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pcDNA3 Venus-Akaluc (#RDB15781)

Expression vector of Akaluc luciferase.


Drawn by SnapGene® software
Sequence information
(Assembled from experimentally sequenced data)		 GenBank Flat File Format
SnapGene file
Publication Iwano, S., Science 359 (6378): 935-939 (2018). PMID 29472486. [link to RRC of NBRP]
Publication Miyawaki, A., Patent publication WO 2018/038248 A1. [link to RRC of NBRP]
Test sheet Data Sheet 
 
Clone info. Expression vector of Akaluc luciferase.
Comment The following 2 commercial compounds have been demonstrated to be well catalyzed by Akaluc in vivo:
(1) TokeOni (AkaLumine-HCl), Sigma-Aldrich. Product No.: 808350.
(2) AkaLumine-HCl, Wako Pure Chemical Industry. Product No.: 012-26701, 018-26703.
Patent application PCT/JP2017/030491 submitted by RIKEN that covers the creation and use of Akaluc.
Vector backbone pcDNA3 (Plasmid)
Selectable markers Amp^r (E. coli), Neo^r (mammalian cells).
Growth conditions 37C, LB + Amp
Gene/insert name firefly (Photinus pyralis) luciferase cDNA
Reference of insert sequence LC320664 (DDBJ accession number)
Depositor|Developer Miyawaki, Atsushi |

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Iwano, S. et al., Science 359 (6378): 935-939 (2018).
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2. The RECIPIENT’s Scientist agrees not to transfer the BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE and its derivatives to any third party including any resource centers without the prior written consent of DEPOSITOR.
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Iwano, S. et al., Science 359 (6378): 935-939 (2018).
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RDB15781 pcDNA3 Venus-Akaluc DNA solution JPY 9,460 (not-for-profit academic purpose)
plus cost of shipping containers, dry ice (if required) and shipping charge

How to cite this biological resource

Materials & Methods section:

The pcDNA3 Venus-Akaluc was provided by the RIKEN BRC through the National BioResource Project of the MEXT, Japan (cat. RDB15781).

Reference section:

Iwano, S., Sugiyama, M., Hama, H., Watakabe, A., Hasegawa, N., Kuchimaru, T., Tanaka, K.Z., Takahashi, M., Ishida, Y., Hata, J., Shimozono, S., Namiki, K., Fukano, T., Kiyama, M., Okano, H., Kizaka-Kondoh, S., McHugh, T.J., Yamamori, T., Hioki, H., Maki, S., Miyawaki, A., Single-cell bioluminescence imaging of deep tissue in freely moving animals. Science 359 (6378): 935-939 (2018). PMID 29472486. [link to RRC of NBRP]
Miyawaki, A., Iwano, S., Modified luciferase. Patent publication WO 2018/038248 A1. [link to RRC of NBRP]

Further references such as user reports and related articles (go to bottom)

References

Original, user report and related articles

original Iwano, S., Single-cell bioluminescence imaging of deep tissue in freely moving animals. Science 359 (6378): 935-939 (2018). PMID 29472486. [link to RRC of NBRP]
original Miyawaki, A., Modified luciferase. Patent publication WO 2018/038248 A1. [link to RRC of NBRP]
reference Nasu, Y., Unnaturally aglow with a bright inner light. Science 359 (6378): 868-869 (2018). PMID 29472468. [link to Journal]
reference Kuchimaru, T., A luciferin analogue generating near-infrared bioluminescence achieves highly sensitive deep-tissue imaging. Nat. Commun. 7: 11856 (2016). PMID 27297211. [link to Journal]
reference Iwano, S., Development of simple firefly luciferin analogs emitting blue, green, red, and near-infrared biological window light. Tetrahedron 69 (19): 3847-3856 (2013). [link to Journal]
user_report Hattori, M., Creating coveted bioluminescence colors for simultaneous multi-color bioimaging. Sci. Adv. 11 (4): eadp4750 (2025). PMID 39841832. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Ando, K., A screen for regeneration-associated silencer regulatory elements in zebrafish. Dev. Cell 59 (5): 676-691.e5 (2024). PMID 38290519. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Otomo, K., descSPIM: an affordable and easy-to-build light-sheet microscope optimized for tissue clearing techniques. Nat. Commun. 15 (1): 4941 (2024). PMID 38866781. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Yamaguchi, D., Near-infrared in vivo imaging system for dynamic visualization of lung-colonizing bacteria in mouse pneumonia. Microbiol. Spectr. 12 (11): e0082824 (2024). PMID 39287455. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Yamamoto, K., In vivo imaging identified efficient antimicrobial treatment against Mycobacterium marinum infection in mouse footpads. Sci. Rep. 14 (1): 24343 (2024). PMID 39420066. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Oka, T., Ablation of p57+ Quiescent Cancer Stem Cells Suppresses Recurrence after Chemotherapy of Intestinal Tumors. Cancer Res. 83 (9): 1393-1409 (2023). PMID 36880956. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Nakashiba, T., Development of two mouse strains conditionally expressing bright luciferases with distinct emission spectra as new tools for in vivo imaging. Lab. Anim. (NY) 52 (10): 247-257 (2023). PMID 37679611. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Tanaka, Y., Mature human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes promote angiogenesis through alpha-B crystallin. Stem Cell Res. Ther. 14 (1): 240 (2023). PMID 37679796. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Ito, A., Akaluc/AkaLumine bioluminescence system enables highly sensitive, non-invasive and temporal monitoring of gene expression in Drosophila. Commun. Biol. 6 (1): 1270 (2023). PMID 38097812. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Amadeo, F., Firefly luciferase offers superior performance to AkaLuc for tracking the fate of administered cell therapies. Eur. J. Nucl. Med. Mol. Imaging 49 (3): 796-808 (2022). PMID 34313817. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Sugimoto, N., Production and nonclinical evaluation of an autologous iPSC-derived platelet product for the iPLAT1 clinical trial. Blood Adv. 2022 Sep 23:bloodadvances.2022008512. PMID 36149941. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Shono, Y., Protection of liver sinusoids by intravenous administration of human Muse cells in a rat extra-small partial liver transplantation model. Am. J. Transplant. 21 (6): 2025-2039 (2021). PMID 33350582. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Kayamori, K., DHODH inhibition synergizes with DNA-demethylating agents in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes. Blood Adv. 5 (2): 438-450 (2021). PMID 33496740. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Gaspar, N., Evaluation of NanoLuc substrates for bioluminescence imaging of transferred cells in mice. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B. 216: 112128 (2021). PMID 33529963. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Zambito, G., Evaluating Brightness and Spectral Properties of Click Beetle and Firefly Luciferases Using Luciferin Analogues: Identification of Preferred Pairings of Luciferase and Substrate for In Vivo Bioluminescence Imaging. Mol. Imaging Biol. 22 (6): 1523-1531 (2020). PMID 32926287. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Hikita, T., In vivo imaging of long-term accumulation of cancer-derived exosomes using a BRET-based reporter. Sci. Rep. 10 (1): 16616 (2020). PMID 33024173. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Zhong, C., Efficacy of the novel tubulin polymerization inhibitor PTC-028 for myelodysplastic syndrome. Cancer Sci. 111 (12): 4336-4347 (2020). PMID 33037737. [link to RRC of NBRP]
user_report Bozec, D., Akaluc bioluminescence offers superior sensitivity to track in vivo glioma expansion. Neurooncol. Adv. 2 (1): vdaa134 (2020). PMID 33241215. [link to RRC of NBRP]