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| Product Name | Catalog # | UNIT | Price | Qty | FAVORITES | |
Angiotensin Receptor/AT1/AGTR1 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) | sc-400229-ACT | 20 µg | $397.00 | |||
Angiotensin Receptor/AT1/AGTR1 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h2) | sc-400229-ACT-2 | 20 µg | $397.00 |
AGTR1 encodes the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1), a seven-transmembrane GPCR that mediates most canonical angiotensin II signaling in cardiovascular and renal tissues. Upon ligand binding, AT1 couples predominantly to Gq/11 to activate phospholipase C, calcium mobilization, and PKC, and it can engage MAPK/ERK, JAK/STAT, ROS-generating pathways, and β-arrestin–dependent signaling that modulates receptor desensitization and trafficking. These cascades regulate vasoconstriction, aldosterone secretion, sodium and water homeostasis, vascular remodeling, inflammation, and fibrosis. Dysregulated AGTR1 activity and expression have been implicated in hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, atherosclerotic processes, and chronic kidney disease–associated remodeling, making it a widely studied node in RAAS pathway biology.
Angiotensin Receptor/AT1/AGTR1 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) provides a targeted, non-destructive approach to upregulating endogenous AGTR1 expression without altering the underlying DNA sequence.
Angiotensin Receptor/AT1/AGTR1 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) is a three-plasmid synergistic activation mediator (SAM) system engineered for highly efficient, site-specific transcriptional upregulation of the AGTR1 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 AGTR1 transcriptional start site, where VP64, p65, and HSF1 act in concert to recruit transcriptional machinery and drive upregulation of endogenous Angiotensin Receptor/AT1/AGTR1 expression. Unlike nuclease-active Cas9, dCas9 does not introduce double-strand breaks or modify the genomic sequence, preserving the native AGTR1 locus and enabling the study of Angiotensin Receptor/AT1/AGTR1-dependent transcriptional responses at the endogenous locus, making it a valuable tool for functional studies, target gene identification, and the modeling of Angiotensin Receptor/AT1/AGTR1 pathway restoration in tumor cells with silenced or reduced AGTR1 expression.
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.