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| Product Name | Catalog # | UNIT | Price | Qty | FAVORITES | |
Neurogenin 2 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) | sc-401250-ACT | 20 µg | $397.00 |
NEUROG2 encodes Neurogenin 2, a basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor that acts as a proneural determinant during human neurodevelopment. It drives neuronal lineage commitment and differentiation by coordinating gene expression programs linked to neurogenesis, cell-cycle exit, and maturation of excitatory neuronal phenotypes. Neurogenin 2 integrates upstream developmental signaling inputs and promotes transcriptional networks that shape cortical and spinal neuron specification and neurite outgrowth. Altered regulation of NEUROG2-associated programs is relevant to studies of neurodevelopmental dysfunction, neuronal reprogramming, and lineage plasticity in neurologic disease models.
Neurogenin 2 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) provides a targeted, non-destructive approach to upregulating endogenous NEUROG2 expression without altering the underlying DNA sequence.
Neurogenin 2 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) is a three-plasmid synergistic activation mediator (SAM) system engineered for highly efficient, site-specific transcriptional upregulation of the NEUROG2 locus in human cell lines. The system is built around a catalytically inactive Cas9 (dCas9) carrying two inactivating mutations (D10A and N863A) that eliminate nuclease activity while preserving DNA binding. This dCas9 is fused to VP64, a potent transcriptional activator, and is co-expressed with a blasticidin resistance gene for selection. The second plasmid encodes the MS2-p65-HSF1 fusion protein, a secondary activator complex that works in concert with dCas9-VP64, alongside a hygromycin resistance gene. The third plasmid encodes a target-specific 20 nt sgRNA fused to two MS2 RNA aptamers that recruit the MS2-p65-HSF1 complex to the activation site, accompanied by a puromycin resistance gene. The three plasmids are delivered at a 1:1:1 mass ratio for balanced expression of all system components.
Once assembled at the target locus, the SAM complex binds within approximately 200 bp upstream of the NEUROG2 transcriptional start site, where VP64, p65, and HSF1 act in concert to recruit transcriptional machinery and drive upregulation of endogenous Neurogenin 2 expression. Unlike nuclease-active Cas9, dCas9 does not introduce double-strand breaks or modify the genomic sequence, preserving the native NEUROG2 locus and enabling the study of Neurogenin 2-dependent transcriptional responses at the endogenous locus, making it a valuable tool for functional studies, target gene identification, and the modeling of Neurogenin 2 pathway restoration in tumor cells with silenced or reduced NEUROG2 expression.
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.