pPROTet.

E 6xHN Vector Information PT3400-5

GenBank Accession No. Submission in progress. Sold as part of Catalog No. 631203

RBS
6xHN tag
Aat II Xho I EK site
(2080) (2151) MCS

Xba I (238)
PLtetO-1 Avr II (349)
I T1
III

Cmr
pPROTet.E
. kb II
Col E1
ori
t0

Sac I
(1279)
Spe I
pPROTet.E Promoter (1163)
–33 –10
1 tetO2 hexamer tetO2 hexamer
•
TCGAGTCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATTGACATCCCTATCAGTGATAGAGATACTGAGCACATCAGCAGGACGCACTGACCGAATTC
86 EcoR I
• RBS 6xHN tag
ATTAAAGAGGAGAAAGGTACCCATG GGT CAT AAT CAT AAT CAT AAT CAT AAT CAT AAT CAC AAC GGT GGA
Kpn I
156
• EK site
GAT GAC GAT GAC AAG –

pPROTet.E MCSs

171 pPROTet.E133 (reading frame 1): STOPS

•
GTG GTC GAC AAG CTT GGA TCC CTG CAG GCC TCA GGG CCC GAT CGA TGC GGC CGC TTA ATT AAT TAA TCT AGA
Sal I Hind III BamH I Pst I Apa I Pvu I Cla I+ Not I Pac I Ase I Xba I

171pPROTet.E33 (reading frame , * indicates added base): STOPS

•
*
GGT GGT CGA CAA GCT TGG ATC CCT GCA GGC CTC AGG GCC CGA TCG ATG CGG CCG CTT AAT TAA TTA ATC TAG A
Sal I Hind III BamH I Pst I Apa I Pvu I Cla I+ Not I Pac I Ase I Xba I

171 pPROTet.E333 (reading frame 3, * indicates deleted base): STOPS

•
G*GG TCG ACA AGC TTG GAT CCC TGC AGG CCT CAG GGC CCG ATC GAT GCG GCC GCT TAA TTA ATT AAT CTA GA
Sal I Hind III BamH I Pst I Apa I Pvu I Cla I+ Not I Pac I Ase I Xba I

Restriction Map and Promoter/MCS of the pPROTet.E 6xHN Vectors. All restriction sites shown are unique. The promoter
region (bases 1–170) is common to all three vectors.

Notes:
• The attached sequence file and the numbering of the map above are for pPROTet.E133. pPROTet.E133 is one base shorter
than pPROTet.E233 and one base longer than pPROTet.E333, as indicated by the asterisks (*) in the MCS diagrams.
• DNA methylation inhibits digestion at the Cla I site (+) in all three vectors. If you wish to use this site to construct new
vectors, propagate these vectors in a dam– strain.
• The pPROTet.E333-lacZ Control Vector was constructed by cloning the lacZ gene into pPROTet.E333 at the Hind III and
Pst I sites.

(PR38331; published 21 August 2003)

pPROTet.E 6xHN Vector Information

Description:
The pPROTet.E 6xHN vectors, part of the Pro™ Bacterial Expression System (1–4), are highly inducible, tetracycline-
regulated bacterial expression vectors available in three reading frames (see sequence on page 1). These vectors
contain three modules separated by unique Aat II, Xba I, and Sac I sites to allow for the creation of other vectors by
substituting for individual modules.
• Module I (Aat II–Xba I):
Contains the novel hybrid PLtetO-1 promoter, a ribosome binding site (RBS), a 6xHN affinity tag, an enterokinase
(EK) site for removal of the 6xHN affinity tag following protein expression, and a multiple cloning site (MCS). The
PLtetO-1 promoter takes advantage of the high expression levels from the PL promoter of phage λ, but has had the
lambda repressor sites replaced with two copies of operator 2 of the Tn10 tetracycline resistance operon. This
new promoter is thus tightly repressed by the Tet repressor protein and induced in response to tetracycline (Tc)
and Tc derivatives such as anhydrotetracycline (aTc, Cat. No. 631310), allowing quantitative control of expres-
sion over a wide range. Unique EcoR I and Kpn I sites are also located near the RBS to allow cloning upstream
or downstream of the RBS, respectively.
• Module II (Xba I–Sac I):
Contains the Col E1 origin of replication and the T1 and t0 transcription termination sequences.
• Module III (Sac I–Aat II):
Contains the chloramphenicol resistance gene (Cmr).

Use:
The PROTet.E 6xHN Vectors combine a highly-inducible, tightly-regulated, novel hybrid regulatory unit with a high-
copy replication origin to deliver a 2,500-fold range of expression. Gene expression is induced from these vectors in
response to the presence of Tc or aTc. The extensive MCS allows cloning at a variety of restriction sites in different
frames relative to the RBS and 6xHN tag. The 6xHN epitope is specifically designed to permit rapid and efficient
purification of expressed proteins using IMAC resins such as TALON® resin. pPROTet.E 6xHN Vectors can be used
with our PROLar Vectors, which contain a different promoter, for simultaneous expression of two independently
regulated genes of interest in the same cell.

Location of Features:
• PLtetO-1 hybrid promoter/operator: 6–79
• 5' PROTet Seq Primer binding site: 57–78
• Ribosome binding site: 87–100
• Start codon: 108–110
• 6xHN epitope tag sequence: 114–149
• Enterokinase cleavage site: 156–170
• T1 transcription termination sequence: 243–347
• 3' PROTet Seq Primer binding site: 355–372
• Col E1 origin of replication: 496–1095
• t0 transcription termination sequence: 1168–1273
• Chloramphenicol resistance gene (Cmr): 1289–1948
Propagation in E. coli:
• Suitable host strains: DH5αPRO and BL21PRO
• Selectable marker: plasmid confers resistance to chloramphenicol (34 µg/ml) on E. coli hosts
• E. coli replication origin: Col E1
• Copy number: high

References:
1. Lutz, R. & Bujard, H. (1997) Nucleic Acids Res. 25(6):1203–1210.
2. PRO Bacterial Expression System (1997) Clontechniques XII(4):6–8.
3. PRO Inducible Bacterial Expression System (1998) Clontechniques XIII(4):18–19.
4. PROTet 6xHN Bacterial Expression System (1999) Clontechniques XIV(4):24–25.

Note: The attached sequence file has been compiled from information in the sequence databases, published literature,
and other sources, together with partial sequences obtained by Clontech. This vector has not been completely
sequenced.
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