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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
53711
United States
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: Tel: +1 (608) 274-4330
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Citations (575)
(1)
TNFα-dependent modulation of WT1-MMP9 regulatory axis links developmental and inflammatory pathways in glaucoma
iScience
September 18, 2026
Tahseen Ahmed, Jyotishman Sarma, Meha Kabra, Shantanu Saha Roy, Samir Bera, Arun Kumar Mishra, Diganta Roy, Sayani Bagchi, Goutham Pyatla, Ashish Mishra,
et al.
expression plasmid,
OriGene
,Cat #
RC220079
pGL3-Basic vector
,
Promega
,212936 pRL-TK
Renilla
plasmid,
Promega
,
E2241
,, Oligonucleotides,Oligonucleotides,Oligonucleotides ,,
wt1
morpholino,Gene Tools,Sequence in Table
(2)
Demethylase FTO attenuates atherosclerotic plaque via upregulating ABCA1 and ABCG1 expression by targeting ATG5
Mol Med Rep
September 16, 2026
Fengxia Guo, Mei He, Yaonan Li, Kangning Zhu, Bing Hu
firefly
luciferase reporter, and the pRL-TK plasmid, serving as the Renilla luciferase control vector (
E2241
;
Promega Corporation
). Additionally, shRNAs targeting either
FTO
(5′-GGACTTAAGGAATCCAGAATT-3′) or YTHDF1
(3)
Honokiol Suppresses Stemness and Sensitizes Triple-Negative Breast Cancer to Chemotherapy via YAP/TAZ-TEAD Inhibition
Oncology Research
September 14, 2026
Jiang-Nan Xia, Shan-Dong Zhu, Wei-Ling Qu, Yi-Lin Hu, Wen-Yi Ma, Wenyan Wang, Qian-Lan Huang, Bing-Yuan Lin, Jia-En Guo, Ying-Wei Li
contains a synthetic promoter responsive to
YAP
/
TAZ
, and 10 ng of the pRL-TK
Renilla
vector (
Promega
, #
E2241
, Madison, WI, USA). After a 24-h recovery period, the
transfected
cells were treated with honokiol (10,
(4)
Liposomal Doxorubicin Induces PD-L1-High Tumor-Associated Macrophages and Sensitizes Triple-Negative Breast Cancer to PD-L1 Blockade
Oncol Res
September 14, 2026
Yu Zheng, Peng Zheng, Yidan Zheng, Zihan Xi, Tao Huang
Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Beijing, China). The pRL-TK Renilla luciferase control plasmid (
Promega Corporation
,
E2241
, Madison, WI, USA) was used as an internal control. BMDMs cultured in 24-well plates were co-
transfected
(5)
DNA Polymerase θ Drives Colorectal Cancer Progression through Wnt/β-Catenin Activation and Shows Potential Association with Immunosuppressive Microenvironment Remodeling
Oncology Research
September 14, 2026
Li Li, Jianhua Wang, Feilong Zhou, Lingjun Geng, Kongwang Hu
USA). The pRL-TK Renilla luciferase internal control plasmid was purchased from
Promega Corporation
(
E2241
, Madison, WI, USA). Stable
POLQ
-
knockdown
(
shRNA
) and stable
POLQ
-overexpressing SW480 and
HCT116 cell
(6)
Targeting LOXL4-driven matrix stiffening with acetyldigoxin restores CD8+ T cell function in lung cancer
Sci Adv
September 11, 2026
Xuyu Gu, Yifei Zhu, Li Xu, Xinnan Xu, Kaiqi Jin, William C. Cho, Qiyu Fang
reporter, 250 ng of
YAP1
or
YBX1
expression plasmid, and 50 ng of
Renilla
control (pRL-TK;
Promega
, #
E2241
) using Lipofectamine 3000.
Control groups
received equivalent empty vector (pcDNA3.1).
Transfection
(7)
NAT10 is critical to block RNA sensing-induced IFN-β transactivation in viral infection
mBio
September 9, 2026
Youngmin Park, Yan Liu, Jinshan He, Suha Eleya, Zhenyu Wu, Guillaume Nicolas Fiches, Dawei Zhou, Emily G. Watters, Zhixian M. He, Kateepe Arachchige Sudeera Nuwan Shanaka,
et al.
provided by Dr. Jacob S. Yount, Ohio State University) and pRL-TK
renilla
luciferase vector (Cat. #
E2241
,
Promega
) along with pTRIP-
SFFV
-mtagBFP-2A RIGI WT (Cat. #167289, Addgene) or pEBG-
RIG-I
2CARD-
GST
(kindly
(8)
A Truncated Serpin D1 Variant Regulates Adseverin-Dependent Actin Severing and Is Required for Osteoclastogenesis
Cells
September 3, 2026
Yongqiang Wang, Chenfan Ji, Andrew Y. Wang, Masoud Norouzi, Isabel Ding, Michael Glogauer, Mark Abovsky, Igor Jurisica, Christopher A. McCulloch
(passage 6, 1.5 × 106) with 150 ng
Renilla
internal control plasmid construct pRL-TK (
Promega
, Cat. No.
E2241
(20:1), by using an Amaxa nucleofector (Walkersville, MD, USA, program D-032) with buffer 1M reagent
(9)
Novel TBX20 Variations Susceptible to Sporadic Atrial Fibrillation
Biomedicines
September 3, 2026
Zhen-Yu Xu, Dao-Liang Zhang, Xing-Biao Qiu, Chen-Xi Yang, Ying-Jia Xu, Yi-Qing Yang, Ning Li
of the KCNH2-luc plasmid and 0.04 μg of the pRL-TK plasmid expressing
renilla
luciferase (Cat. No.
E2241
;
Promega
, Madison, WI, USA). As described previously [83,88], the HeLa and COS7 cells were collected
(10)
Mechanism of miR-188-5p enhancing radioresistance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by targeting PTEN to activate the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Translational Cancer Research
August 31, 2026
Fuming Zhou, Jia Wan, Haiyan Zhang, Feng Chen, Jin Wang, Yanli Yang, Huan Wang
pGL3-luc-PTEN UTR WT and MUT reporter plasmids. The pRL-TK Renilla luciferase control vector (
Promega
,
E2241
) was used for normalisation of
transfection efficiency
. Cells were seeded in 96-well plates at a density
(11)
FOXO6 inhibits SMURF2-mediated ubiquitination and degradation of NR4A1 to promote retinal pigment epithelial cell ferroptosis in diabetic retinopathy
J Cell Commun Signal
August 26, 2026
Qiao Chen, Bo Su, Ke Xu, Liang Li, Changzheng Chen
co‐
transfected
with 0.8 μg of pGL3‐WT or pGL3‐Mut, 0.02 μg of pRL‐TK Renilla luciferase plasmid (Cat#
E2241
,
Promega
) as an internal control, and either sh‐NC or sh‐
FOXO6
plasmids using Lipofectamine 3000. After
(12)
CUDC-907 attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by reversing HDAC1-mediated SMAD4 deacetylation at lysine 45
Biology Direct
August 25, 2026
Yu Li, Yuan Cui, Haoyu Qiu, Kai Fu, Chenye Shao, Zhike Chen, Jian Yang, Jiawei Chen, Xin Lv, Xiumin Zhou,
et al.
SBE-luc reporter plasmid (Addgene #16495) and 50 ng of pRL-TK Renilla luciferase plasmid (
Promega
#
E2241
) per well using Lipofectamine 3000 transfection reagent according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
(13)
Dysregulation of the KLF9/TXNRD2 Axis Leads to Mitochondrial DNA Oxidation and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Ulcerative Colitis
J Biochem Mol Toxicol
August 24, 2026
Yijia Fan, Lingling Dai, Feng Zhu, Mingfang Ping, Xiaofeng Zhu, Junguo Chen
confluence, co‐
transfected
with 200 ng of pGL3‐
TXNRD2
promoter reporter, 50 ng of pRL‐TK internal control (
E2241
,
Promega
), and 200 ng of thKLF9 overexpression vector (pcDNA3.1‐
KLF9
) or an empty vector (pcDNA3.1)
(14)
NAP1 switches from an activator to a limiter of interferon induction by trapping TBK1 in condensates
Nature Communications
August 19, 2026
Damien Glon, Quentin Riller, Lucía Álvarez, Louise Gioja, Frédéric Rivière, Benjamin Léonardon, Zackie Aktary, Ariane Guillemot, Laïla Sago, Olivier Pellé,
et al.
pcDNA3.1_IRF3-5D were previously described31,58,59. The plasmid pRL-TK was purchased from
Promega Corporation
(#
E2241
). The plasmids psPAX2 (Addgene, 12260) and pMD2.G (Addgene, 12259) come from Didier Trono’s lab (EPFL,
(15)
FHL3 Regulates Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching Through the MRTFB-SRF Signaling Axis
Cells
August 17, 2026
Xiaoxin Huang, Heming Zhang, Yanhong Zhang, Charles U. Solomon, David G. McVey, Shu Ye
previously described [29]. Each of these constructs, together with the pRL-TK control plasmid (
Promega
,
E2241
), were
transfected
into HASMCs, and luciferase activity was measured 2 days post-
transfection
using
(16)
SOX4 facilitates osteogenic differentiation through suppressing NLRP3 transcription-mediated pyroptosis
Cytotechnology
August 8, 2026
Ping Li, Xue-Yi Lin, Yu Lin, Yan Liu, Wei-Bing Yang
pGL3-mut-P2 plasmid, 0.2 µg of pcDNA3.1-SOX4 or empty vector, and 0.05 µg of
pRL-TK vector
(
Promega
, Cat. No.
E2241
, USA) as an internal control, using Lipofectamine 3000 reagent. After 48 h, luciferase activity was
(17)
Loss of SETD2-mediated H3K36me3 Drives CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in Lung Cancer through CXCL-dependent PMN-MDSC Recruitment and Arginine Deprivation
Research (Wash D C)
August 5, 2026
Xuyu Gu, Junjie Zhu, Tao Ge, Keyi Chen, Yang Yang, Kaiqi Jin, Xinnan Xu
confluence). Cells were cotransfected with 1 μg of promoter–reporter plasmid and 50 ng of pRL-TK (#
E2241
,
Promega
) as internal control. Medium was replaced 6 h later, followed by another 24 h. Cells were lysed
(18)
Loss of NCCRP1 overcomes immune evasion in lung adenocarcinoma
J Immunother Cancer
August 5, 2026
Lu Liu, Shihao Qi, Liye Shao, Junyang Cai, Qingqing Zeng, Xu Jiang, Fang Ma, Weiwei Lin
(China). SgCtrl or sgNccrp1 LLC cells were co-
transfected
with each reporter plasmid and the pRL-TK (
E2241
,
Promega
) plasmid using the
liposomal transfection reagent
GTR. After 48 hours of
transfection
,
firefly
(19)
TMEM135 deficiency prevents intestinal lipid accumulation by coordinating lipid uptake and oxidation through ELOVL6-mediated PPARα activation
Experimental & Molecular Medicine
August 5, 2026
Hyunsoo Kim, Channy Park, Xiaofan Wei, Arun Chhetri, Laxman Manandhar, Jiwon Seo, Yoonkyung Park, Sang-Wook Lee, Raekil Park
PPRE-driven
firefly
luciferase reporter plasmid together with the Renilla luciferase control vector pRL-TK (
E2241
,
Promega
, USA) using
Lipofectamine 3000
(
Thermo Fisher Scientific
), according to the manufacturer’s
(20)
Transcription Factor MAX Regulates Liver Cancer Cell Growth, Migration, Invasion, and Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition by Promoting SF3A3 Expression
World Journal of Oncology
August 1, 2026
Gui Zhou, Mei Yu Dai, Xiang Chen, Li Ming Liu, Fa Quan Lin
hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting MAX (100 ng), and the Renilla luciferase control vector pRL-TK (10 ng, Cat#
E2241
,
Promega
) using
Lipofectamine 3000
(
Thermo Fisher
). After 48 h, the cells were lysed and luciferase
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