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pCI-neo:alpha4-mcherry
(Plasmid #45073)

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Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 45073 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pCI-neo
  • Backbone manufacturer
    Promega
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 5472
  • Total vector size (bp) 8069
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression
  • Selectable markers
    Neomycin (select with G418)

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    Top10
  • Copy number
    High Copy

Gene/Insert

  • Gene/Insert name
    alpha4-mcherry
  • Alt name
    nAChR alpha4-mcherry
  • Species
    M. musculus (mouse)
  • Insert Size (bp)
    2597
  • Entrez Gene
    Chrna4 (a.k.a. Acra-4, Acra4, EBN1, ENFL1)
  • Promoter CMV

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site EcoRI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site EcoRI (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer T7
  • 3′ sequencing primer T3
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Resource Information

  • A portion of this plasmid was derived from a plasmid made by
    J.Stizel (University of Colorado, Boulder, CO)

Terms and Licenses

Trademarks:
  • Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.

Depositor Comments

Principal Investigator Henry A. Lester

α4 cloned into EcoRI sites of pCI-neo

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:

    pCI-neo:alpha4-mcherry was a gift from Henry Lester (Addgene plasmid # 45073 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:45073 ; RRID:Addgene_45073)
  • For your References section:

    Nicotine up-regulates alpha4beta2 nicotinic receptors and ER exit sites via stoichiometry-dependent chaperoning. Srinivasan R, Pantoja R, Moss FJ, Mackey ED, Son CD, Miwa J, Lester HA. J Gen Physiol. 2011 Jan;137(1):59-79. 10.1085/jgp.201010532 PubMed 21187334