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| Product Name | Catalog # | UNIT | Price | Qty | FAVORITES | |
PRPS2 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) | sc-404095-ACT | 20 µg | $397.00 |
PRPS2 encodes phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate synthetase 2, a cytosolic enzyme that produces phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP), an essential substrate for de novo and salvage nucleotide biosynthesis. By controlling PRPP availability, PRPS2 helps regulate purine and pyrimidine production, supporting DNA/RNA synthesis and metabolic flux through ribose phosphate and one-carbon–linked biosynthetic programs. PRPS2 activity is closely tied to proliferative capacity and cellular responses to nutrient and stress signals, influencing nucleotide homeostasis, replication dynamics, and transcriptional output. Dysregulation of PRPS2-dependent nucleotide metabolism has been associated with proliferative and metabolic disease contexts, making it a useful node for mechanistic studies of pathway rewiring.
PRPS2 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) provides a targeted, non-destructive approach to upregulating endogenous PRPS2 expression without altering the underlying DNA sequence.
PRPS2 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) is a three-plasmid synergistic activation mediator (SAM) system engineered for highly efficient, site-specific transcriptional upregulation of the PRPS2 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 PRPS2 transcriptional start site, where VP64, p65, and HSF1 act in concert to recruit transcriptional machinery and drive upregulation of endogenous PRPS2 expression. Unlike nuclease-active Cas9, dCas9 does not introduce double-strand breaks or modify the genomic sequence, preserving the native PRPS2 locus and enabling the study of PRPS2-dependent transcriptional responses at the endogenous locus, making it a valuable tool for functional studies, target gene identification, and the modeling of PRPS2 pathway restoration in tumor cells with silenced or reduced PRPS2 expression.
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.