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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
Quantity
20microg
Promoter
HSV TK promoter
Vector Name
pRL-TK
Resistance
AmpR
Selectable Marker
Ampicillin
Host
Mammalian
Reporter
Renilla luciferase
Molecular Weight
~73kDa
Specifications/Features
Vector Size:
4045 bp
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Promega
2800 Woods Hollow Rd
Madison
,
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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Citations (533)
(1)
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
(2)
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
(3)
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
(4)
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
(5)
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
(6)
HDAC7-Induced Epigenetic Repression Modulates ATF3 Functional Plasticity in Colorectal Cancer Pathogenesis
Int J Biol Sci
May 1, 2026
Qi Wang, Donglei Ji, Yanjie Jia, Shuang Li, Wenjing Gao, Tingting Liang, Yingying Liang, Caroline Zeng, Chunyu Wang, Ka Lung Cheung,
et al.
(-1486 to +114 relative to TSS), was co-
transfected
with the pRL-TK normalization vector (
Promega
,
E2241
) in a 10:1 ratio using Lipofectamine 3000.
Firefly
and Renilla luciferase activities were measured sequentially
(7)
Molecular mechanism of miR-27a-3p targeting FBXW7 regulating the malignant behavior of osteosarcoma cells
Translational Cancer Research
April 30, 2026
Huaibin Zhang, Rongxuan Liu, Xiaorong Liu, Wenqiang Liang, Wenji Wang, Yongping Wang
Lipo6000TM
transfection reagent
. A Renilla luciferase plasmid (pRL-TK, 0.02 µg/well,
Promega
, USA, Cat. No.
E2241
) was co-
transfected
as an internal control. Forty-eight hours post-
transfection
, the luciferase activity
(8)
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
(9)
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.
(10)
Extracellular signalling regulates gastrin transcription through site-specific phosphorylation and nuclear redistribution of Menin
bioRxiv
April 13, 2026
Uloma B. Elvis-Offiah, Ziyu Wen, Xianxin Hua, Juanita L. Merchant
transfection efficiency
, cells were also co-
transfected
with the PRL-TK
Renilla
Reporter Plasmid (
Promega
, #
E2241
). After 24 h, cells were serum-starved for 24 h, followed by treatment with either recombinant
human
(11)
Microbiota-derived secondary bile acids promote STING activation and antitumor activity
bioRxiv
April 12, 2026
Xinglin Yang, Xing Zhang, Weichao Li, Anant Gharpure, Althea Hansel-Harris, Andreas F. Tillack, Chongyang Wu, Yan-Zhu Hsieh, Ariana Sulpizio, Kyong T. Fam,
et al.
including pMSCV-hygro-
STING
(Addgene, 102598), IFN-Beta_pGL3 (Addgene, 102597), and pRL-TK (
Promega
,
E2241
) using
Lipofectamine 3000 Transfection Reagent
(
Invitrogen
, L3000–015). After 24 h, cells were treated
(12)
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
(13)
NR3C1 Modulates Wnt Signalling to Influence the Invasiveness and Immune Features of Nonfunctioning Invasive Pituitary Adenomas
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
April 1, 2026
Xiaoping Wang, Jinfeng Zhang, Tao Jiang, Zhijun Yang, Yu Zhang, Pinan Liu, Yuanxiang Lin
#12456) or FOPflash (Addgene, #12457) (500 ng each) and the
Renilla
internal control vector (
Promega
,
E2241
, pRL‐TK, 50 ng), along with sh‐NC or sh‐
NR3C1
as required. Cells were lysed 48 h post‐
transfection
,
(14)
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
(15)
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
(16)
FGF4 initiates X-chromosome inactivation via activating YY1 and prompting loss of pluripotency factors
The EMBO Journal
March 25, 2026
Lizhu Ma, Wei Fu, Lei An, Qianying Yang, Ruiqi Hai, Guangyin Xi, Yinjuan Wang, Juan Liu, Chao Zhang, Yao Fu,
et al.
study,N/A pCAGGS-
Yy1
-S120D,This study,N/A pGL4.10-Xist-promoter,"Makhlouf et al, 2014",N/A pRL-TK,
Promega
,Cat #
E2241
pX330.puro,"Gift from Xie lab, Tsinghua University",N/A pMK289-FKBPF36V-GFP,"Gift from Xie lab, Tsinghua
(17)
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
(18)
ZXDB Drives Macrophage Inflammatory Programming in Sepsis‐Induced Acute Kidney Injury by Recruiting EIF4A3 to Enhance ACACA Translation
FASEB J
March 24, 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
(19)
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
(20)
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
,
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