MEK1, MEL, MKK1, PRKMK1)
  • Entrez Gene
    Mapk1 (a.k.a. ERK-2, ERT1, Erk2, p42-MAPK)
  • Promoter CMV
  • Tag / Fusion Protein
    • Myc (N terminal on backbone)

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site KpnI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site HindIII (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer CMV-F
  • (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

rat ERK2fused to human MEK1 with a linker in between. L4A mutations are in the human MEK1 NES

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:

    pCMV-myc-ERK2-L4A-MEK1_fusion was a gift from Melanie Cobb (Addgene plasmid # 39197 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:39197 ; RRID:Addgene_39197)
  • For your References section:

    A constitutively active and nuclear form of the MAP kinase ERK2 is sufficient for neurite outgrowth and cell transformation. Robinson MJ, Stippec SA, Goldsmith E, White MA, Cobb MH. Curr Biol. 1998 Oct 22;8(21):1141-50. 10.1016/S0960-9822(07)00485-X PubMed 9799732