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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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WI
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United States
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Citations (553)
(41)
4-(5-Chloro-3-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-1H-indol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamide: A Novel Polypharmacology Agent to Target Carbonic Anhydrase IX and XII With Improved Selectivity, Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway, and P-Glycoprotein
ChemMedChem
February 25, 2026
Michela Puxeddu, Rosa Bordone, Claudia Colla, Gabriele Rotili, Antonio Coluccia, Pietro Sciò, Petra Cuřínová, Alessio Nocentini, Claudiu T. Supuran, Serena Filiberti,
et al.
FOP control plasmid (M51 Super 8x FOPFlash Addgene #12457) in combination with TK
Renilla
(
Promega
#
E2241
) using DreamFect Gold (OZ Biosciences #DG80500) according to the manufacturer's instructions. After
(42)
Semaphorin 6D drives anti-tumor type I interferon responses to reprogram the tumor microenvironment in colorectal cancer
Cell Death & Disease
February 24, 2026
Wei Shi, Fan Zhang, Wei-Qing Sun, Li-Qi Liang, Shamalagowri Krishnan
luciferase reporter construct (pGL3-ISRE) and the Renilla luciferase normalization vector (pRL-TK;
Promega
#
E2241
) at a 10:1 ratio using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA).
Firefly
and Renilla luciferase
(43)
Lung cancer-enriched p53 mutants occupy canonical p53 target genes without activating transcription, revealing a distinct loss-of-function behavior
bioRxiv
February 20, 2026
Mason A. Tracewell, Hailey N. Shankle, Samantha M. Barnada, Khushali S. Vyas, Kevin M. Kim, Theodhora Qyshkollari, Jonathan E. Karlin, Julie A. Barta, Steven B. McMahon
vectors (WT, V157F, R158L, or EV), and 200ng of pRL-TK Renilla luciferase control reporter vector (
E2241
,
Promega
) using
Lipofectamine 3000
(
L3000015
,
Invitrogen
) according to manufacturer’s instructions.
(44)
Tumor-immune-neural circuit disrupts energy homeostasis in cancer cachexia
Cancer Cell
February 12, 2026
Xiuhui Shi, Alex X. Arreola, Zhijun Zhou, Jingxuan Yang, Mingyang Liu, Yang Cai, Yu Ren, Hao Yuan, Qun Chen, Xinjie Chen,
et al.
ZFP64
-ORF expression vector (#EX-
Y4764
-Lv207,
Genecopoeia
), pGL4.10-
ZIP4
vector, and
pRL-TK Vector
(#
E2241
,
Promega
) using
Lipofectamine 3000
Reagent (#
L3000015
; Invitrogen). At 48 h after
transfection
, the
(45)
KRAB Zinc‐Finger Protein ZNF205 Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma via p53 Pathway Repression
Cancer Science
February 10, 2026
Xiaofen Huang, Yingchuan Yang, Yuan Ma, Wei Hao, Jingzhuo Jin, Yue Ding, Yiming Zhang, Xiuyuan Zhang, Xinli Li, Qin Song,
et al.
with other expression plasmids and the pRL‐TK Renilla luciferase reporter plasmid for normalization (
E2241
,
Promega
, USA), were co‐
transfected
into
p53
+/+
HCT116 cells
. After 48 h, cells were lysed in Passive
(46)
TFE3 fusion proteins drive TFE3 rearranged renal cell carcinoma progression via PGC-1α-mediated fatty acid oxidation
Frontiers in Immunology
February 4, 2026
Fan Feng, Yanhao Xu, Zhenggen Deng, Xiang Dong, Guijuan Chen, Wenliang Ma, Dongmei Li, Weidong Gan
which contains the
firefly
luciferase gene, using Lipofectamine 2000. The PRL-TK plasmid (
Promega
,
E2241
) was co-
transfected
at a 100:1 ratio as an internal control. After 48 hours of
transfection
, cells were
(47)
Transcriptomic landscape of transposable elements reveals LTR7 - PLAAT4 as a potential oncogene and therapeutic target in pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Genome Research
February 3, 2026
Meilong Shi, Chuanqi Teng, Shan Zhang, Xiaobo He, Lingyun Xu, Fengxian Han, Rongqi Wen, Ganjun Yu, Jingwen Liu, Yang Feng,
et al.
deliver 400 ng of the promoter-luciferase vector and 200 ng of the pRL-TK
Renilla
vector (Addgene, #
E2241
) into 3 × 104 AsPC-1 cells and 3 × 104
293T cells
. Luciferase levels were measured after 24 h of
incubation
(48)
TGFβ1 Activates Lnc‐APUE to Promote Tumor Metastasis via the Alu Element‐Driven STAU1‐Mediated Decay of CDH1 mRNA
Advanced Science
February 3, 2026
Song‐Yang Li, Jia‐Hui Huang, Jin‐E Yang, Yi‐Hang Li, Juan‐Zhen Hong, Ting‐Ting Wang, Ying‐Lei Chi, Meng‐Zhi Wu, Wei Wang, Ying Zhu,
et al.
P(‐505/+70), P(‐212/+70), P(delSBE1/2), P(delSBE3) and P(mutSBE1/2). For normalization, the
pRL‐TK vector
(
E2241
,
Promega
) expressing Renilla luciferase was used as a control. 4.4 Cell Lines
Human
embryonic kidney
(49)
The ASFV CD2v protein inhibits apoptosis by inducing proteasomal degradation of Bim EL via activation of the TPL2-MEK-ERK signaling pathway
Journal of Virology
February 3, 2026
Jianyu Zeng, Xin Zhang, Jingting Zhao, Qiang Li, Zhiyong Xiang, Fengyang Shi, Hua Wang, Wenlian Weng, Qiongqiong Zhou, Peng Gao,
et al.
ng of ASFV structural protein plasmid, 400 ng pAP-1-Luc reporter vector, and 8 ng pRL-TK (
Promega
,
E2241
) per well using Lipofectamine 2000 for 36 h.
Inhibitors
or DMSO (control) were added 12 h post-
transfection
.
(50)
Single-cell analysis identifies BASP1 as a driver of drug resistance and cell plasticity in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Journal of Biological Chemistry
February 1, 2026
Abinash Behera, Sudeshna Datta, Sibasish Mohanty, Pallavi Mohapatra, Shamima Azma Ansari, Sreeparna Podder, Rachna Rath, Dillip Kumar Muduly, Rajeeb K. Swain, Sunil K. Raghav,
et al.
was a gift from Randall Moon (Addgene, plasmid # 12456) (47) and the pRL-TK
Renilla
(
Promega
, Cat No#
E2241
) luciferase control plasmid at a 100:1 ratio using
ViaFect transfection reagent
. The
transfection
was
(51)
Picornavirus VP2 protein suppresses innate immunity through selective autophagic degradation of IKBKE/IKKε
Autophagy
February 1, 2026
Kangli Li, Xiangle Zhang, Dandan Dong, Boning Zhu, Shuo Wang, Xiaodan Wen, Weijun Cao, Yi Ru, Hong Tian, Guoliang Zhu,
et al.
transfected
with a combination of 50 ng of reporter plasmid (IFNB, ISRE), 5 ng of pRL-TK (
Promega
,
E2241
) serving as an internal control, and 50 ng of the specified plasmid. At 24 h post
transfection
(hpt),
(52)
ZIC2 drives colorectal cancer progression by regulating QPRT-mediated cell migration
Frontiers in Immunology
January 29, 2026
Liken Zheng, Hao Liu, Ailing Yang
transfected
with 100 ng
firefly
reporter plasmid, 10 ng
Renilla
control plasmid (pRL-TK;
Promega
, Cat. No.
E2241
), and 500 ng pcDNA3.1 empty vector or pcDNA3.1-ZIC2 using
Lipofectamine 3000
(Invitrogen, Cat. No.
L3000015
).
(53)
Functional variants at 1p36.23 confer risk of schizophrenia through modulating RERE
Nature Communications
January 24, 2026
Yixing Liu, Junyang Wang, Hong Yang, Yifan Li, Changgai Mu, Xinglun Dang, Xinran Chen, Danyang Li, Mingna Li, Jiewei Liu,
et al.
of plating, 100 ng of recombinant vector and 20 ng of the
pRL-TK vector
(internal control;
Promega
,
E2241
) were
transfected
into HEK-
293T cells
. For SH-SY5Y and U251 cells, 150 ng of recombinant vector and
(54)
The castration-resistant prostate cancer-associated SNP rs11067228 facilitates neuroendocrine differentiation through an enhancer-mediated chromatin interaction with SRRM4
International Journal of Biological Sciences
January 8, 2026
Yuan Jiang, Zhenhao Zhao, Peng Li, Guangsong Su, Yuyang Qian, Yuting Zhao, Bo Wang, Yunlong Bai, Lei Zhang, Zhongfang Zhao,
et al.
plates and cultured overnight. Reporter plasmids and the pRL-TK Renilla luciferase control vector (
E2241
,
Promega
) were then co-
transfected
into 22Rv1 cells using
Lipofectamine 3000
reagent (
Invitrogen
). Cells
(55)
A fibroblast-like endothelial cell state promotes atherosclerosis via C/EBPβ-activated TGF-β signaling
The EMBO Journal
January 6, 2026
Linge Fan, Yingyi Zhu, Yi Li, Zixin Ji, Kefan Ma, Ying Zhang, Leiting Wei, Junbo Chen, Yuanqing Jiang, Dongwu Lai,
et al.
luciferase reporter vector, 1 μg of empty vector or
CEBPB
overexpression vector 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,
(56)
Multidimensional mapping of stimulation-responsive regulatory elements and candidate causal variants in T cell activation
Sci Adv
January 1, 2026
Zhao Wang, Wei Dong, Xiangling Feng, Xinran Xu, Yao An, Huiling Xiao, Menghan Luo, Qian Liang, Ruoxuan Bai, Ke Zhao,
et al.
of the empty vector) and cotransfected with 20 ng of the pRL-TK Renilla Luciferase vector (
Promega
,
E2241
) into
293T cells
in 24-well plates using the
Lipofectamine 2000 transfection reagent
(
Thermo Fisher Scientific
(57)
Drynachromoside A from Drynaria fortunei attenuates oxidative stress and fibrosis of diabetic nephropathy via activating Nrf2 in vitro and in vivo
Redox Report
December 31, 2025
Huankai Yao, Jindong Li, Ruiqing Wu, Dan Du, Fengwei Ai, Yan Li
(pGL4.37[luc2P/ARE/Hygro]) (Cat. no.
E3641
), Renilla luciferase reporter plasmid (pRL-TK) (Cat. no.
E2241
) and dual-
luciferase reporter assay
system (Cat. no.
E1910
) were obtained from
Promega
(Madison, WI,
(58)
KLF13-Mediated CES2 Upregulation via p300-Dependent Acetylation Sensitizes Gastric Cancer Cells to Irinotecan
iScience
December 19, 2025
Hai-bin Zhang, Ren-hao Hu, Ke-hui Zhang, Xi-mao Cui, Shun Zhang
vector,Sigma-Aldrich,Cat#E2150
pGL4.10[luc2] vector
,
Promega
,Cat#
E6651
pRL-TK vector
,
Promega
,Cat#
E2241
KLF13
-pFLAG expression plasmid,This paper,N/A "
KLF13
mutant plasmids (K226R/227R, K226Q/227Q)",This
(59)
Regulation of glypican 6-mediated Wnt activation maintains TDP-43 nuclear localization in neurons
Scientific Reports
December 11, 2025
Nan Zhang, Shanthini Sockanathan
information. TOPFlash luciferase
assay
Renilla luciferase control construct (pRL-TK) was purchased from
Promega
(
E2241
). Dual-
luciferase reporter assay
was performed according to the manufacturer’s instructions (
Promega
,
(60)
Nucleolar MED19 regulates 2'-O-methylation of rRNA in supporting cancer cell growth
Nucleic Acids Res
December 11, 2025
Yang Ming, Zhao Jiamin, Peng Yu, Lu Chengjiang, Zhang Yiyang, Zhang Hanqing, Qiang Zhou, Gang Wang
sequence into the 5′ end of the Rennila luciferase sequence in the original pRL-TK plasmid (
Promega
, #
E2241
). All the constructs were verified by
Sanger sequencing
. All the oligonucleotides were synthesized by
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