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Monitor Transriptional Activity With Fluorescent TF Reporter Lentivirus

Published On 01/17/2025 6:46 PM

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Transcription Factor & Signaling Pathway

The transcription signaling pathway is a vital cellular mechanism through which external and internal signals regulate gene expression. It involves a series of molecular interactions that activate or repress transcription of specific genes in response to stimuli:

1. Signal Reception:

Signals, such as hormones, growth factors, or stress, bind to specific cell-surface or intracellular receptors.


2. Signal Transduction:

Signal transduction pathways relay the signal from the receptor to the nucleus via intermediates like kinases, secondary messengers, or adaptor proteins.
Example: In the MAPK pathway, a cascade of kinases transmits the signal to transcription factors.


3. Transcription Factor Activation:

Transcription factors are proteins that regulate gene expression by binding to response elements. They act as activators or repressors of transcription.
Example:
NF-κB: Activates immune response genes.
p53: Regulates genes involved in cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.
Transcription factors are activated through phosphorylation, conformational changes, or ligand binding. This allows them to bind specific response elements in DNA.


4. DNA Binding and Transcriptional Regulation:

Activated transcription factors bind to response elements, which are short DNA sequences in the promoter or enhancer regions of target genes and serve as binding sites for transcription factors. This facilitates or inhibits the assembly of the transcriptional machinery, including RNA polymerase II.


5. Gene Expression:

RNA polymerase synthesizes mRNA from the DNA template. The mRNA is then translated into protein, mediating the cellular response to the original signal.
 

Example Pathway: NF-κB Signaling  >> NF-κB Reporter Lentivirus

1. Signal: Pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., TNF-α) bind to cell-surface receptors.
2. Transduction: The receptor activates the IKK complex, which phosphorylates IκB (an inhibitor of NF-κB).
3. Transcription Factor Activation: NF-κB is released and translocates to the nucleus.
4. Binding to Response Element: NF-κB binds to κB sites in DNA, initiating transcription of target genes.

 

Importance of Monitoring Transcriptional Activity

Understanding Cellular Responses:

Transcriptional activity reflects how cells respond to external and internal signals, such as hormones, stress, or environmental changes.Monitoring transcription reveals how cells adapt or malfunction in disease states.
 

Drug Discovery and Development:

Screening for compounds that modulate specific transcriptional pathways is a cornerstone of drug development. For example, identifying inhibitors of NF-κB activity can lead to treatments for inflammatory diseases and cancer.
 

Disease Mechanisms:

Aberrant transcriptional activity is a hallmark of many diseases, including cancer, autoimmune disorders, and metabolic syndromes. Monitoring transcriptional activity helps unravel the molecular underpinnings of these conditions.
- Cancer: Dysregulated TFs like p53 (tumor suppressor) or Myc (oncogene) contribute to uncontrolled cell growth and survival.
- Autoimmune Disorders: Overactivation of TFs like NF-κB can lead to chronic inflammation and autoimmune diseases.
- Neurodegenerative Diseases: Abnormal activity of TFs such as CREB is linked to cognitive disorders and Alzheimer’s disease.
- Metabolic Disorders: TFs like PPARs (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors) regulate lipid and glucose metabolism, and their dysregulation can lead to diabetes and obesity.

 

Transcription Factor (TF) Reporter Lentiviruses:


LipExoGen's Transcription Factor (TF) Reporter Lentiviruses are engineered tools that monitor transcriptional activity by integrating a DNA construct containing transcription factor response elements, a minimal promoter, and a reporter gene (e.g., GFP, RFP, or luciferase) into the host cell genome. Upon activation of the target signaling pathway, the corresponding transcription factor binds to the response elements, initiating reporter gene expression. The reporter output is then measured as fluorescence or luminescence, providing a real-time and quantitative readout of transcriptional activity. This stable integration allows long-term monitoring of transcriptional dynamics in various cell types, including dividing and non-dividing cells.

Lentiviral reporters offer several advantages, including stable genome integration for long-term studies, high sensitivity, and specificity through pathway-targeted response elements. They are versatile, effectively transducing a wide range of cell types, including primary and stem cells, which are typically hard to transfect. Additionally, these reporters enable real-time monitoring and quantitative analysis of transcriptional activity, with single-cell resolution using fluorescent markers or high-throughput screening using luminescent reporters. This makes them powerful tools for studying gene regulation, pathway dynamics, drug screening, and cellular responses under various conditions.

 

Why Choose Us?


Unrivaled Sensitivity – LipExoGen Reporter lentiviral particles are made using a novel vector platform based on the third generation system. The transcription factor’s response elements are arranged as DNA tandem repeats upstream of the minimal TATA promoter-driven reporter, and downstream of an optimized mini enhancer. When the signal pathway/TF is activated, the mini enhancer synergizes with TF binding to the response elements (up to 8 repeats in some products, depending on strength of reporter activation) to amplify expression of the fluorescent (GFP/RFP) or luciferase (Luc) reporter, with minimal enhancement of background. As a result, the reporter system provides a highly sensitive readout for signaling pathway or specific transcription factor activation in human and mouse cells.

Easily Establish Stable Reporter Cell Lines – The reporter lentiviral particles are ultra-purified and concentrated to high-titer by PEG purification and sucrose gradient centrifugation to allow for efficient transduction of difficult-to-transfect cells, including primary and/or freeze-thawed cells. Stable cell lines are easily generated through puromycin or blasticidin selection.

Discovery Made Easy – Signal pathway or specific transcription factor activity can be detected by fluorescence, making LipExoGen TF Reporter lentiviral particles more practical than traditional luciferase reporters and/or biochemical assays. Pathway/TF activation can be readout by flow cytometry or fluorescence microscopy in living cell cultures, providing more versatility in data acquisition for labs with different instruments.

Best Value – LipExoGen lentiviral particle products are made using optimized lentiviral vectors developed in-house, which allows us to provide the highest quality products while retaining competitive prices. These high-titer lentiviral particles feature a highly sensitive fluorescent reporter system which has been validated to read out the indicated transcription factor activity.

Completely Customizable – You can easily request a modified version of the lentiviral reporter, such as a dual-reporter or a different reporter not listed on our website, by contacting us.

 

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Symbol Product Name Cat No. 
Amino acid response (eIF2α/ATF4) pathway AARE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400033
Androgen receptor (AR) signaling pathway AnRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400041
JNK signaling pathway AP1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400017
NRF1/2 antioxidant pathway ARE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400016
ATF2/JNK Pathway ATF2 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
ATF4/Amino acid response ATF4 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400044
ATF6 ATF6 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400092
BMP Signaling Pathway BRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400070
C/EBP-α⋅PPAR signaling pathway C/EBP-α Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400054
C/EBP-β⋅PPAR signaling pathway C/EBP-β Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400029
CAR1 CARE Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
Cell cycle (phases) Cell Cycle Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400048
Carbohydrate metabolism (ChREBP/MLXIPL) ChoRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400040
CLEAR gene network CLEAR Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400053
cMYC c-MYC Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400006
cAMP/PKA pathway (CREB-1) CREB Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400013
CSL (CBF1/RBP-Jk) CSL Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
E2F transcription factors E2F Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400022
EGR1 EGR1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400079
Estrogen receptor (ER) signaling pathway ERE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400042
ERG ERG Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400090
ER stress response ESRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400031
Forkhead (FKH) Transcription Factors FKH Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400035
FOXA1/2 FOXA1/2 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
FOXC2 FOXC2 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400057
FOXC2 & ETS family members synergistic activity FOXC2/ETS Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
FOXD1 FOXD1 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
FOXF1/FARE FOXF1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400087
FOXH1/TARE FOXH1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400086
FOXK1 FOXK1 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
FOXM1 FOXM1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400055
FOXN1 FOXN1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400058
FOXO1/IRE FOXO1/IRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400036
FOXO3 FOXO3 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400037
FOXQ1 FOXQ1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400093
Farnesoid X receptor pathway FXRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400023
GAL4-DBD for PPI and two-hybrid assay GAL4 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400034
IFNγ/JAK/STAT1 pathway GAS Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400020
GATA3 GATA3 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400072
Calcium signaling GECI Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400050
GLI/Hedgehog pathway GLI Reporter Lentivirus (Hedgehog Pathway) BHV19400011
Nuclear hormone receptor pathway GRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400021
Hypoxia/HIF pathway (HIF-1α) HIF1a Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400005
Hypoxia/HIF pathway (HIF-2α) HIF2a Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400025
HNF1β HNF1β Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400074
HNF4α HNF4α Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
HOXA9 HOXA9 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400075
HOXB1 HOXB1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400076
Androgen Receptor (AR) Pathway (HOXB13) HOXB13 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400059
Heat shock response pathway (HSF-1) HSE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400008
IL-1 signaling pathway IL1RE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400085
IL-2 IL-2 Promoter Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
JAK/STAT pathway ISRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400019
KLF5 KLF5 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400088
LRH1 LRH1 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
LXR pathway LXRE Reporter Lentivirus (LXR) BHV19400030
MAF Signaling Pathway MARE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400062
MEF2 Transcription Factors MEF2 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400063
MITF MITF Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
Metal response pathway (MTF-1) MRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400038
MYB MYB Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400056
MyoD/Myogenic factors MyoD Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400045
NANOG NANOG Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400095
NeuroD1 NeuroD1 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
Calcium/NFAT pathway NFAT Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400001
NFE2 NFE2 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400064
NFκB (p65 homodimer) NFκB (p65) Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400065
NFκB signaling pathway NF-κB Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400002
NFκB and AP1 NFκB-AP1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400061
NKX2.5 NKX2.5 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400080
N-MYC N-MYC Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
Notch signaling pathway NOTCH Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400009
NPAS4 NPAS4 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
NR2F2 NR2F2 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400091
NR3C2 NR3C2 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
NUR/RXR NUR/RXR Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
NR4A1 NurRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400094
OCT4 OCT4 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
p52:RelB heterodimer p52:RelB Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
Apoptosis/p53 signaling pathway P53 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400007
PAX2 PAX2 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400082
PAX6 PAX6 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
PAX8 PAX8 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
Pit-1/PouF1 PitRE Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
PPARα PPAR-alpha Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400068
PPAR signaling pathway PPAR-gamma Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400027
PPARδ PPARδ Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400073
PPAR signaling pathway PPRE Reporter Lentivirus (Pan) BHV19400026
Progesterone Signaling Pathway PRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400069
PROP1 PROP1 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
PU.1 PU.1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400077
Pregnane X receptor (PXR) PXRE Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
RAR signaling pathway RARE/DR5 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400039
Internal Ctrl Renilla Luciferase Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400049
N/A Reporter Negative Control Lentivirus BHV19400066
N/A Reporter Positive Control Lentivirus BHV19400067
ROR transcription factors RORE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400028
RORα RORα Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
RORγt RORγt Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400060
RUNX1 RUNX1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400078
RXR signaling pathway RXRE/DR1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400043
SIX1 SIX1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400089
TGF-β signaling pathway SMAD2/3 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400012
SOX2 and OCT4 SOX2-OCT4 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400083
MAPK/ERK pathway SRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400024
Lipogenesis pathway (SREBP1) SREBP1 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400004
Lipogenesis pathway (SREBP2) SREBP2 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400018
STAT3 STAT3 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400003
STAT4 STAT4 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400051
STAT5 signaling pathway STAT5 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400014
STAT6 STAT6 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400052
Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) pathway T3RE/DR4 Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400046
T-bet T-bet Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400071
Wnt/β-catenin pathway TCF/LEF Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400010
Hippo signaling pathway (TEAD/YAP) TEAD Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400015
TOX1 TOX1 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
T-Pit & PitX1 T-Pit/PitX1 Reporter Lentivirus Available. Inquire Now
Unfolded protein response (UPR) UPRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400032
Vitamin D3 receptor (VDR) VDRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400081
Xenobiotic stress/AhR signaling pathway XRE Reporter Lentivirus BHV19400047
 
Reporters (Expressed by pathway activation)
Fluorescent GFP, RFP, BFP2
Luminescent FLuc, RLuc, secreted GLuc, red FLuc  
Enzymatic SEAP, β-Lactamase
Degradable d2GFP, d2RFP, Luc-CP
Dual GFP or RFP & FLuc
 
Selection Markers (Constitutively expressed)
Drug Resistance Puro, BSD, Hygromycin, Bleomycin
Fluorescent GFP, RFP, BFP2, GFP-P2A-Puro/BSD, RFP-P2A-Puro/BSD
 

Real-World Applications


Study Temporal Activation of Signaling Pathways

Make Stable Cell Lines & Detect Transcriptional Activity on Flow

Test Drugs & Monitor Transcriptional Activity In Vivo

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