Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids
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...constitutively expresses a reporter protein (e.g., GFP or luciferase) that is either co-transfected with...result in Figure 1, an internal control, such as the GFP-expressing Plasmid B, could demonstrate whether the...transfection was not successful due to the absence of GFP fluorescence from the living, viable cells. This ...needs a standard against which the results can be compared; results from an experiment lacking the proper...baseline/standard against which other samples can be compared.
The Empty Vector Control (mentioned above) could...