AAV with GFAP(0.7) promoter driven hChR2(T159C)-Venus

Name
AAV-GFAP(0.7)-hChR2(T159C)-Venus

Cat No
VB2609

Availability
2-3 weeks

Categories
Optogenetics, AAV, Over-Expression

This AAV expresses hChR2(T159C)-Venus driven by an astrocyte GFAP(0.7) promoter.

This 0.7 Kb novel GFAP promoter was constructed by ligating several key regulatory elements of the 2.2Kb human GFAP promoter. It drives essentially the same expression pattern as the parental 2.2 Kb GFAP promoter but with two-fold greater activity.

hChR2 is a humanized version of ChR2 for mammalian expression. The wild-type, as well as a few mutations, provide the fastest excitation of the channelrhodopsins offered, and are widely used in optogenetics techniques in neuroscience. hChR2(T159C) shows slightly higher photocurrents than the hChR2(H134R), another commonly used optogenetics tool.

VB2609

AAV-GFAP(0.7)-hChR2(T159C)-Venus

Ready-to-use AAV expressing hChR2(T159C)-Venus driven by an astrocyte GFAP(0.7) 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

GFAP(0.7) (astrocyte)

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.