AAV with CMV7 promoter driven hChR2(C128S/D156A)-EYFP

Name
AAV-CMV7-hChR2(C128S/D156A)-EYFP

Cat No
VB3784

Availability
3 weeks

Categories
Optogenetics, AAV, Over-Expression

This AAV expresses hChR2(C128S/D156A)-EYFP driven by an ubiquitous CMV7 promoter.

The CMV7 promoter is about 0.35 kb in length and is a shortened version of the commonly used CMV promoter. CMV7 has a truncated version of the CMV enhancer. When tested in several cell lines, this promoter provides an expression level that is about 3-5 fold lower than that of the original 0.6Kb CMV promoter.

hChR2 is a humanized version of ChR2 for mammalian expression. Wild-type ChR2, as well as a few of its mutations, provides the fastest excitation of the channelrhodopsins offered, and is widely used in in optogenetics techniques in neuroscience. hChR2(D156) mutant is another SFO mutation with a 6.9-minute open-state lifetime, and hChR2(C128S/D156A) double mutation creates a Stabilized Step Function Opsin (SSFO) with a stability of the active state up to 30 minutes.

VB3784

AAV-CMV7-hChR2(C128S/D156A)-EYFP

Ready-to-use AAV expressing hChR2(C128S/D156A)-EYFP driven by an ubiquitous CMV7 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

CMV7 (ubiquitous)

Storage Buffer

PBS/5% Glycerol

Titer

1x10^13 GC/ml

Viral Backbone

Recombinant AAV

Volume (µL)

200

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.