pTAL-Luc vector (V011578)

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Two tubes of lyophilized plasmid will be delivered, each tube is about 5µg.

Basic Vector Information

pTAL-Luc is designed for analyzing enhancer sequences by assaying for expression of the firefly luciferase (luc) gene from Photinus pyralis (1). This vector contains a TATA-like promoter (PTAL) region from the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK) promoter. Putative enhancers can be inserted into one of the MCSs. The luciferase coding sequence is followed by the SV40 late polyadenylation signal to ensure proper, efficient processing of the luc transcript in eukaryotic cells. Located upstream of the MCS is a synthetic transcription blocker (TB), which is composed of adjacent polyadenylation and transcription pause sites for reducing background transcription (2). The vector backbone also contains an f1 origin for single-stranded DNA production, a pUC origin of replication, and an ampicillin resistance gene for propagation and selection in E. coli.pTAL-Luc is ideal for use as a negative control or for studying putative enhancers that are inserted upstream of the luciferase reporter gene. Luciferase is a highly sensitive enzymatic reporter that can be assayed by any standard luciferase-detection method, providing quantitative data on induction levels. The pTAL-Luc Vector can be transfected into mammalian cells by any standard method. For selecting stable clones, cotransfect with a vector containing an antibiotic resistance gene, such as neomycin, hygromycin or puromycin.

Vector Name:
pTAL-Luc
Antibiotic Resistance:
Ampicillin
Length:
4956 bp
Type:
Promoter enhancer reporter vector
Replication origin:
ori
Promoter:
TATA-like box

pTAL-Luc vector Map

pTAL-Luc4956 bp6001200180024003000360042004800luciferaseSV40 poly(A) signaloriAmpRAmpR promoterf1 oripoly(A) signalpause site

Plasmid Protocol

1. Centrifuge at 5,000×g for 5 min.

2. Carefully open the tube and add 20 μl of sterile water to dissolve the DNA.

3. Close the tube and incubate for 10 minutes at room temperature.

4. Briefly vortex the tube and then do a quick spin to concentrate the liquid at the bottom. Speed is less than 5000×g.

5. Store the plasmid at -20 ℃.

6. The concentration of plasmid re-measurement sometimes differs from the nominal value, which may be due to the position of the lyophilized plasmid in the tube, the efficiency of the re-dissolution, the measurement bias, and adsorption on the wall of the tube, therefore, it is recommended to transform and extract the plasmid before using it

General Plasmid Transform Protocol

1. Take one 100μl of the competent cells and thaw it on ice for 10min, add 2μl of plasmid, then ice bath for 30min, then heat-shock it at 42℃ for 60s, do not stir, and then ice bath for 2min.

2. Add 900μl of LB liquid medium without antibiotics, and incubate at 37℃ for 45min (30℃ for 1-1.5 hours) with 180rpm shaking.

3. Centrifuge at 6000rpm for 5min, leave only 100μl of supernatant to resuspend the bacterial precipitate and spread it onto the target plasmid-resistant LB plate.

4. Invert the plate and incubate at 37℃ for 14h, or at 30℃ for 20h.

5. Pick a single colony into LB liquid medium, add the corresponding antibiotics, incubate at 220rpm for 14h, and extract the plasmid according to the experimental needs and the instructions of the plasmid extraction kit.

pTAL-Luc vector Sequence

LOCUS       40924_42609        4956 bp DNA     circular SYN 13-JAN-2022
DEFINITION  synthetic circular DNA.
ACCESSION   .
VERSION     .
KEYWORDS    .
SOURCE      synthetic DNA construct
  ORGANISM  synthetic DNA construct
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 4956)
  TITLE     Direct Submission
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 4956)
  AUTHORS   .
  TITLE     Direct Submission
COMMENT     SGRef: number: 1; type: "Journal Article"
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..4956
                     /mol_type="other DNA"
                     /organism="synthetic DNA construct"
     CDS             226..1875
                     /codon_start=1
                     /label=luciferase
                     /note="firefly luciferase"
                     /translation="MEDAKNIKKGPAPFYPLEDGTAGEQLHKAMKRYALVPGTIAFTDA
                     HIEVDITYAEYFEMSVRLAEAMKRYGLNTNHRIVVCSENSLQFFMPVLGALFIGVAVAP
                     ANDIYNERELLNSMGISQPTVVFVSKKGLQKILNVQKKLPIIQKIIIMDSKTDYQGFQS
                     MYTFVTSHLPPGFNEYDFVPESFDRDKTIALIMNSSGSTGLPKGVALPHRTACVRFSHA
                     RDPIFGNQIIPDTAILSVVPFHHGFGMFTTLGYLICGFRVVLMYRFEEELFLRSLQDYK
                     IQSALLVPTLFSFFAKSTLIDKYDLSNLHEIASGGAPLSKEVGEAVAKRFHLPGIRQGY
                     GLTETTSAILITPEGDDKPGAVGKVVPFFEAKVVDLDTGKTLGVNQRGELCVRGPMIMS
                     GYVNNPEATNALIDKDGWLHSGDIAYWDEDEHFFIVDRLKSLIKYKGYQVAPAELESIL
                     LQHPNIFDAGVAGLPDDDAGELPAAVVVLEHGKTMTEKEIVDYVASQVTTAKKLRGGVV
                     FVDEVPKGLTGKLDARKIREILIKAKKGGKIAV"
     polyA_signal    complement(1919..2040)
                     /label=SV40 poly(A) signal
                     /note="SV40 polyadenylation signal"
     rep_origin      complement(2459..3047)
                     /direction=LEFT
                     /label=ori
                     /note="high-copy-number ColE1/pMB1/pBR322/pUC origin of 
                     replication"
     CDS             complement(3221..4078)
                     /codon_start=1
                     /label=AmpR
                     /note="beta-lactamase"
                     /translation="MSIQHFRVALIPFFAAFCLPVFAHPETLVKVKDAEDQLGARVGYI
                     ELDLNSGKILESFRPEERFPMMSTFKVLLCGAVLSRIDAGQEQLGRRIHYSQNDLVEYS
                     PVTEKHLTDGMTVRELCSAAITMSDNTAANLLLTTIGGPKELTAFLHNMGDHVTRLDRW
                     EPELNEAIPNDERDTTMPVAMATTLRKLLTGELLTLASRQQLIDWMEADKVAGPLLRSA
                     LPAGWFIADKSGAGERGSRGIIAALGPDGKPSRIVVIYTTGSQATMDERNRQIAEIGAS
                     LIKHW"
     promoter        complement(4079..4183)
                     /label=AmpR promoter
     rep_origin      4210..4665
                     /direction=RIGHT
                     /label=f1 ori
                     /note="f1 bacteriophage origin of replication; arrow
                     indicates direction of (+) strand synthesis"
     polyA_signal    4796..4844
                     /label=poly(A) signal
                     /note="synthetic polyadenylation signal"
     misc_feature    4858..4949
                     /label=pause site
                     /note="RNA polymerase II transcriptional pause signal from
                     the human alpha-2 globin gene"