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| Catalog Number | Quantity |
|---|---|
| 16168 | 100 Reaction Kit |
| 16169 | 1000 Reaction Kit |
The Thermo Scientific Pierce Cypridina Luciferase Flash Assay Kit provides researchers with a highly sensitive assay for transcriptional activity of regulatory elements in mammalian cell culture media and whole cell lysate.
Features of the Cypridina Luciferase Flash Assay Kit:
This Flash Assay Kit contains reagents for measuring the activity of Cypridina luciferase in mammalian cell culture media and lysates. When used with Thermo Scientific Cypridina Luc Vectors, the kit provides an extremely sensitive bioluminescent reporter assay system for secreted or intracellular detection of promoter or pathway activity. Cypridina luciferase is highly secreted into the cell culture media, allowing for live cell monitoring of reporter activity. The signal produced by Cypridina is considerably greater than signal from either firefly or Renilla luciferases assayed under similar conditions.
Includes:
Cell lysis buffer, reaction buffer and substrate
Requires:
Cypridina luciferase and luminometer or other instrument capable of monitoring luminescence, such as the Varioskan ALF or the Varioskan LUX microplate readers.
Applications:
The Cypridina luciferase is a 61kDa protein from the marine ostracod, Cypridina noctiluca. Cypridina luciferase is highly secreted into the cell culture media, allowing for live cell monitoring of reporter activity. Light output captured using a luminometer can be correlated with the amount of Cypridina luciferase protein produced and used to determine the activity of the promoter driving Cypridina expression. The Cypridina gene in Thermo Scientific Cypridina Luc Vectors is modified for expression in mammalian cells.
The assay kit is optimized for use with our Cypridina Luc Vectors but is fully compatible with any luciferases that use Vargulin as a substrate. Because Cypridina uses a different substrate than Renilla, Gaussia, or firefly luciferases, co-transfection and assays with up to three reporters are possible. The signal produced by Cypridina shows strong flash kinetics and is considerably greater than flash signals from either firefly or Renilla luciferases assayed under similar conditions.
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