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| Product Name | Catalog # | UNIT | Price | Qty | FAVORITES | |
CstF-77 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) | sc-404038-ACT | 20 µg | $397.00 |
CSTF3 encodes the 77 kDa subunit of cleavage stimulation factor (CstF-77), a core component of the pre-mRNA 3′ end processing machinery that couples cleavage and polyadenylation to transcription termination. By coordinating recognition of poly(A) signals with other CPA factors, CstF-77 helps shape transcript stability, nuclear export, and protein output through alternative polyadenylation and 3′ UTR length control. Perturbations in CPA factor dosage or activity can shift global poly(A) site selection and reprogram gene expression networks that govern proliferation, differentiation, and stress responses. Accordingly, CSTF3 is frequently studied in the context of RNA processing dysregulation and its associations with oncogenic transcriptional states and broader gene expression abnormalities.
CstF-77 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) provides a targeted, non-destructive approach to upregulating endogenous CSTF3 expression without altering the underlying DNA sequence.
CstF-77 CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) is a three-plasmid synergistic activation mediator (SAM) system engineered for highly efficient, site-specific transcriptional upregulation of the CSTF3 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 CSTF3 transcriptional start site, where VP64, p65, and HSF1 act in concert to recruit transcriptional machinery and drive upregulation of endogenous CstF-77 expression. Unlike nuclease-active Cas9, dCas9 does not introduce double-strand breaks or modify the genomic sequence, preserving the native CSTF3 locus and enabling the study of CstF-77-dependent transcriptional responses at the endogenous locus, making it a valuable tool for functional studies, target gene identification, and the modeling of CstF-77 pathway restoration in tumor cells with silenced or reduced CSTF3 expression.
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.