Analysis Note
To see more application data, protocols, vector maps visit sigma.com/shrna.
Application
MISSION® pLKO.1-puro Non-Target shRNA Control Transduction Particles have been used to generate 3T3-L1 (pre-adipocytes) control cell lines.
General description
The MISSION® pLKO.1-puro Non-Target shRNA Control Transduction Particles contain an shRNA insert that does not target any known genes from any species, making it useful as a negative control in experiments using the MISSION® shRNA library clones. This allows one to examine the effect of transduction of a short-hairpin on gene expression and interpret the knockdown effect seen with shRNA clones. Ampicillin and puromycin antibiotic resistance genes provide selection in bacterial or mammalian cells respectively. In addition, self-inactivating replication incompetent viral particles can be produced in packaging cells (HEK293T) by co-transfection with compatible packaging plasmids. The Non-Target shRNA Control Transduction Particles are provided as 200 μL at 1 x 106 TU/mL via p24 assay.
When conducting experiments using MISSION® shRNA clones, the proper controls should be a key element of your experimental design to allow for accurate interpretation of knockdown results. The MISSION Control Transduction Particles are a critical positive control to monitor transduction efficiency.To see more application data, protocols, vector maps visit sigma.com/shrna.
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