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From: Retroviral expression of human arginine decarboxylase reduces oxidative stress injury in mouse cortical astrocytes

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Construction and infection of recombinant retroviral vector containing the human arginine decarboxylase (hADC) gene. (A) hADC pLXSN vector map: hADC pLXSN includes the Col E1 origin of replication and E.coli Ampr gene for propagation and antibiotic selection. The 5' viral LTR in this vector contains promoter/enhancer sequences that control expression of the gene of interest in the multiple cloning site. The SV40 early promoter (PSV40e) controls expression of the neomycin resistance gene (Neor), which allows antibiotic selection in eukaryotic cells. (B) Genetic confirmation by restriction analysis: Lane 1, size marker; Lane 2, restriction enzyme digestion using EcoRI and XhoI; Lane 3, control hADC pLXSN. (C) RNA levels of hADC were verified by RT-PCR in PT67 cells and mouse cortical astrocytes (Astro) after hADC pLXSN infection. (D) Expression of hADC was validated by immunocytochemistry in hADC pLXSN-infected astrocytes. Scale bar = 50 μm.

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