PDGFRB (plateletderived growth factor receptor alpha), also known as CD140b and PDGFR1, is a single-pass type I transmembrane glycoprotein in the CSF-1/PDGF receptor subfamily of the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) family. Like other family members, PDGFRB contains 5 immunoglobulinlike (Ig) domains in the extracellular region and a tyrosine kinase domain in the intracellular region. PDGFRB and its closely related homolog PDGFRA can form homo or heterodimeric receptors when engaged by disulfidelinked dimers of the PDGF family of growth factors, including PDGF-A, B, C or D, or the heterodimer PDGFAB that is mainly found in human platelets. PDGFRB plays an essential role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, survival, differentiation, chemotaxis and migration. PDGFRB is also required for normal development of the cardiovascular system including blood vessel by promoting proliferation, migration and recruitment of pericytes and smooth muscle cells to endothelial cells. PDGFRB is important for normal formation of a branched network of capillaries in kidney glomeruli. PDGFRB promotes rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton and the formation of membrane ruffles. Binding of its cognate ligands, such ashomodimeric PDGFB, heterodimers formed by PDGFA and PDGFB or homodimeric PDGFD, leads to the activation of several signaling cascades. A translocation between chromosomes 5 and 12, that fuses the PDGFRB gene to that of the translocation, ETV6, leukemia gene, results in chronic myeloproliferative disorder with eosinophilia.
Gene Symbol: CD140B; PDGFRB; PDGFR1; PDGF-R-beta; IMF1; KOGS; IBGC4; JTK12; PDGFR; PENTT; PDGFR-1
NCBI Gene ID: 5159
Uniprot Entry: P09619
Construct Details: Full length human PDGFRB/CD140b gene is subcloned into the Lentiviral expression vector pLTC with an upstream CMV promoter with or without a selection marker, which can be used for both transient and stable expression in mammalian cells. It can be co-transfected with the LentiPAK DNA mix (SKU# LP-001) into HEK293 cells to produce high titer lentiviral particles.
Vector Type: pLTC or pLTC-IRES-Marker (lentiviral expression vector containing a heterologous CMV promoter with/without a selection marker, see the vector map above)
Gene Insert Sequence:
ATGCGGCTTCCGGGTGCGATGCCAGCTCTGGCCCTCAAAGGCGAGCTGCTGTTGCTGTCTCTCCTGTTAC
TTCTGGAACCACAGATCTCTCAGGGCCTGGTCGTCACACCCCCGGGGCCAGAGCTTGTCCTCAATGTCTC
CAGCACCTTCGTTCTGACCTGCTCGGGTTCAGCTCCGGTGGTGTGGGAACGGATGTCCCAGGAGCCCCCA
CAGGAAATGGCCAAGGCCCAGGATGGCACCTTCTCCAGCGTGCTCACACTGACCAACCTCACTGGGCTAG
ACACGGGAGAATACTTTTGCACCCACAATGACTCCCGTGGACTGGAGACCGATGAGCGGAAACGGCTCTA
CATCTTTGTGCCAGATCCCACCGTGGGCTTCCTCCCTAATGATGCCGAGGAACTATTCATCTTTCTCACG
GAAATAACTGAGATCACCATTCCATGCCGAGTAACAGACCCACAGCTGGTGGTGACACTGCACGAGAAGA
AAGGGGACGTTGCACTGCCTGTCCCCTATGATCACCAACGTGGCTTTTCTGGTATCTTTGAGGACAGAAG
CTACATCTGCAAAACCACCATTGGGGACAGGGAGGTGGATTCTGATGCCTACTATGTCTACAGACTCCAG
GTGTCATCCATCAACGTCTCTGTGAACGCAGTGCAGACTGTGGTCCGCCAGGGTGAGAACATCACCCTCA
TGTGCATTGTGATCGGGAATGAGGTGGTCAACTTCGAGTGGACATACCCCCGCAAAGAAAGTGGGCGGCT
GGTGGAGCCGGTGACTGACTTCCTCTTGGATATGCCTTACCACATCCGCTCCATCCTGCACATCCCCAGT
GCCGAGTTAGAAGACTCGGGGACCTACACCTGCAATGTGACGGAGAGTGTGAATGACCATCAGGATGAAA
AGGCCATCAACATCACCGTGGTTGAGAGCGGCTACGTGCGGCTCCTGGGAGAGGTGGGCACACTACAATT
TGCTGAGCTGCATCGGAGCCGGACACTGCAGGTAGTGTTCGAGGCCTACCCACCGCCCACTGTCCTGTGG
TTCAAAGACAACCGCACCCTGGGCGACTCCAGCGCTGGCGAAATCGCCCTGTCCACGCGCAACGTGTCGG
AGACCCGGTATGTGTCAGAGCTGACACTGGTTCGCGTGAAGGTGGCAGAGGCTGGCCACTACACCATGCG
GGCCTTCCATGAGGATGCTGAGGTCCAGCTCTCCTTCCAGCTACAGATCAATGTCCCTGTCCGAGTGCTG
GAGCTAAGTGAGAGCCACCCTGACAGTGGGGAACAGACAGTCCGCTGTCGTGGCCGGGGCATGCCCCAGC
CGAACATCATCTGGTCTGCCTGCAGAGACCTCAAAAGGTGTCCACGTGAGCTGCCGCCCACGCTGCTGGG
GAACAGTTCCGAAGAGGAGAGCCAGCTGGAGACTAACGTGACGTACTGGGAGGAGGAGCAGGAGTTTGAG
GTGGTGAGCACACTGCGTCTGCAGCACGTGGATCGGCCACTGTCGGTGCGCTGCACGCTGCGCAACGCTG
TGGGCCAGGACACGCAGGAGGTCATCGTGGTGCCACACTCCTTGCCCTTTAAGGTGGTGGTGATCTCAGC
CATCCTGGCCCTGGTGGTGCTCACCATCATCTCCCTTATCATCCTCATCATGCTTTGGCAGAAGAAGCCA
CGTTACGAGATCCGATGGAAGGTGATTGAGTCTGTGAGCTCTGACGGCCATGAGTACATCTACGTGGACC
CCATGCAGCTGCCCTATGACTCCACGTGGGAGCTGCCGCGGGACCAGCTTGTGCTGGGACGCACCCTCGG
CTCTGGGGCCTTTGGGCAGGTGGTGGAGGCCACGGCTCATGGCCTGAGCCATTCTCAGGCCACGATGAAA
GTGGCCGTCAAGATGCTTAAATCCACAGCCCGCAGCAGTGAGAAGCAAGCCCTTATGTCGGAGCTGAAGA
TCATGAGTCACCTTGGGCCCCACCTGAACGTGGTCAACCTGTTGGGGGCCTGCACCAAAGGAGGACCCAT
CTATATCATCACTGAGTACTGCCGCTACGGAGACCTGGTGGACTACCTGCACCGCAACAAACACACCTTC
CTGCAGCACCACTCCGACAAGCGCCGCCCGCCCAGCGCGGAGCTCTACAGCAATGCTCTGCCCGTTGGGC
TCCCCCTGCCCAGCCATGTGTCCTTGACCGGGGAGAGCGACGGTGGCTACATGGACATGAGCAAGGACGA
GTCGGTGGACTATGTGCCCATGCTGGACATGAAAGGAGACGTCAAATATGCAGACATCGAGTCCTCCAAC
TACATGGCCCCTTACGATAACTACGTTCCCTCTGCCCCTGAGAGGACCTGCCGAGCAACTTTGATCAACG
AGTCTCCAGTGCTAAGCTACATGGACCTCGTGGGCTTCAGCTACCAGGTGGCCAATGGCATGGAGTTTCT
GGCCTCCAAGAACTGCGTCCACAGAGACCTGGCGGCTAGGAACGTGCTCATCTGTGAAGGCAAGCTGGTC
AAGATCTGTGACTTTGGCCTGGCTCGAGACATCATGCGGGACTCGAATTACATCTCCAAAGGCAGCACCT
TTTTGCCTTTAAAGTGGATGGCTCCGGAGAGCATCTTCAACAGCCTCTACACCACCCTGAGCGACGTGTG
GTCCTTCGGGATCCTGCTCTGGGAGATCTTCACCTTGGGTGGCACCCCTTACCCAGAGCTGCCCATGAAC
GAGCAGTTCTACAATGCCATCAAACGGGGTTACCGCATGGCCCAGCCTGCCCATGCCTCCGACGAGATCT
ATGAGATCATGCAGAAGTGCTGGGAAGAGAAGTTTGAGATTCGGCCCCCCTTCTCCCAGCTGGTGCTGCT
TCTCGAGAGACTGTTGGGCGAAGGTTACAAAAAGAAGTACCAGCAGGTGGATGAGGAGTTTCTGAGGAGT
GACCACCCAGCCATCCTTCGGTCCCAGGCCCGCTTGCCTGGGTTCCATGGCCTCCGATCTCCCCTGGACA
CCAGCTCCGTCCTCTATACTGCCGTGCAGCCCAATGAGGGTGACAACGACTATATCATCCCCCTGCCTGA
CCCCAAACCCGAGGTTGCTGACGAGGGCCCACTGGAGGGTTCCCCCAGCCTAGCCAGCTCCACCCTGAAT
GAAGTCAACACCTCCTCAACCATCTCCTGTGACAGCCCCCTGGAGCCCCAGGACGAACCAGAGCCAGAGC
CCCAGCTTGAGCTCCAGGTGGAGCCGGAGCCAGAGCTGGAACAGTTGCCGGATTCGGGGTGCCCTGCGCC
TCGGGCGGAAGCAGAGGATAGCTTCCTGTAG
Formulation: Lentivector encoded and pre-packaged viral particles (typical titer 106 - 107 IFU/ml) in the conditional medium (serum-free) from HEK293 cells that have been transfected with the lentivector gene clone and the LentiPAK DNA mix
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Pre-packaged lentiviral particles are most advanced gene delivery tools. Each particles contain a fully sequence verified target gene and are psudotyped with the VSV-G glycoprotein, ready for transduction into into a wide range of cell types including hard-to-transfect primary cells and non-dividing cells. They are supplied in 1-mL aliquot(s) of the serum-/antibiotic-free solution suitable for both in vitro and in vivo delivery. They are produced in HEK293 packaging cells with a typical titer of ≥107 IFU/ml using our optimized LentPAKTM packaging system. The lentiviral particles can be used to transduce subconfluent target cells. Depending on your purpose, you may choose a specific multiplicity of infection (MOI) or test a range of MOIs to determine which gives you the desired results. Transduction can be enhanced by the addition of polybrene, also known as hexadimethrine bromide (typically at 8-10 μg/ml).
Quick Protocol for Transduction
Day 1. Seeding Target Cells
For an example, plate target cells in a 10 cm plate at a density of 1 - 5x 105 cells/ml that will produce approximately 60% confluency in 24 hours.
Note: other size plates can also be used depending on the nature of your experiment. Adjust the reagent amount according to Table 1
Table 1. Seeding Density of Target Cells (1 day prior to transduction)
Vessel Type |
Seeding Density |
Volume of Media |
10-cm dish |
1 – 5 x 106 |
10 mL |
6-well plate |
0.3 – 1 x 106 |
2 mL/well |
12-well plate |
0.15 – 0.5 x 106 |
1 mL/well |
24-well plate |
0.6 – 2 x 105 |
0.5 mL/well |
96-well plate |
1 – 4 x 104 |
0.1 mL/well |
Day 2. Transduction
Remove the growth media from the dish/plate prepared the day before. Replace with 1/2 volume of culture medium containing desired amount of lentiviral particles (at 2 to 20 MOI). For example, add 4.5 mL of growth medium and 0.5 mL of Lentiviral particles, or simply add 5 mL of Lentiviral particles (for a low titer viral preparation or a high MOI transduction). Add polybrene directly to the media on the target cells at 8 μg/ml. Mix by gentle swirling.
Incubate at 37°C with 5% CO2 for 4 - 24 hours, then replace the transduction medium with right amount of growth medium according to table 1 (for example 10 mL for 10-cm dish). Culture the cells for 48 – 72 hours, and transduced cells are ready for downstream analyses.
Note: Adjust volumes accordingly for transduction of other plate types. For example, add 1 ml of growth medium and lentiviral particle mixture for 6-well plate, 0.5 ml for 12-well and 0.25 mL for 24-well except for 96 well, in which 100 μl should be used. The change of transduction medium is often unnecessary with our pre-packaged lentiviral particles. Simply culture cells for 3-4 days before analysis.
The virus-containing media can be changed in as short as 4 hours after transduction if toxicity of the lentiviral transduction is a concern. Normally reverse transcription and genome integration of the lentivector takes place within 24-36 hours. With our ready-to-use, prepackaged lentiviral particles, the change of media is often unnecessary. The transduction process can be ongoing for 2 - 6 days without significant impact on cell growth/viability. The transduction process can also be repeated if desired. For a lentivector with a fluorescent reporter (such as GFP), FACS can be used to enrich for cells that express GFP. If it contains a drug selectable marker, follow the protocol for the particular drug. For example, puromycin selection is usually carried out at 1-10 μg/mL, depending on the target cells’ sensitivity
Important Safety Information
With the safety features in place, our lentiviral vectors and viral particles can be employed in standard Biosafety Level 2 tissue culture facilities and should be treated with the same level of caution as any other potentially infectious agent. Any investigator who purchases our lentiviral/retroviral products & services is responsible for following Biosafety Level 2 requirements on the handling of viral particles. For more information on Biosafety Level 2 agents and practices, please refer to NIH’s “Biosafety Considerations for Research with Lentiviral Vectors”.
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