Description:
pCLuc Mini-TK 2 is a cloning vector for mammalian cells, containing a minimal promoter fragment from the HSV thymidine kinase (TK) promoter adjacent to a reporter gene, the secreted luciferase from the Ostracod Cypridina noctiluca.Cypridina luciferase (CLuc) is a 62 kDa protein with a native signal peptide at the N-terminus that allows it to be secreted from mammalian cells (1) so that CLuc activity can be detected in the culture medium of mammalian cells expressing the reporter gene. The pCLuc Mini-TK 2 Vector contains a MCS upstream of the minimal TK promoter for cloning promoter or enhancer elements. A neomycin resistance gene under the control of an SV40 promoter allows selection for stable integration of the plasmid into the mammalian cell genome using G418.
Recommended sequencing primers for pCLuc Mini-TK 2 Vector (not available from NEB)
Upstream of MCS:
pGLuc Basic Forward Sequencing Primer (23-mer)
GGGGTTCCGCGCACATTTCCCCG (6090–6112)
pBasic Reverse Primer (25-mer)
TCAGAAGCCATAGAGCCCACCGCAT (1958–1934)
CLuc 3´ end Forward Primer (23-mer)
GAGTTCAAGAAAGAATGCTACAT (1741–1763)
CLuc 5´ End Reverse Primer (24-mer)
GTAAGGACAGTCCTGGCAATGAAC (213–190)