AAV with CAG2 promoter driven VChR1-TdTomato

Name
AAV-CAG2-VChR1-TdTomato

Cat No
VB2883

Availability
2-3 weeks

Categories
Optogenetics, AAV, Over-Expression

This AAV expresses VChR1-TdTomato driven by an ubiquitous CAG2 promoter.

The CAG2 promoter is derived from the commonly used 1.8kb CAG/CBA (also called CAGGS) promoter. To increase the cloning capacity of size-limiting vectors using the CAG promoter, such as AAV or lentiviral vectors, CAG2 was developed by deleting a portion of about 0.6Kb of the chicken beta-actin intron from the original CAG promoter.

Volvox channelrhodopsin-1 (VChR1) is from the multicellular green alga Volvox carteri. VChR1 has a similar functionality as hChR2 but with a different excitation spectrum towards green light, and shows action potential firing with 589 nm light.

VB2883

AAV-CAG2-VChR1-TdTomato

Ready-to-use AAV expressing VChR1-TdTomato driven by an ubiquitous CAG2 promoter. Available in AAV1, AAV2, AAV5, AAV6, AAV8, AAV9, AAV-DJ and other serotypes.

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Product Details

AAV Serotype

Available in AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, AAV5, AAV6, AAV8, AAV9, AAV-DJ, AAV-DJ8, AAV-DJ9 and other wildtype/synthetic AAV capsids

AAV ITR

AAV2

Promoter

CAG2 (ubiquitous)

Storage Buffer

PBS/5% Glycerol

Titer

1x10^13 GC/ml

Viral Backbone

Recombinant AAV

Volume

100 µl, 250 µl, 500 µl, and 1ml

About Storage Conditions

All our viral products should be kept at -80°C. At this temperature, the virus will remain stable for 6-12 months (and in some cases, up to 2 years). Once thawed, the product can be stored at 4°C for 2-3 weeks without significant loss of biological activity. We recommend aliquoting your vectors into low protein binding tubes upon receipt. This helps avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles, as well as prevent loss of virus. To maintain accurate titer, aliquot in at least 20ul per tube.