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lentiGuide-Puro
(Plasmid #52963)

Ordering

This material is available to academics and nonprofits only.
Item Catalog # Description Quantity Price (USD)
Plasmid 52963 Standard format: Plasmid sent in bacteria as agar stab 1 $85
Cloning Grade DNA 52963-DNA.cg 2 µg of cloning grade DNA in Tris buffer 1 $105

Backbone

  • Vector backbone
    Custom
  • Total vector size (bp) 10183
  • Vector type
    Mammalian Expression, Lentiviral, CRISPR
  • Selectable markers
    Puromycin

Growth in Bacteria

  • Bacterial Resistance(s)
    Ampicillin, 100 μg/mL
  • Growth Temperature
    37°C
  • Growth Strain(s)
    NEB Stable
  • Growth instructions
    Use SapI digest to check for unwanted recombination of lentiviral plasmid. Only amplify in RecA- bacteria (eg. Stbl3 or NEB stable).
  • Copy number
    High Copy

Gene/Insert 1

  • Gene/Insert name
    S. pyogenes sgRNA cassette
  • Alt name
    S. pyogenes CRISPR customizable RNA element
  • Species
    Synthetic
  • Insert Size (bp)
    100
  • Promoter hU6

Cloning Information for Gene/Insert 1

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site BsmBI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site BsmBI (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer hU6-F
  • 3′ sequencing primer hGata4-rev (5'-ATTGTGGATGAATACTGCC-3')
  • (Common Sequencing Primers)

Gene/Insert 2

  • Gene/Insert name
    Puromycin resistance
  • Alt name
    puromycin N-acetyl-transferase
  • Alt name
    PAC
  • Insert Size (bp)
    600
  • Promoter Ef1-a

Cloning Information for Gene/Insert 2

  • Cloning method Restriction Enzyme
  • 5′ cloning site BsiWI (not destroyed)
  • 3′ cloning site MluI (not destroyed)
  • 5′ sequencing primer EF-1a-F
  • 3′ sequencing primer WPRE-R
  • (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

Note that this plasmid does NOT contain Cas9. It should be used in conjunction with lentiCas9-Blast (Addgene #52962) or otherwise with cell lines already expressing Cas9.

Special note from the Zhang lab: We are constantly improving our CRISPR reagents. Please check https://zlab.bio/ for the most up-to-date information.

Information for Cloning Grade DNA (Catalog # 52963-DNA.cg) ( Back to top)

Purpose

Cloning grade DNA is suitable for use in PCR, cloning reactions, or transformation into E. coli. The purity and amount is not suitable for direct transfections.

Delivery

  • Amount 2 µg
  • Guaranteed Concentration 100 ng/µl +/- 5 ng/µl
  • Pricing $105 USD
  • Storage DNA can be stored at 4℃ (short term) or -20℃ (long term).

Terms and Licenses

  • Academic/Nonprofit Terms
  • Industry Terms
    • Not Available to Industry

Quality Control

Addgene has verified this plasmid using Next Generation Sequencing. Results are available here

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:

    lentiGuide-Puro was a gift from Feng Zhang (Addgene plasmid # 52963 ; http://n2t.net/addgene:52963 ; RRID:Addgene_52963)
  • For your References section:

    Improved vectors and genome-wide libraries for CRISPR screening. Sanjana NE, Shalem O, Zhang F. Nat Methods. 2014 Aug;11(8):783-4. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.3047. 10.1038/nmeth.3047 PubMed 25075903