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Electronic Journal of Biotechnology
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
ISSN: 0717-3458
Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007, pp. 315 - 321
Bioline Code: ej07029
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2007, pp. 315 - 321

 en SHORT COMMUNICATION - Cre-loxP recombination vectors for promoter studies
Pedersen, Nina; Poulsen, Thomas Tuxen & Poulsen, Hans Skovgaard

Abstract

For promoter studies the cloning, subcloning and transfer to different plasmid vectors usually requires use of restriction enzymes and ligation reactions. One obstacle is the nucleotide polymorphisms of eukaryotic genomic DNA, which has the consequence that a sequence often differs from published sequences. Therefore sequencing, rigorous restriction enzyme analysis or introduction of suitable sites has to be performed prior to cloning and subcloning.
In addition, conventional methods using restriction enzymes, insert purifications and ligations is expensive and labour demanding.
We have developed a fast, efficient and inexpensive Cre recombinase-loxP based method, which allows cloning of promoter regions and subcloning of these into a variety of vectors in a restriction enzyme independent manner. We here demonstrate that expression of a number of reporter genes and a therapeutic gene from both a viral and 2 mammalian promoters cloned by this recombinase method have activities comparable to conventionally cloned plasmids.

Keywords
cloning, Cre recombinase, plasmid, reporter genes, therapeutic genes.

 
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