Thekitalsoincludesanon-inducIBLefireflyluciferasevectorpremixedwithconstitutivelyexpressingRenillaluciferasevectorasanegativecontrol.Thenon-inducibleluciferasevectorcontainsafireflyluciferasegeneunderthecontrolofaminimalpromoter,butwithoutanyadditionalresponseelements.Thenegativecontroliscriticalfordeterminingpathway-specificeffectsandbackgroundluciferaseactivity.
MaterialsRequiredbutNotSupplied
•Mammaliancelllineandappropriatecellculturemedium
•96-welltissuecultureplateor96-welltissueculturetreatedwhiteclear-bottomassayplate(Corning#3610)
•Transfectionreagentformammaliancellline.[WeuseLipofectamine™2000(LifeTechnologies#11668027),however,othertransfectionreagentsshouldworkequallywell.]
•Opti-MEMIReducedSerumMedium(LifeTechnologies#31985-062)
•Dualluciferaseassaysystem:Dual-Glo®LuciferaseAssaySystem(Promega#E2920):Thissystemassayscellsdirectlyingrowthmedium.Itcanbeusedwithanyluminometer.Automatedinjectorsarenotrequired.ORDual-Luciferase®ReporterAssaySystem(Promega#E1910):Thissystemrequiresacelllysisstep.Itisidealforluminometerswithautomatedinjectors.
•Luminometer
Thesevectorsarereadyfortransienttransfection.TheyareNOTSUITABLEfortransformationandamplificationinbacteria.