EGFP-CAAX
(Plasmid #86056)

• Purpose: A mammalian expression plasmid encoding farnesylation motif of HRAS with N-terminus EGFP.
• Depositing Lab: Lei Lu
• Publication: Madugula et al J Cell Sci. 2016 Oct 15;129(20):3922-3934. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Backbone

• Vector backbone: pEGFP-C1
• Backbone manufacturer: Clontech
• Backbone size w/o insert (bp): 4700
• Total vector size (bp): 4731
• 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: Homo sapiens Harvey rat sarcoma
• Species: H. sapiens (human)
• Mutation: contains the region from 825-857 of HRAS as a farnesylation motif
• GenBank ID: NM_001318054.1
• Entrez Gene: HRAS (a.k.a. C-BAS/HAS, C-H-RAS, C-HA-RAS1, CTLO, H-RASIDX, HAMSV, HRAS1, RASH1, p21ras)
• Promoter: CMV
• Tag / Fusion Protein:
  • GFP (N terminal on insert)

Cloning Information

• Cloning method: Restriction Enzyme
• 5′ cloning site: EcoRI (not destroyed)
• 3′ cloning site: BamHI (not destroyed)
• 5′ sequencing primer: 5' TTTAGTGAACCGTCAGATC 3'

Resource Information

• Articles Citing this Plasmid:
  • 6 References

Terms and Licenses

• Academic/Nonprofit Terms:
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• Industry Terms:
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