System Biosciences
pCT-Apoptosis-Luc (pCMV, Caspase 3/7 activation, cyclic luciferase Tag)
- SKU:
- CYTO114-PA
- Availability:
- Usually Shipped in 5 Working Days
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Description
pCT-Apoptosis-Luc (pCMV, Caspase 3/7 activation, cyclic luciferase Tag). Cat# CYTO114-PA. Supplier: SBI System Biosciences
Study apoptosis with this Cyto-Tracer that exhibits increased luciferase activity with increasing caspase 3/7 activity
- Stable lentivector-based system
- Great for creating stable reporter cell lines
- Ideal for co-localization studies
- Monitor cellular dynamics and functional studies in real time
- Monitor apoptosis in a range of cell types
Overview
Easily study the dynamics of cellular processes with SBI’s Cyto-Tracers™
Leverage SBI’s high-quality lentivector technology to study subcellular localization and dynamics with our line of Cyto-Tracer vectors. Easily create stable reporter cell lines with our validated, pre-built lentivectors—available as transfectable plasmids or ready-to-transduce, pre-packaged virus. The Apoptosis Cyto-Tracer, pCT-Apoptosis-Luc (CMV), uses cyclic luciferase as a marker for apoptosis. The cyclic luciferase is expressed from the CMV promoter for strong expression in common cell types such as HeLa, HEK293, and HT1080.
- Stable lentivector-based system
- Great for creating stable reporter cell lines
- Ideal for co-localization studies
- Monitor cellular dynamics and functional studies in real time
- Monitor apoptosis in a range of cell types
How It Works
Visualizing the cell with Cyto-Tracers
SBI’s Apoptosis Cyto-Tracer uses an inactive cyclic luciferase to monitor apoptosis via caspase 3/7 activation. The N- and C-termini of luciferase are covalently joined, thus inactivating the enzyme, via a four-amino acid peptide that is a substrate for caspase 3. Active caspase 3 digests the substrate sequence in the cyclic luciferase, separating the termini and restoring activity. Thus, with the cyclic luciferase reporter, luciferase activity increases as caspase 3 activity increases.
Supporting Data
See some of our Cyto-Tracers in action