pcDNA3.4 vector

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Basic Vector Information

The pcDNA3.4 circular vector is a constitutive mammalian expression vector designed to deliver exceptionally high levels of transgene expression. It can be used in suspension-adapted cells, such as Expi293F™, FreeStyle 293-F, and FreeStyle CHO-S cells, for transient protein expression. The vector can also be used as a Geneticin®-selectable expression plasmid for engineering stable cell lines. The enhanced, full-length CMV promoter and other expression elements typically enable higher expression levels than pcDNA 3.1-, 3.2-, and 3.3-based expression constructs.

Basic Vector Information
Vector Name	pcDNA3.4	Length	6011 bp
Type	Mammalian Expression Vectors	Source	Thermo Fisher Scientific
Promoter	CMV

pcDNA3.4 vector Vector Map

pcDNA3.4 vector Sequence

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LOCUS       Exported                6011 bp ds-DNA     circular SYN 08-JAN-2019
DEFINITION  synthetic circular DNA
ACCESSION   .
VERSION     .
KEYWORDS    pCDNA3.4
SOURCE      synthetic DNA construct
  ORGANISM  synthetic DNA construct
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 6011)
  AUTHORS   .
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Exported Saturday, November 14, 2020 from SnapGene 3.2.1
            http://www.snapgene.com
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..6011
                     /organism="synthetic DNA construct"
                     /mol_type="other DNA"
     enhancer        50..429
                     /note="CMV enhancer"
                     /note="human cytomegalovirus immediate early enhancer"
     promoter        430..633
                     /note="CMV promoter"
                     /note="human cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate early 
                     promoter"
     misc_feature    787..1375
                     /note="WPRE"
                     /note="woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional 
                     regulatory element"
     CDS             complement(1258..1269)
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="Factor Xa recognition and cleavage site"
                     /note="Factor Xa site"
                     /translation="IEGR"
     polyA_signal    1441..1489
                     /note="HSV TK poly(A) signal"
                     /note="herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase 
                     polyadenylation signal (Cole and Stacy, 1985)"
     rep_origin      1691..2119
                     /direction=RIGHT
                     /note="f1 ori"
                     /note="f1 bacteriophage origin of replication; arrow 
                     indicates direction of (+) strand synthesis"
     promoter        2133..2462
                     /note="SV40 promoter"
                     /note="SV40 enhancer and early promoter"
     rep_origin      2313..2448
                     /note="SV40 ori"
                     /note="SV40 origin of replication"
     CDS             2529..3323
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="aph(3')-II (or nptII)"
                     /product="aminoglycoside phosphotransferase from Tn5"
                     /note="NeoR/KanR"
                     /note="confers resistance to neomycin, kanamycin, and G418 
                     (Geneticin(R))"
                     /translation="MIEQDGLHAGSPAAWVERLFGYDWAQQTIGCSDAAVFRLSAQGRP
                     VLFVKTDLSGALNELQDEAARLSWLATTGVPCAAVLDVVTEAGRDWLLLGEVPGQDLLS
                     SHLAPAEKVSIMADAMRRLHTLDPATCPFDHQAKHRIERARTRMEAGLVDQDDLDEEHQ
                     GLAPAELFARLKARMPDGEDLVVTHGDACLPNIMVENGRFSGFIDCGRLGVADRYQDIA
                     LATRDIAEELGGEWADRFLVLYGIAAPDSQRIAFYRLLDEFF"
     polyA_signal    3499..3620
                     /note="SV40 poly(A) signal"
                     /note="SV40 polyadenylation signal"
     primer_bind     complement(3669..3685)
                     /note="M13 rev"
                     /note="common sequencing primer, one of multiple similar 
                     variants"
     protein_bind    3693..3709
                     /bound_moiety="lac repressor encoded by lacI"
                     /note="lac operator"
                     /note="The lac repressor binds to the lac operator to 
                     inhibit transcription in E. coli. This inhibition can be 
                     relieved by adding lactose or 
                     isopropyl-beta-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG)."
     promoter        complement(3717..3747)
                     /note="lac promoter"
                     /note="promoter for the E. coli lac operon"
     protein_bind    3762..3783
                     /bound_moiety="E. coli catabolite activator protein"
                     /note="CAP binding site"
                     /note="CAP binding activates transcription in the presence 
                     of cAMP."
     rep_origin      complement(4071..4659)
                     /direction=LEFT
                     /note="ori"
                     /note="high-copy-number ColE1/pMB1/pBR322/pUC origin of 
                     replication"
     CDS             complement(4830..5690)
                     /codon_start=1
                     /gene="bla"
                     /product="beta-lactamase"
                     /note="AmpR"
                     /note="confers resistance to ampicillin, carbenicillin, and
                     related antibiotics"
                     /translation="MSIQHFRVALIPFFAAFCLPVFAHPETLVKVKDAEDQLGARVGYI
                     ELDLNSGKILESFRPEERFPMMSTFKVLLCGAVLSRIDAGQEQLGRRIHYSQNDLVEYS
                     PVTEKHLTDGMTVRELCSAAITMSDNTAANLLLTTIGGPKELTAFLHNMGDHVTRLDRW
                     EPELNEAIPNDERDTTMPVAMATTLRKLLTGELLTLASRQQLIDWMEADKVAGPLLRSA
                     LPAGWFIADKSGAGERGSRGIIAALGPDGKPSRIVVIYTTGSQATMDERNRQIAEIGAS
                     LIKHW"
     promoter        complement(5691..5795)
                     /gene="bla"
                     /note="AmpR promoter"