Cat# | EG-1001(oldcatalog#:RP-7) |
Discount | $100DiscountCodeforYourFirstOrderof1mgCreRecombinase:CreDiscount Discountforswitchingfromcompetitors'product:$150.EmailtoTechSupportts@Excellgen.comfordiscountcode. |
Description | Crerecombinase,oftenabbreviatedtoCre,isaTypeItopoisomerasefromP1bacteriophagethatcatalyzessite-specificrecombinationofDNAbetweenloxPsites.Thisenzymedoesnotrequireanyenergycofactors,andCre-mediatedrecombinationquicklyreachesequilibriumbetweensubstrateandreactionproducts.TheloxPrecognitionelementisa34basepair(bp)sequencecomposedoftwo13bpinvertedrepeatsflankingan8bpspacerregionwhichconfersdirectionality.RecombinationproductsaredependentonthelocationandrelativeorientationoftheloxPsites.TwoDNAspeciescontainingsingleloxPsiteswillbefusedwhilstDNAbetweenloxPsitesinthesameorientationwillbeexcisedincircularformandDNAbetweenopposingloxPsiteswillbeinvertedwithrespecttotherestoftheDNA. Crerecombinaseisusedasatooltomodifygenesandchromosomes.InthisapproachtheCrerecombinaseisusedtodeleteasegmentofDNAflankedbyLoxPsites(aka'floxed')inanexperimentalanimal.Ithasbeenusedtogenerateanimalswithmutationslimitedtocertaincelltypes(tissue-specificknockout)oranimalswithmutationsthatcanbeactivatedbydrugadmiNISTration(inducIBLeknockout)inanumberoftransgenicspecies.TheavailABIlityoftransgeniclineswithtissuespecificorinducibleCreexpressionpermitsresearcherstoinactivateoractivateageneofinterestsimplybybreedingafloxedanimaltopre-existingCre-transgenics.OneexampleofaninducibleCrerecombinasesystemistheCre-ER(ER=EstrogenReceptor)systeminwhichintraperitonealinjectionoftamoxifenwillcausedose-dependentexcisionofthefloxedsite(i.e.willinactivatethegeneofchoice). RecombinantCrerecombinase(TAT-Cre)waspurifiedfromanE.colistraincarryinganengineeredplasmidencodingenhancedformofCreRecombinasefrombacteriophageP1.ThisCrerecombinasehasanN-terminal6XHistag,aTatpeptide(GRKKRRQRRRPPAGTSVSL)andanNLSsequence(PKKKRKV).HTNCisthemosteffectiveproteinintransduction(invivo)andsubsequentrecombinationcomparedtootherformsofCrerecombinases,e.g.,HNC,TCH6,HC,HNCM,CH.Incubationoffibroblastreportercellswith1μMHTNCfor1to2hourscanresultintranductionof60~90%ofthecells*.Additionof100μMchoroquinetoculturemediummay furtherenhancetransductionandrecombination. *Usethispagetocalculateconcentrationrequiredforcultured cells: http://www.excellgen.com/pub/mw_2_moles.html |
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Properties | Concentration:2,5,or10mg/ml. MolecularWeight:43kDa QC:Tat-Creinduced80~100%recombinationefficienciesinHEK293T-Crereportercells.HEK293T-cellsweretransfectedwithreporterplasmidDNA:LoxP-RFP-Stop-LoxP-GFP,thenadd1μMpurifiedTat-Creprotein. Fig1:0:beforeaddingTat-Cre;1to5:1to5daysaftertransductionwithTat-Cre. EndotoxinLevels:<0.1EU/μg Purity:>98%bySDS-PAGEandHPLCanalysis. |
UnitDefintion | Astandardof100UnitsisdefinedastheamountofTAT-CRE(μg) in1.0mLoftissueculturemediumthatisrequiredtoinduce50% GFPexpressioninaHEK293Treportercelllineassay. |
Stability | 2yearsat-80oC.6monthsat-20oC.Upto3weeksat4oC |
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Storage | -20ºC~-80ºC |
Shipping | dryice |