Extensive set of restriction sites in polylinker, many with unique 4-base overhangs
Blue/white section
Opposing T7promoters for making RNA transcripts in either direction or double-stranded RNA using the HiScribe™ T7 In Vitro Transcription Kit (NEB #E2030)
Description: LITMUS 28i is a multi-purpose cloning/in vitro transcription phagemid vector. The molecule is a small, double-stranded circle 2,823 base pairs in length (molecular weight�=1.8 x 106 daltons).
Source: LITMUS 28i is isolated from E. coli ER2738 by a standard plasmid purification procedure.
Advantages:
Small (< 3 kb), high copy number.
Ampicillin resistance.
Single-stranded (M13) DNA replication origin.
Compatible with pUC/M13 sequencing primers as well as LITMUS sequencing primers.
Concentration: 500 μg/ml
Storage Conditions Storage Conditions: 10 mM Tris-HCl 1 mM EDTA
pH 8.0 @ 25°C
Storage Temperature: -20°C
Notes General notes:
Appropriate strains of E. coli containing the LITMUS 28i plasmid form blue colonies on X-gal plates; when a fragment is inserted in the polylinker, the colonies are white. Blue/white selection is best achieved by plating on a rich media (e.g. LB) supplemented with X-gal (40��g/ml) and IPTG (0.1 mM).
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*Use of this vector for RNA interference may require a license�from the Carnegie Institution of Washington. For further information, contact the Director of Administration and Finance at the Carnegie Institute of Washington at 1530 P Street, N.W., Washington�D.C., 20005-1910. Tel: 202-939-1118.