T-REx™ Complete Kit, with pcDNA™4/TO© Vector
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T-REx™ Complete Kit, with pcDNA™4/TO© Vector

A Tetracycline-Regulated Expression System without Viral TransactivatorsThe T-REx™ System yields higher levels of induced expression than any other regulated mammalian深入閱讀
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A Tetracycline-Regulated Expression System without Viral Transactivators

The T-REx™ System yields higher levels of induced expression than any other regulated mammalian expression system. It utilizes the complete CMV promoter and adds control elements from the bacterial tetracycline resistance operon to effectively repress and derepress transcription from one of the strongest mammalian promoter sequences known (1,2).

Specific Activation
The T-REx™ System uses a repressor mechanism that blocks transcription from the powerful CMV promoter in the absence of tetracycline. Because the T-REx™ System elements do not use viral transactivators, you can achieve high-level expression from the complete CMV promoter without secondary, non-specific activation of host genes.

The T-REx™ Mechanism
The T-REx™ transcriptional control elements are provided through two tetracycline operator sequences (TetO2) that have been inserted between the TATA box of the CMV promoter and the transcriptional start site. The TetO2 sequence itself has no effect on expression. When the tetracycline repressor protein (TR) is present, it effectively binds the TetO2 sites and blocks transcription initiation. Tetracycline added to the culture medium binds to, and changes the conformation of, the TR protein. This change causes the TR protein to release the TetO2 sites, derepressing transcription from the CMV promoter. The result is high-level expression of the gene of interest. Expression levels can be modulated based on the tetracycline concentration and can be induced to levels that are achieved with constitutive CMV expression vectors. T-REx™ is a powerful inducible mammalian expression system that allows you to regulate expression from the complete human cytomegalovirus (CMV) enhancer-promoter.

T-REx™ inducible expression vectors offer the following features:

• Complete CMV enhancer-promoter sequence containing two copies of the tetracycline operator TetO2 sequence for high-level regulated expression
• Zeocin™ or hygromycin resistance gene for effective selection of stable mammalian cell lines
• Large multiple cloning site to simplify cloning

In addition, pcDNA™4/TO/myc-His offers a c-myc epitope for rapid detection of the recombinant protein with an Anti-myc Antibody and a polyhistidine (6xHis) sequence for simple purification of the recombinant protein with nickel-chelating resin and detection with Anti- His(C-term) Antibody.

The regulatory vector, pcDNA™6/TR, is provided for high-level expression of the tetracycline repressor (TR) protein. This vector expresses the Blasticidin resistance gene for rapid selection of mammalian cell lines that stably express the TR protein.
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規格
Constitutive or Inducible SystemInducible
Delivery TypeTransfection
For Use With (Application)Regulated Expression
Inducing AgentTetracycline
Product TypeT-Rex Complete Cloning Kit with Vector
Quantity1 kit
Selection Agent (Eukaryotic)Zeocin™, Blasticidin
VectorpcDNA
Cloning MethodRestriction Enzyme/MCS
Product LineT-REx, pcDNA
PromoterCMV/TO
Protein TagUntagged
Unit SizeEach
內容物與存放
The T-REx™ Core Kit includes 20 μg of pcDNA™4/TO, a positive control vector, pcDNA™6/TR, and forward and reverse sequencing primers.

The T-REx™ Complete Kit includes the Core Kit plus 1 g Zeocin™ (100 mg/ml), 50 mg of Blasticidin, and 5 g of tetracycline.

All vectors are supercoiled and provided lyophilized.

Store all components at -20°C. Zeocin™ and tetracycline should be protected from exposure to light. All components are guaranteed stable for 6 months when properly stored.

常見問答集 (常見問題)

Why is sequential transfection recommended over co-transfection in the T-REx and GeneSwitch systems?

When a co-transfection is performed, there is no way of testing the double stable cell line for functional TetR or GeneSwitch protein, respectively. On the other hand, when sequential transfection is performed, one can functionally test the generated T-REx or GeneSwitch cell line by transiently transfecting the lacZ expression control plasmid and then picking a clone that shows the lowest basal level of expression of lacZ in the absence of the inducer, and the highest level of lacZ in the presence of the inducer. This clone can then be expanded and used to transfect the T-REx or GeneSwitch expression construct, as the case may be.

What is the main advantage of the GeneSwitch system over the T-REx system? And what is its main disadvantage?

With the GeneSwitch system, it is possible to have the absolute lowest basal levels of expression of the gene of interest, whereas the T-REx system may be a little leaky due to the inevitable presence of tetracycline in FBS. The induced level of expression in the GeneSwitch system can be even higher than that seen with the CMV promoter. The disadvantage of the GeneSwitch system is that the expression does not appear to switch off very easily in culture, although it has been demonstrated to function beautifully in transgenics. The T-REx system, on the other hand, can be switched on and off by the addition and removal of the inducer.

What is the advantage of the Flp-In T-REx system over the T-REx system?

The Flp-In T-REx system combines the targeted integration offered by the Flp-In system with the powerful inducible expression offered by the T-REx system. It allows generation of isogenic, inducible, stable cell lines and permits polyclonal selection of these cell lines. Once the Flp-In T-REx host cell line containing an integrated FRT site has been created, subsequent generation of Flp-In T-REx cell lines expressing the gene(s) of interest is rapid and efficient.

Can I use doxycycline instead of tetracycline as an inducer in the T-REx system?

Doxycycline may be used as an alternative inducing agent in the T-REx system. It is similar to tetracycline in its mechanism of action, and exhibits similar dose-response and induction characteristics as tetracycline in the T-REx system. Doxycycline has been shown to have a longer half-life than tetracycline (48 hours vs. 24 hours, respectively). We do not offer doxycycline, but it may be obtained from Sigma (Cat. No. D9891).

I am planning to generate a T-REx cell line using pcDNA6/TR. Can I perform a western blot using antibodies to TetR to assess whether the cell line is expressing enough of TetR? Do you offer an antibody to TetR?

We do not offer an anti-TetR antibody. Even though a western using an anti-TetR antibody can be used to screen out clones that do not express any TetR protein, it would not be the optimal way to screen for functional clones. Functional testing by performing a transient transfection with the lacZ expression control plasmid is recommended for this purpose, followed by picking a clone that shows lowest basal levels of expression of beta-galactosidase in the absence of tetracycline, and highest levels of beta-galactosidase expression upon addition of tetracycline.

Find additional tips, troubleshooting help, and resources within our Protein Expression Support Center.

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Pharmacological chaperone-mediated in vivo folding and stabilization of the P23H-opsin mutant associated with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa.
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Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:12566452
Protein conformational disorders, which include certain types of retinitis pigmentosa, are a set of inherited human diseases in which mutant proteins are misfolded and often aggregated. Many opsin mutants associated with retinitis pigmentosa, the most common being P23H, are misfolded and retained within the cell. Here, we describe a pharmacological ... More
Identification of two Sp1 phosphorylation sites for p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinases: their implication in vascular endothelial growth factor gene transcription.
Authors: Milanini-Mongiat Julie; Pouysségur Jacques; Pagès Gilles;
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:11904305
'Sp1 regulates activation of many genes implicated in tumor growth and cell cycle progression. We have previously demonstrated its implication in the up-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene transcription following growth factor stimulation of quiescent cells, a situation where p42/p44 mitogen-activate protein kinase (MAPK) activity is dramatically increased. ... More
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Authors: Kisseleva Marina V.; Cao Li; Majerus Philip W.;
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:11706019
'Phosphoinositide-specific inositol polyphosphate 5- phosphatase IV has the affinity for PI(3,4,5)P(3) (K(m) = 0.65 μM) that is approximately 10-fold greater than the other inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatases, which use this substrate including SHIP, OCRL, and 5ptase II, suggesting that it may be important in controlling intracellular levels of this metabolite. We ... More
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Journal:Biochim Biophys Acta
PubMed ID:12586388
'The rat serotonin transporter (rSERT) is an N-glycosylated integral membrane protein with 12 transmembrane regions; the N-glycans improve the ability of the SERT polypeptide chain to fold into a functional transporter, but they are not required for the transmembrane transport of serotonin per se. In order to define the best ... More
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Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:12645575
'We report the inducible, stable expression of a dominant negative form of mitochondria-specific DNA polymerase-gamma to eliminate mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from human cells in culture. HEK293 cells were transfected with a plasmid encoding inactive DNA polymerase-gamma harboring a D1135A substitution (POLGdn). The cells rapidly lost mtDNA (t1/2 = 2-3 days) ... More