• 20 ug / Standard ((DNA1060-STAN)) $ 1,500

• Name of plasmid: pLV-EF1a-human NIS-P2A-Puro
• Description: pHR' SIN-EF1a-hNIS-P2A-Puro plasmid DNA
• Amount of DNA: 20 ug
• Promoter: Elongation factor-1 alpha (EF1a) promoter for constitutive gene expression in numerous cell types, particularly in cells where other promoters are silenced. 
• Transgenes: Human sodium iodide symporter (hNIS) and puromycin resistance (Puro)
• Linker: Self-cleavage peptide P2A
• Proposed Use: For generation of lentiviral vector stocks encoding human NIS and puromycin resistance in a triple transfection protocol.

Plasmid Map:

Transgene Validation: HelaH1 cells were transduced with LV-EF1a-hNIS-P2A-Puro  and selected with puromycin. NIS mediated ¹²⁵I uptake was assayed in the presence or absence of KClO₄, a competitive inhibitor of iodine uptake.