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pRL-TK Vector from Promega
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The pRL Vectors are wildtype Renilla luciferase control reporter vectors, which provide constitutive expression of Renilla luciferase and can be used in combination with a firefly luciferase vector to cotransfect mammalian cells
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pRL-TK Vector
Company
Promega
Price
$0.00
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Catalog Number
E2241
Host
Mammalian
Promoter
HSV TK promoter
Vector Name
pRL-TK
Quantity
20microg
Reporter
Renilla luciferase
Resistance
AmpR
Molecular Weight
~73kDa
Selectable Marker
Ampicillin
Specifications/Features
Vector Size:
4045 bp
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Citations (575)
(21)
TBX20 promotes doxorubicin resistance in breast cancer cells through enhanced ABCC1 expression and inhibition of mitophagy
PLoS One
July 17, 2026
Shuai Nie, Dejian Liu, Jun Hu, Yu Gan, Liangliang Mi
reagent (Invitrogen,
L3000015
) at a
1:3
plasmid-to-reagent ratio. A control plasmid, pRL-TK (
Promega
,
E2241
), expressing Renilla luciferase, was co-
transfected
at 20 ng per well to normalize for transduction
(22)
The STAT3-CCND2 Axis Drives a Proliferative Metaplastic Precursor Population in Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia
J Cell Mol Med
July 15, 2026
Fazhan Li, Huijuan Wen, Feifei Ren, Pengyuan Zheng, Simeng Liu
Transfection efficiency
was monitored by co‐
transfection
of a Renilla luciferase control plasmid (pRL‐TK,
Promega
, USA,
E2241
) [41]. Luciferase activities were quantified 48 h post‐
transfection
using a dual‐luciferase
assay
system
(23)
A membrane homeostatic response to lipid overload coordinates fatty acid metabolism
bioRxiv
July 6, 2026
Xiaojun Xiang, Yohannes A. Ambaw, Ozlem Tok, Sheng Hui, Wei-chun Tang, Arda Mizrak, Qingyue Zhang, Luke Cohen-Abeles, Robert V. Farese, Tobias C. Walther
PPARG,
OHu24140D
). pGL4.29[luc2P/CRE/Hygro] and pRL-TK vectors were purchased from
Promega
E8471
and
E2241
). The luciferase reporter containing the PPRE from the
human
CPT1A
promoter (PPRE in hCPT1A) was generated
(24)
Macrophage INSIG1 deficiency drives psoriasiform dermatitis via the SREBP2-STAT1 axis
Nature Communications
July 2, 2026
Xiangzheng Li, Yu Zang, Xi Li, Tiancheng Sheng, Shaowen Liu, Leyi Chen, Xiaohe Xu, Lin Wang, Rongzhuo Long, Mengfan Zhang,
et al.
pGL3 STAT1-Luc, pGL3 STAT1-Luc mutant, and pRL-TK (used as a
transfection efficiency
control;
Promega
,
E2241
) using
Lipofectamine 3000
(Cat. #
L3000075
,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Ltd. USA) according to the manufacturer’s
(25)
Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein restricts steroid production in Leydig cells by regulating SREBP2
iScience
June 19, 2026
Atrayee Chattopadhyay, Munichandra Babu Babu Tirumalasetty, Thomas Palaia, Bhargavi Gangula, Rachel Ruoff, Qing Robert Miao, M. Mahmood Hussain
S1 ,, Recombinant DNA,Recombinant DNA,Recombinant DNA ,, pSynSRE-T-Luc,Addgene,Cat #60444 pRL-TK,
Promega
,Cat#
E2241
,, Software and algorithms,Software and algorithms,Software and algorithms ,, GraphPad Prism,GraphPad
(26)
IGFL2 suppresses gastric cancer cell sensitivity to docetaxel by activating the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway
iScience
June 19, 2026
Wei Huang, Zhirui Tao, Xiaolin Xu, Huangming Cao, Li Cheng, Jin Li
DNA ,, pGL3-
TLR4
promoter reporter plasmid,GeneChem,N/A pRL-TK Renilla luciferase plasmid,
Promega
,Cat#
E2241
,, Software and algorithms,Software and algorithms,Software and algorithms ,, GraphPad Prism 9,GraphPad
(27)
Gemcitabine activates the Hippo signaling pathway and suppresses tumor growth by stabilizing large tumor suppressor kinase 2 through the hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha/ubiquitin protein ligase E3 component N-recognin 5 axis
J Cell Commun Signal
June 17, 2026
Jin Zhang, Lixia Xu, Kai Guo, Weijia Dong, Xin Dai, Donghua Gu
co‐
transfected
with 400 ng of reporter plasmid, 50 ng of the Renilla luciferase internal control plasmid pRL‐TK (
E2241
,
Promega
, USA), and 400 ng of oe‐
HIF1A
or an equivalent amount of empty vector. After 24 h, cells were
(28)
PRDM1 Drives a TIM3+ Macrophage Immunosuppressive Niche via LGALS9 Signaling in Prostate Cancer Progression
Oncology Research
June 16, 2026
Yangyang Zhang, Ilyar Mamtili, Yonghao Chen, Guangjie Ji, Chaozhao Liang
Renilla luciferase internal control plasmid used for normalization was the
pRL-TK Vector
(
Promega
, Cat#
E2241
, Madison, WI, USA). For each well of a 24-well plate, cells were co-
transfected
with 400 ng of
HAVCR2
(29)
Role of LDHA in senescent fibroblast exosomes promoting ferroptosis via histone lactylation-mediated ACSL4 regulation in skin photoaging
Epigenetics & Chromatin
June 14, 2026
Tingting Yan, Lixia Huang, Jingjing Tao, Yunling Yan, Yiping Zhong, Xuebiao Peng
China). The empty
pGL3-Basic vector
served as the negative control, and the
pRL-TK vector
(
Promega
,
E2241
, USA), expressing Renilla luciferase, was used as an internal control for normalization.
HaCaT cells
(30)
CL-316243 facilitates stable atherosclerotic plaque phenotypes in association with suppression of perivascular adipose tissue ferroptosis via upregulating C/EBPβ
Redox Biol
June 13, 2026
Yuanqing Jiang, Yi Li, Kefan Ma, Suxiang Guo, Nachuan Liao, Jiayi Zhou, Junbo Chen, Ruizhe Ren, Yaohui Kou, Jinying Li,
et al.
1 μg of
GPX4
plasmid (WT or Mutant 1-5), 1 μg of empty vector or C/EBPβ and 0.2 μg pRL-TK (
Promega
,
E2241
). Cells were cultured for 48 h and detected using the Dual Luciferase Reporter Gene Assay Kit (YEASEN,
(31)
Pseudorabies virus infection induces IRF1-dependent PANoptosis to provoke the excessive release of HMGB1 and IL-1β
Communications Biology
June 5, 2026
Liangzheng Yu, Yue Chen, Zhenbang Zhu, Herman W. Favoreel, Xiangdong Li
gene knockdown
were purchased from Addgene (Massachusetts, USA). Dual-luciferase reporter plasmids pRL-TK (
E2241
), vector pGL3-Basic (
E1751
) were purchased from
Promega
(Wisconsin, USA). Eukaryotic expression vector
(32)
Enhancing antitumor immunity in triple-negative breast cancer through reversal of T-cell exhaustion using a CD8-targeted and membrane-camouflaged nanocarrier delivering small interfering RNA against sorting Nexin 9
Journal of Nanobiotechnology
June 4, 2026
Wei Hu, Qishuai Chen, Yan Ma, Yang Liu, Shusheng Qiu, Xianing Dong, Zengjun Zhu, Xuanxuan Wu, Jianxin Du, Yanbin Xu,
et al.
reporter plasmids, sh-NFATc2 or negative control
shRNA
(sh-NC), and the Renilla luciferase vector pRL-TK (
E2241
,
Promega
, USA) using Lipofectamine 2000 (
11668019
,
Thermo Fisher Scientific
, USA). After 6 h, the medium
(33)
UCHL3 Regulates Subgenomic Flaviviral RNA Condensates to Promote Virus Propagation
Advanced Science
June 3, 2026
Oscar Trejo‐Cerro, Anna Beekmayer‐Dhillon, Qi Wen Teo, Lewis Siu, Ming Yuan Li, Kate J. Heesom, Adán Pinto‐Fernández, Sumana Sanyal
co‐
transfected
with the pISRE‐Luc reporter plasmid and the Renilla luciferase control plasmid pRL‐TK (
Promega
,
E2241
; 25 ng/well) as an internal normalization control, together with either the
ZIKV
sfRNA‐BoxB construct
(34)
CEBPG‐Mediated Palmitic Acid Adaptation of Cancer‐Associated Fibroblasts Drives Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Advanced Science
June 2, 2026
Yiling Duan, Yitong Li, Yufei Wu, Xiao Yang, Rui Li, Hui Zhao, Zhengjun Shang
standard PCR
‐
cloning
.
293T cells
were co‐
transfected
with the luciferase construct and pRL‐TK (
Promega
,
E2241
) under conditions with or without
transfection
of pcDNA3.1‐CEBPG. Detection was performed using the
(35)
Hesperetin-Black Phosphorus Nanosheets Targeting TAMs Induce Ferroptosis and Reverse Protumoral Polarization to Remodel the Immune Microenvironment
Materials Today Bio
May 29, 2026
Liang Feng, Huan Wang, Zuodi Liang, Ying Tian, Yang Guo, Zhuo Li
were co-
transfected
with these constructs (1 μg) and the pRL-TK
Renilla
reference plasmid (0.1 μg,
E2241
,
Promega
) employing
Lipofectamine 3000
(
Thermo Fisher Scientific
, USA). After a 48-h
incubation
, cell
(36)
CDK4 Mediates Cisplatin Resistance in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) Cells by Regulating the ASH1L-CTR1 Axis
Oncology Research
May 21, 2026
Wenjian Zeng, Xianglong Li, Hao Cai, Qingyu Zhou, Shuangshuang Sun, Pingping Li, Sunlong Li, Zhi Chen
of the internal reference vector pRL-TK (containing the Renilla luciferase gene,
Promega
, Cat. No.:
E2241
, Madison, USA) to correct
transfection efficiency
, 2 μL of
Lipofectamine 3000 transfection reagent
(Thermo
(37)
Equine infectious anemia virus blocks interferon responses through Rev-mediated activation of the stress granule-PKR-eIF2α pathway
PLoS Pathog
May 21, 2026
Huiling Ren, Kewei Chen, Bingqian Zhou, Weiguo Zhang, Xue-Feng Wang, Xiaojun Wang
(Sigma-Aldrich, E7658). The pEGFP-N1 vector (HG-VYC0086) was purchased from Clontech. The
pRL-TK vector
(
E2241
) was purchased from
Promega
. The mutants of Rev and
G3BP1
were generated using
PCR
-based
site-directed mutagenesis
(38)
APOE+ macrophages induce tumor cell metastatic characteristics via TNFSF12/TNFRSF12A signaling, correlating with poor patient prognosis
Cancer Cell International
May 20, 2026
Chuanjun Song, Hongyu Sun, Wenyuan Gan, Quanzhong Liu, Lingxiang Wu, Mengyan Zhu, Lingjun Zhu
corresponding control vector, and the pRL-TK Renilla luciferase control reporter vector (
Promega
, Catalog #:
E2241
) as an internal control. Luciferase activity was measured 24–48 h after
transfection
using the
Dual-Luciferase Reporter Assay System
(39)
Linalool targets NR3C2 to inhibit NF-κB-mediated gastric cancer progression
Cell Division
May 18, 2026
Ying Hu, Shunfeng Chen, Yu Wang, Ling Liu, Chaoyi Zhang, Hong Chen, Yuanyuan Duanmu, Zhaotian Su, Jun Ma
assay
, the
NFKBIZ
promoter reporter plasmid and the pRL Renilla Luciferase Control Reporter Vector (
E2241
,
Promega
) were co-
transfected
into each well. For the assessment of NF-κB transcriptional activity,
(40)
Nuclear factor IX promotes endometriosis progression through transcriptional activation of tetraspanin-2
J Mol Med (Berl)
May 16, 2026
Yuqi Liu, Qing Xue, Jingwen Zhu, Cheng Zeng, Xin Li, Jing Shang, Jie Li, Peili Wu
luciferase reporter construct, along with 90 ng of Renilla luciferase reporter plasmid pRL-TK (
Promega
,
E2241
) as an internal control. Cells were gathered 48 h post
transfection
, and the luciferase
assay
system
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