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pEGFP-N1-hAIM2
(Plasmid #51542)

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This material is available to academics and nonprofits only.
Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 51542 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    pEGFP-N1
  • Backbone manufacturer
    Invitrogen
  • Backbone size w/o insert (bp) 4733
  • Total vector size (bp) 5732
  • 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
    AIM2
  • Species
    H. sapiens (human)
  • Insert Size (bp)
    1029
  • Entrez Gene
    AIM2 (a.k.a. PYHIN4)
  • Promoter CMV
  • Tag / Fusion Protein
    • GFP (C terminal on backbone)

Cloning Information

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site HindIII (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site BamHI (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer pEGFP-N1 5' primer
  • 3′ sequencing primer Aim2 internal primer
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Resource Information

Terms and Licenses

  • Academic/Nonprofit Terms
  • Industry Terms
    • Not Available to Industry
Trademarks:
  • Zeocin® is an InvivoGen trademark.
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:

    pEGFP-N1-hAIM2 was a gift from Emad Alnemri (Addgene plasmid # 51542 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:51542 ; RRID:Addgene_51542)
  • For your References section:

    AIM2 activates the inflammasome and cell death in response to cytoplasmic DNA. Fernandes-Alnemri T, Yu JW, Datta P, Wu J, Alnemri ES. Nature. 2009 Mar 26;458(7237):509-13. doi: 10.1038/nature07710. Epub 2009 Jan 21. 10.1038/nature07710 PubMed 19158676