Renilla Luciferase Assay System Review

George Washington University
Cancer Center
PhD Candidate

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Company:

Promega

Product Name:

Renilla Luciferase Assay System

Catalog Number:

E2820

Our lab uses HIV molecular clones that express Renilla luciferase reporter. We infect cells in vitro, or perform in vivo experiments where we infect our mice with these viruses. As a read out, we test cell lystaes for their luciferase activity by using this kit.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Renilla, firefly, and nano luciferase activity measurement

Starting Material

HIV infected cells

Protocol Overview

Follow the kit instructions. Cells are lysed in 1X lysis buffer (5X stock in the kit), vortexed well, frozen in -80 degrees for at least 1 hour, then thawed and read in presence of substrate.

Tips

Make sure you vortex cells well in you have an infection assays like ours. Otherwise all intracellular virus does not get released in the sup.

Results Summary

Kit works very well. Very clean and sensitive assay.

DOI or PMID #

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Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

Great kit

The Bad

None

The Bottom Line

We use this kit in our lab a lot, and I have never had any problems with it.

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