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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
53711
United States
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: Tel: +1 (608) 274-4330
Fax: +1 (608) 277-2516
Email: custserv@promega.com
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http://www.promega.com
Citations (504)
(1)
Prenatal bisphenol A exposure reprograms SF1-lactylation pathways to promote endometriosis susceptibility
iScience
May 15, 2026
Xiaohan Liu, Yanxia Fu, Liuxuan Huang, Donghan Li, Paul Yao, Liqin Zeng
luciferase reporter vector,
Promega
,Cat#
E1751
Renilla luciferase control vector (pRL-TK),
Promega
,Cat#
E2241
,, Software and algorithms,Software and algorithms,Software and algorithms ,, ImageJ software,National
(2)
MYC-bound enhancer RNAs in cis regulate gene transcription and tumorigenesis
Sci Adv
April 24, 2026
Sihan Li, Zehua Wang, Phuong Nguyen, Yue Wang, Yueshan Zhao, Yifei Wang, Yuang Chen, Haozhe Huang, Xiaofei Wang, Yu Zhang,
et al.
transfected
into
MCF-7 cells
using Lipofectamine 2000, and plasmid pRL-TK expressing
Renilla
(
Promega
,
E2241
) was used as an internal control reporter. After
transfection
for 24 hours, cells were subjected to
(3)
Integrated drivers of basal and acute immunity in diverse human populations
Cell Reports Medicine
April 21, 2026
Aisha Hegab Souquette, E. Kaitlynn Allen, Christine M. Oshansky, Evadnie Rampersaud, Emily V. Walker, Li Tang, Sook-San Wong, Trushar Jeevan, Lei Shi, Stanley Pounds,
et al.
CO2. The following day, 1μg of pGL4.10 test plasmid and 0.01μg of pRL-TK control plasmid (
Promega
Cat.
E2241
) were added per well, according to the TransIT LT protocol. All
transfections
were conducted in triplicate.
(4)
Secretory VSMC-derived THBS1 promotes macrophage M1 polarization and inflammation in intracranial aneurysms via the CD47/NF-κB axis
Front Immunol
April 10, 2026
Jianhuang Huang, Qixiu Wang, Yangyang Lin, Jianning Chen, Caihou Lin
luciferase reporter plasmid (Clontech, 631744) and 50 ng/well pRL-TK Renilla luciferase plasmid (
Promega
,
E2241
) as an internal control. After 48 h of
co-culture
, cells were lysed and luciferase activities were measured
(5)
ZXDB Drives Macrophage Inflammatory Programming in Sepsis-Induced Acute Kidney Injury by Recruiting EIF4A3 to Enhance ACACA Translation
FASEB J
March 31, 2026
Haiyang Wu, Wei Gang, Li Wang, Jing Sun, Shuangxi Li, Zhiyong Guo
co‐
transfected
with the
ACACA
5′UTR reporter construct, a control Renilla luciferase plasmid (pRL‐TK,
E2241
;
Promega
), and corresponding expression plasmids (ZXDB OE, EIF4A3 KD). Firefly luciferase activity was
(6)
Oligomeric lactic acid nanoplastics induce intrauterine growth restriction in mice by disrupting GATA2-mediated placental vascular development
PLoS Biol
March 26, 2026
Jia Lv, Mengjing Wang, Changzhi Shi, Yanwei Wang, Yihao Zhang, Chang Gao, Tian-Qi Bi, Jing Yang, Youdong Xu, Qunan Wang,
et al.
Cellmax, USA) and co-
transfected
with VEGFR2-WT,
GATA2
-pcDNA3.1, and the
Renilla
control plasmid pRL-TK (
E2241
,
Promega
, USA) using Lipofectamine 2000 (
11668019
,
Invitrogen
, USA). After 48 h,
Firefly
and
Renilla
(7)
ZBTB7A promotes malignant phenotypes in ovarian cancer through transcriptional activation of CRLF1
Oncology Reports
March 24, 2026
Xiaobai Hao, Yu Chen
400 ng pGL3-
CRLF1
-Luc reporter construct, 100 ng pRL-TK Renilla luciferase control vector (cat. no.
E2241
;
Promega Corporation
) and 500 ng either
ZBTB7A
-pcDNA3.1 or empty pcDNA3.1 vector (as a control) using
(8)
Oncogenic GPRIN1 sustains proliferation and mitochondrial homeostasis via dual‑layer CDK1-PI3K/Akt signalling in gallbladder cancer
Cell Death & Disease
March 21, 2026
Chang Xu, Zijun Gong, Xiaojian Ni, Lingxi Nan, Wentao Sun, Houbao Liu, Xuanming Luo, Min Li
co-
transfected
with reporter plasmids, a Renilla luciferase internal control plasmid (pRL-TK,
Promega
, Cat#
E2241
), and GPRIN1/E2F1 expression vectors or empty vector. After 48 h, luciferase activity was measured using
(9)
Tamoxifen differentially modulates endometrial hyperplasia via wild-type and mutant p53 regulation of the ALKBH5-REG1A axis
Frontiers in Oncology
March 19, 2026
Rencheng Wang, Jianhua Ji, Lei Liu
co-
transfected
with
firefly
luciferase constructs and Renilla luciferase plasmid (pRL-TK,
Promega
,
E2241
) as an internal control using
Lipofectamine™ 3000
(
Invitrogen
). Twenty-four hours post-
transfection
,
(10)
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
(11)
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
(12)
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.
(13)
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
(14)
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
(15)
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
(16)
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
(17)
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
.
(18)
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
(19)
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),
(20)
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
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