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Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory

DNA Clones and Mouse Lines


Receptor Subunit cDNA Clones

The following cDNA clones are available from the lab, subject to acceptance of a material transfer agreement. Clones from species not listed here are not available. Please ask for clones explicitly by the number listed (requests just asking for "all xxx clones" will be significantly delayed). All clones come with sufficient information to enable the recipient to subclone them into their plasmid(s) of choice.
All enquiries and requests for DNA should be sent by e-mail to Jane Kubel.

Number Clone Description

Mouse Muscle nAChR
01 pBMA407 Mouse muscle (BC3H-1) nAChR α-subunit cDNA clone in pSP65
02 pBMB49 Mouse muscle (BC3H-1) nAChR β-subunit cDNA clone in pSP65
03 pBMG419E(4) Mouse muscle (BC3H-1) nAChR γ-subunit cDNA clone in pSP64
04 pBMD451 Mouse muscle (BC3H-1) nAChR δ-subunit cDNA clone in pSP65
21 pMME19 Mouse muscle nAChR ε-subunit cDNA clone in vector pBS SK (-)

Rat Neuronal nAChR
05 pHYP16 Rat neuronal nAChR α2 subunit cDNA clone in pSP65
06 pPCA48E(3) Rat neuronal nAChR α3 subunit cDNA clone in pSP65
07 pHYA23-1E(1) Rat neuronal nAChR α4-1 subunit cDNA clone in pSP64
08 pHIP424 Rat neuronal nAChR α4-2 subunit cDNA clone in pSP64
09 pPC1321 Rat neuronal nAChR α5 subunit cDNA clone in pSP64
25 pSN119 Rat neuronal nAChR α6 subunit cDNA clone in pBS SK(-)
20 pHIP306 Rat neuronal nAChR α7 subunit cDNA clone in pBS SK(-)
11 pPCX49 Rat neuronal nAChR β2 subunit cDNA clone in pSP65
12 pESD76 Rat neuronal nAChR β3 subunit cDNA clone in pSP64
13 pZPC13 Rat neuronal nAChR β4 subunit cDNA clone in pBS SK(-)

Rat non-neuronal nAChR
42 pOLF16b Rat nAChR α9 subunit cDNA clone in pBS KS (-)

Rat iGluR (non-NMDA)
14 p59/2 Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR1 (originally GluR-K1) in pBS SK(-)
63 GluR1flip Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR1(flip) in pBluescript (SK-)
15 pRB14 Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR2 in pBS SK(-)
69 pRB4 Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR2(flip) in pBluescript (SK-)
70 GluR2(Q)flop/pBlue Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR2(Q)flop in pBluescript (SK-)
71 GluR2(Q)flip/pBlue Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR2(Q)(flip) in pBluescript (SK-)
16 pRB312 Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR3 in PBS SK(-)
73 GluR3flip Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR3(flip) in pBluescript(SK-)
17 pK46 Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR4 in pBS SK(-)
18 pRB20 Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR5 in pBS SK(-)
19 pGluR6.3 Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR6 in pBS KS(+)
23 pGluR6-7 Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR7 (GluR7a) in pBS SK(-)
54 pCI-neo-GluR7b Rat iGluR cDNA clone GluR7b in pCI-neo
38 pKA1405 Rat iGluR cDNA clone KA1 in pBS SK(-)
39 pKA214 Rat iGluR subunit cDNA clone KA2 in pBS SK(-)
40 pD16 Rat glutamate receptor-related subunit cDNA clone GluR Delta1 in pBS SK(-)
41 p∆230 Rat glutamate receptor-related subunit cDNA clone GluR Delta2 in pBS SK(-)

Rat iGluR (NMDA)
30
Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR1-1a in pBS SK(-)
31
Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR1-1b in pBS SK(-)
32
Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR1-2a in pBS SK(-)
33
Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR1-2b in pBS SK(-)
34
Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR1-3a in pBS SK(-)
35
Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR1-3b in pBS SK(-)
36
Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR1-4a in pBS SK(-)
37
Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR1-4b in pBS SK(-)
26 pNR2A251 Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR2A in pBS SK(+)
27 pJS2B Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR2B in pBS SK(-)
28 pNMDAR2C4 Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR2C in pBS SK(+)
29 pNMDAR2D422 Rat NMDA R subunit cDNA clone NMDAR2D in pBS SK(+)

Misc.
24 pb5 8-1 Rat serotonin receptor subunit gene 5-HT3R-A in pBS KS (-)
51 RP13413∆ Rat metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR1a in pBS SK(-)
52 TM13.15 Rat metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR1c in pBS SK(-)


Mouse Lines

Mouse lines lacking the GluR5 and GluR6 kainate-selective iGluR subunits have been generated in the lab and described in published reports. These mice are or will shortly become available from The Jackson Laboratories.

GluR5 -/-; Contractor et al., (2000).
GluR5 (Q636R); Sailer et al., (1999).
GluR6 -/-; Mulle et al., (1998).