The pTK-GLuc Vector is a mammalian expression vector that encodes the secreted luciferase from the copepodGaussia princepsas a reporter, under the control of the constitutive Herpes Simplex Virus thymidine kinase promoter. GaussiaLuciferase (GLuc) is a 20 kDa protein encoded by a "humanized" sequence, and it contains a native signal peptide at the N-terminus that allows it to be secreted from mammalian cells into the cell culture medium (1,2). pTK-GLuc has a multiple cloning site (MCS) between the GLuc stop codon and the polyadenylation site. 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.
Highlights
• TK promoter: 18–771
• GLuc coding: 802–1359
•Start codon: 802–804
•Stop codon: 1357–1359
•Signal peptide: 802–852
•Multiple cloning site (MCS) downstream of GLuc: 1360–1391 (NotI, AgeI, XhoI, XbaI)