Human KLB/BKL/beta-Klotho Lentivirus, Full-length Gene in Lentivector, Pre-packaged Lentiviral Particles
KLB /BKL(beta-klotho) is a single-pass, type III transmembrane protein that belongs to a the Klotho subfamily of the glycosyl hydrolase 1 family. KLB contains 2 glycosyl hydrolase 1 regions in the extracellular domain (ECD) and may have weak glycosidase activity towards glucuronylated steroids. However, KLB lacks essential active site Glu residues at positions 241 and 889. KLB may contribute to the repression of expression of cholesterol 7-alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1), the rate-limiting enzyme in bile acid synthesis. KLB interacts with FGFR1 and FGFR4 and enhances their abilities to bind FGF21. KLB also directly interacts with FGF19 and FGF21. KLB is preferentially expression in fat and liver and may be involved in carbohydrate metabolism.
Gene Symbol: KLB; BKL; betaKlotho; beta-Klotho; klotho beta; b-Klotho
NCBI Gene ID: 125831
Uniprot Entry: Q86Z14
Construct Details: Full length human KLB/betaKlotho gene is subcloned into the Lentiviral expression vector pLTC with an upstream CMV promoter and with or without an antibiotic 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. Multiple choices of antibiotic selection marker are available.
Vector Type: pLTC or pLTC-IRES-Marker (lentiviral expression vector containing a heterologous CMV promoter +/- a selection marker, see the vector map above)
Gene Insert Size: 3135 (bp)
Gene Insert Sequence:
ATGAAGCCAGGCTGTGCGGCAGGATCTCCAGGGAATGAATGGATTTTCTTCAGCACTGATGAAATAACCA
CACGCTATAGGAATACAATGTCCAACGGGGGATTGCAAAGATCTGTCATCCTGTCAGCACTTATTCTGCT
ACGAGCTGTTACTGGATTCTCTGGAGATGGAAGAGCTATATGGTCTAAAAATCCTAATTTTACTCCGGTA
AATGAAAGTCAGCTGTTTCTCTATGACACTTTCCCTAAAAACTTTTTCTGGGGTATTGGGACTGGAGCAT
TGCAAGTGGAAGGGAGTTGGAAGAAGGATGGAAAAGGACCTTCTATATGGGATCATTTCATCCACACACA
CCTTAAAAATGTCAGCAGCACGAATGGTTCCAGTGACAGTTATATTTTTCTGGAAAAAGACTTATCAGCC
CTGGATTTTATAGGAGTTTCTTTTTATCAATTTTCAATTTCCTGGCCAAGGCTTTTCCCCGATGGAATAG
TAACAGTTGCCAACGCAAAAGGTCTGCAGTACTACAGTACTCTTCTGGACGCTCTAGTGCTTAGAAACAT
TGAACCTATAGTTACTTTATACCACTGGGATTTGCCTTTGGCACTACAAGAAAAATATGGGGGGTGGAAA
AATGATACCATAATAGATATCTTCAATGACTATGCCACATACTGTTTCCAGATGTTTGGGGACCGTGTCA
AATATTGGATTACAATTCACAACCCATATCTAGTGGCTTGGCATGGGTATGGGACAGGTATGCATGCCCC
TGGAGAGAAGGGAAATTTAGCAGCTGTCTACACTGTGGGACACAACTTGATCAAGGCTCACTCGAAAGTT
TGGCATAACTACAACACACATTTCCGCCCACATCAGAAGGGTTGGTTATCGATCACGTTGGGATCTCATT
GGATCGAGCCAAACCGGTCGGAAAACACGATGGATATATTCAAATGTCAACAATCCATGGTTTCTGTGCT
TGGATGGTTTGCCAACCCTATCCATGGGGATGGCGACTATCCAGAGGGGATGAGAAAGAAGTTGTTCTCC
GTTCTACCCATTTTCTCTGAAGCAGAGAAGCATGAGATGAGAGGCACAGCTGATTTCTTTGCCTTTTCTT
TTGGACCCAACAACTTCAAGCCCCTAAACACCATGGCTAAAATGGGACAAAATGTTTCACTTAATTTAAG
AGAAGCGCTGAACTGGATTAAACTGGAATACAACAACCCTCGAATCTTGATTGCTGAGAATGGCTGGTTC
ACAGACAGTCGTGTGAAAACAGAAGACACCACGGCCATCTACATGATGAAGAATTTCCTCAGCCAGGTGC
TTCAAGCAATAAGGTTAGATGAAATACGAGTGTTTGGTTATACTGCCTGGTCTCTCCTGGATGGCTTTGA
ATGGCAGGATGCTTACACCATCCGCCGAGGATTATTTTATGTGGATTTTAACAGTAAACAGAAAGAGCGG
AAACCTAAGTCTTCAGCACACTACTACAAACAGATCATACGAGAAAATGGTTTTTCTTTAAAAGAGTCCA
CGCCAGATGTGCAGGGCCAGTTTCCCTGTGACTTCTCCTGGGGTGTCACTGAATCTGTTCTTAAGCCCGA
GTCTGTGGCTTCGTCCCCACAGTTCAGCGATCCTCATCTGTACGTGTGGAACGCCACTGGCAACAGACTG
TTGCACCGAGTGGAAGGGGTGAGGCTGAAAACACGACCCGCTCAATGCACAGATTTTGTAAACATCAAAA
AACAACTTGAGATGTTGGCAAGAATGAAAGTCACCCACTACCGGTTTGCTCTGGATTGGGCCTCGGTCCT
TCCCACTGGCAACCTGTCCGCGGTGAACCGACAGGCCCTGAGGTACTACAGGTGCGTGGTCAGTGAGGGG
CTGAAGCTTGGCATCTCCGCGATGGTCACCCTGTATTATCCGACCCACGCCCACCTAGGCCTCCCCGAGC
CTCTGTTGCATGCCGACGGGTGGCTGAACCCATCGACGGCCGAGGCCTTCCAGGCCTACGCTGGGCTGTG
CTTCCAGGAGCTGGGGGACCTGGTGAAGCTCTGGATCACCATCAACGAGCCTAACCGGCTAAGTGACATC
TACAACCGCTCTGGCAACGACACCTACGGGGCGGCGCACAACCTGCTGGTGGCCCACGCCCTGGCCTGGC
GCCTCTACGACCGGCAGTTCAGGCCCTCACAGCGCGGGGCCGTGTCGCTGTCGCTGCACGCGGACTGGGC
GGAACCCGCCAACCCCTATGCTGACTCGCACTGGAGGGCGGCCGAGCGCTTCCTGCAGTTCGAGATCGCC
TGGTTCGCCGAGCCGCTCTTCAAGACCGGGGACTACCCCGCGGCCATGAGGGAATACATTGCCTCCAAGC
ACCGACGGGGGCTTTCCAGCTCGGCCCTGCCGCGCCTCACCGAGGCCGAAAGGAGGCTGCTCAAGGGCAC
GGTCGACTTCTGCGCGCTCAACCACTTCACCACTAGGTTCGTGATGCACGAGCAGCTGGCCGGCAGCCGC
TACGACTCGGACAGGGACATCCAGTTTCTGCAGGACATCACCCGCCTGAGCTCCCCCACGCGCCTGGCTG
TGATTCCCTGGGGGGTGCGCAAGCTGCTGCGGTGGGTCCGGAGGAACTACGGCGACATGGACATTTACAT
CACCGCCAGTGGCATCGACGACCAGGCTCTGGAGGATGACCGGCTCCGGAAGTACTACCTAGGGAAGTAC
CTTCAGGAGGTGCTGAAAGCATACCTGATTGATAAAGTCAGAATCAAAGGCTATTATGCATTCAAACTGG
CTGAAGAGAAATCTAAACCCAGATTTGGATTCTTCACATCTGATTTTAAAGCTAAATCCTCAATACAATT
TTACAACAAAGTGATCAGCAGCAGGGGCTTCCCTTTTGAGAACAGTAGTTCTAGATGCAGTCAGACCCAA
GAAAATACAGAGTGCACTGTCTGCTTATTCCTTGTGCAGAAGAAACCACTGATATTCCTGGGTTGTTGCT
TCTTCTCCACCCTGGTTCTACTCTTATCAATTGCCATTTTTCAAAGGCAGAAGAGAAGAAAGTTTTGGAA
AGCAAAAAACTTACAACACATACCATTAAAGAAAGGCAAGAGAGTTGTTAGCTAA
Formulation: pre-packaged viral particles in the conditional medium (serum-free) from HEK293 cells (typical titer 106 - 107 IFU/ml)
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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”.