title: A murine Thy-1.2 reporter vector containing a SV40 origin for rapid cloning and analysis of eukaryotic promoters.
abstract: A new vector, pATO, was constructed for rapid cloning and analysis of eukaryotic promoters. When a recombinant pATO, carrying a promoter sequence in its multiple cloning site, was introduced into COS cells, Thy-1.2 protein was produced on the cell surface, and was easily identified by an fluorescein-conjugated anti-Thy-1.2 antibody. The intensity of the fluorescence reflected the strength of the inserted promoter. Since pATO could replicate efficiently in COS cells, the recombinant plasmids recovered from a single COS cell were sufficient to transform Escherichia coli cells. This plasmid is applicable for the rapid and labor saving cloning of promoter elements.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular Biology, Meiji Institute of Health Science, Odawara, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kadokawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusakabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamachi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondoh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohyama
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods*; D017930:Genes, Reporter / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D018741:Replication Origin / Q000235:genetics; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000235:genetics; D018800:Thy-1 Antigens / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018800:Thy-1 Antigens