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| Product Name | Catalog # | UNIT | Price | Qty | FAVORITES | |
ATP5H CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) | sc-403948-ACT | 20 µg | $397.00 |
ATP5H encodes a small structural subunit of mitochondrial ATP synthase (Complex V) that supports assembly and stability of the F0 sector required for proton-coupled ATP production. By contributing to oxidative phosphorylation, ATP5H influences cellular energy homeostasis, mitochondrial membrane potential, and redox balance, with downstream effects on metabolism-dependent signaling and stress responses. Altered expression or function of ATP synthase subunits is frequently linked to mitochondrial dysfunction phenotypes, including impaired bioenergetics and heightened sensitivity to oxidative stress, which are recurrent features across neuromuscular and metabolic disorders. As a mitochondrial bioenergetics node, ATP5H is relevant for studies of respiratory chain regulation, mitochondrial quality control, and metabolic reprogramming in disease-relevant cell states.
ATP5H CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) provides a targeted, non-destructive approach to upregulating endogenous ATP5H expression without altering the underlying DNA sequence.
ATP5H CRISPR Activation Plasmid (h) is a three-plasmid synergistic activation mediator (SAM) system engineered for highly efficient, site-specific transcriptional upregulation of the ATP5H 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 ATP5H transcriptional start site, where VP64, p65, and HSF1 act in concert to recruit transcriptional machinery and drive upregulation of endogenous ATP5H expression. Unlike nuclease-active Cas9, dCas9 does not introduce double-strand breaks or modify the genomic sequence, preserving the native ATP5H locus and enabling the study of ATP5H-dependent transcriptional responses at the endogenous locus, making it a valuable tool for functional studies, target gene identification, and the modeling of ATP5H pathway restoration in tumor cells with silenced or reduced ATP5H expression.
For Research Use Only. Not Intended for Diagnostic or Therapeutic Use.