pEGFP-N3 encodes a red-shifted variant of wild-type GFP (1–3) which has been optimized for brighter fluorescence and higher expression in mammalian cells. (Excitation maximum = 488 nm; emission maximum = 507 nm.) pEGFP-N3 encodes the GFPmut1 variant (4) which contains the double-amino-acid substitution of Phe-64 to Leu and Ser-65 to Thr. The coding sequence of the EGFP gene contains more than 190 silent base changes which correspond to human codon-usage preferences (5). Sequences flanking EGFP have been converted to a Kozak consensus translation initiation site (6) to further increase the translation efficiency in eukaryotic cells. The MCS in pEGFP-N3 is between the immediate early promoter of CMV (PCMV IE) and the EGFP coding sequences. Genes cloned into the MCS will be expressed as fusions to the N terminus of EGFP if they are in the same reading frame as EGFP and there are no intervening stop codons. SV40 polyadenylation signals downstream of the EGFP gene direct proper processing of the 3' end of the EGFP mRNA. The vector backbone also contains an SV40 origin for replication in mammalian cells expressing the SV40 T-antigen. A neomycin resistance cassette (Neor), consisting of the SV40 early promoter, the neomycin/kanamycin resistance gene of Tn5, and polyadenylation signals from the Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV TK) gene, allows stably transfected eukaryotic cells to be selected using G418. A bacterial promoter upstream of this cassette expresses kanamycin resistance in E. coli. The pEGFP-N3 backbone also provides a pUC origin of replication for propagation in E. coli and an f1 origin for single-stranded DNA production.

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Fusions to the N terminus of EGFP retain the fluorescent properties of the native protein allowing the localization of the fusion protein in vivo . The target gene should be cloned into pEGFP-N3 so that it is in frame with the EGFP coding sequences, with no intervening in-frame stop codons. The inserted gene should include the initiating ATG codon. The recombinant EGFP vector can be transfected into mammalian cells using any standard transfection method. If required, stable transformants can be selected using G418 (7). pEGFP-N3 can also be used simply to express EGFP in a cell line of interest (e.g., as a transfection marker).

0001 TAGTTATTAA TAGTAATCAA TTACGGGGTC ATTAGTTCAT AGCCCATATA TGGAGTTCCG 
0061 CGTTACATAA CTTACGGTAA ATGGCCCGCC TGGCTGACCG CCCAACGACC CCCGCCCATT 
0121 GACGTCAATA ATGACGTATG TTCCCATAGT AACGCCAATA GGGACTTTCC ATTGACGTCA 
0181 ATGGGTGGAG TATTTACGGT AAACTGCCCA CTTGGCAGTA CATCAAGTGT ATCATATGCC 
0241 AAGTACGCCC CCTATTGACG TCAATGACGG TAAATGGCCC GCCTGGCATT ATGCCCAGTA 
0301 CATGACCTTA TGGGACTTTC CTACTTGGCA GTACATCTAC GTATTAGTCA TCGCTATTAC 
0361 CATGGTGATG CGGTTTTGGC AGTACATCAA TGGGCGTGGA TAGCGGTTTG ACTCACGGGG 
0421 ATTTCCAAGT CTCCACCCCA TTGACGTCAA TGGGAGTTTG TTTTGGCACC AAAATCAACG 
0481 GGACTTTCCA AAATGTCGTA ACAACTCCGC CCCATTGACG CAAATGGGCG GTAGGCGTGT 
0541 ACGGTGGGAG GTCTATATAA GCAGAGCTGG TTTAGTGAAC CGTCAGATCC GCTAGCGCTA 
0601 CCGGACTCAG ATCTCGAGCT CAAGCTTCGA ATTCTGCAGT CGACGGTACC GCGGGCCCGG 
0661 GATCCATCGC CACCATGGTG AGCAAGGGCG AGGAGCTGTT CACCGGGGTG GTGCCCATCC 
0721 TGGTCGAGCT GGACGGCGAC GTAAACGGCC ACAAGTTCAG CGTGTCCGGC GAGGGCGAGG 
0781 GCGATGCCAC CTACGGCAAG CTGACCCTGA AGTTCATCTG CACCACCGGC AAGCTGCCCG 
0841 TGCCCTGGCC CACCCTCGTG ACCACCCTGA CCTACGGCGT GCAGTGCTTC AGCCGCTACC 
0901 CCGACCACAT GAAGCAGCAC GACTTCTTCA AGTCCGCCAT GCCCGAAGGC TACGTCCAGG 
0961 AGCGCACCAT CTTCTTCAAG GACGACGGCA ACTACAAGAC CCGCGCCGAG GTGAAGTTCG 
1021 AGGGCGACAC CCTGGTGAAC CGCATCGAGC TGAAGGGCAT CGACTTCAAG GAGGACGGCA 
1081 ACATCCTGGG GCACAAGCTG GAGTACAACT ACAACAGCCA CAACGTCTAT ATCATGGCCG 
1141 ACAAGCAGAA GAACGGCATC AAGGTGAACT TCAAGATCCG CCACAACATC GAGGACGGCA 
1201 GCGTGCAGCT CGCCGACCAC TACCAGCAGA ACACCCCCAT CGGCGACGGC CCCGTGCTGC 
1261 TGCCCGACAA CCACTACCTG AGCACCCAGT CCGCCCTGAG CAAAGACCCC AACGAGAAGC 
1321 GCGATCACAT GGTCCTGCTG GAGTTCGTGA CCGCCGCCGG GATCACTCTC GGCATGGACG 
1381 AGCTGTACAA GTAAAGCGGC CGCGACTCTA GATCATAATC AGCCATACCA CATTTGTAGA 
1441 GGTTTTACTT GCTTTAAAAA ACCTCCCACA CCTCCCCCTG AACCTGAAAC ATAAAATGAA 
1501 TGCAATTGTT GTTGTTAACT TGTTTATTGC AGCTTATAAT GGTTACAAAT AAAGCAATAG 
1561 CATCACAAAT TTCACAAATA AAGCATTTTT TTCACTGCAT TCTAGTTGTG GTTTGTCCAA 
1621 ACTCATCAAT GTATCTTAAG GCGTAAATTG TAAGCGTTAA TATTTTGTTA AAATTCGCGT 
1681 TAAATTTTTG TTAAATCAGC TCATTTTTTA ACCAATAGGC CGAAATCGGC AAAATCCCTT 
1741 ATAAATCAAA AGAATAGACC GAGATAGGGT TGAGTGTTGT TCCAGTTTGG AACAAGAGTC 
1801 CACTATTAAA GAACGTGGAC TCCAACGTCA AAGGGCGAAA AACCGTCTAT CAGGGCGATG 
1861 GCCCACTACG TGAACCATCA CCCTAATCAA GTTTTTTGGG GTCGAGGTGC CGTAAAGCAC 
1921 TAAATCGGAA CCCTAAAGGG AGCCCCCGAT TTAGAGCTTG ACGGGGAAAG CCGGCGAACG 
1981 TGGCGAGAAA GGAAGGGAAG AAAGCGAAAG GAGCGGGCGC TAGGGCGCTG GCAAGTGTAG 
2041 CGGTCACGCT GCGCGTAACC ACCACACCCG CCGCGCTTAA TGCGCCGCTA CAGGGCGCGT 
2101 CAGGTGGCAC TTTTCGGGGA AATGTGCGCG GAACCCCTAT TTGTTTATTT TTCTAAATAC 
2161 ATTCAAATAT GTATCCGCTC ATGAGACAAT AACCCTGATA AATGCTTCAA TAATATTGAA 
2221 AAAGGAAGAG TCCTGAGGCG GAAAGAACCA GCTGTGGAAT GTGTGTCAGT TAGGGTGTGG 
2281 AAAGTCCCCA GGCTCCCCAG CAGGCAGAAG TATGCAAAGC ATGCATCTCA ATTAGTCAGC 
2341 AACCAGGTGT GGAAAGTCCC CAGGCTCCCC AGCAGGCAGA AGTATGCAAA GCATGCATCT 
2401 CAATTAGTCA GCAACCATAG TCCCGCCCCT AACTCCGCCC ATCCCGCCCC TAACTCCGCC 
2461 CAGTTCCGCC CATTCTCCGC CCCATGGCTG ACTAATTTTT TTTATTTATG CAGAGGCCGA 
2521 GGCCGCCTCG GCCTCTGAGC TATTCCAGAA GTAGTGAGGA GGCTTTTTTG GAGGCCTAGG 
2581 CTTTTGCAAA GATCGATCAA GAGACAGGAT GAGGATCGTT TCGCATGATT GAACAAGATG 
2641 GATTGCACGC AGGTTCTCCG GCCGCTTGGG TGGAGAGGCT ATTCGGCTAT GACTGGGCAC 
2701 AACAGACAAT CGGCTGCTCT GATGCCGCCG TGTTCCGGCT GTCAGCGCAG GGGCGCCCGG 
2761 TTCTTTTTGT CAAGACCGAC CTGTCCGGTG CCCTGAATGA ACTGCAAGAC GAGGCAGCGC 
2821 GGCTATCGTG GCTGGCCACG ACGGGCGTTC CTTGCGCAGC TGTGCTCGAC GTTGTCACTG 
2881 AAGCGGGAAG GGACTGGCTG CTATTGGGCG AAGTGCCGGG GCAGGATCTC CTGTCATCTC 
2941 ACCTTGCTCC TGCCGAGAAA GTATCCATCA TGGCTGATGC AATGCGGCGG CTGCATACGC 
3001 TTGATCCGGC TACCTGCCCA TTCGACCACC AAGCGAAACA TCGCATCGAG CGAGCACGTA 
3061 CTCGGATGGA AGCCGGTCTT GTCGATCAGG ATGATCTGGA CGAAGAGCAT CAGGGGCTCG 
3121 CGCCAGCCGA ACTGTTCGCC AGGCTCAAGG CGAGCATGCC CGACGGCGAG GATCTCGTCG 
3181 TGACCCATGG CGATGCCTGC TTGCCGAATA TCATGGTGGA AAATGGCCGC TTTTCTGGAT 
3241 TCATCGACTG TGGCCGGCTG GGTGTGGCGG ACCGCTATCA GGACATAGCG TTGGCTACCC 
3301 GTGATATTGC TGAAGAGCTT GGCGGCGAAT GGGCTGACCG CTTCCTCGTG CTTTACGGTA 
3361 TCGCCGCTCC CGATTCGCAG CGCATCGCCT TCTATCGCCT TCTTGACGAG TTCTTCTGAG 
3421 CGGGACTCTG GGGTTCGAAA TGACCGACCA AGCGACGCCC AACCTGCCAT CACGAGATTT 
3481 CGATTCCACC GCCGCCTTCT ATGAAAGGTT GGGCTTCGGA ATCGTTTTCC GGGACGCCGG 
3541 CTGGATGATC CTCCAGCGCG GGGATCTCAT GCTGGAGTTC TTCGCCCACC CTAGGGGGAG 
3601 GCTAACTGAA ACACGGAAGG AGACAATACC GGAAGGAACC CGCGCTATGA CGGCAATAAA 
3661 AAGACAGAAT AAAACGCACG GTGTTGGGTC GTTTGTTCAT AAACGCGGGG TTCGGTCCCA 
3721 GGGCTGGCAC TCTGTCGATA CCCCACCGAG ACCCCATTGG GGCCAATACG CCCGCGTTTC 
3781 TTCCTTTTCC CCACCCCACC CCCCAAGTTC GGGTGAAGGC CCAGGGCTCG CAGCCAACGT 
3841 CGGGGCGGCA GGCCCTGCCA TAGCCTCAGG TTACTCATAT ATACTTTAGA TTGATTTAAA 
3901 ACTTCATTTT TAATTTAAAA GGATCTAGGT GAAGATCCTT TTTGATAATC TCATGACCAA 
3961 AATCCCTTAA CGTGAGTTTT CGTTCCACTG AGCGTCAGAC CCCGTAGAAA AGATCAAAGG 
4021 ATCTTCTTGA GATCCTTTTT TTCTGCGCGT AATCTGCTGC TTGCAAACAA AAAAACCACC 
4081 GCTACCAGCG GTGGTTTGTT TGCCGGATCA AGAGCTACCA ACTCTTTTTC CGAAGGTAAC 
4141 TGGCTTCAGC AGAGCGCAGA TACCAAATAC TGTCCTTCTA GTGTAGCCGT AGTTAGGCCA 
4201 CCACTTCAAG AACTCTGTAG CACCGCCTAC ATACCTCGCT CTGCTAATCC TGTTACCAGT 
4261 GGCTGCTGCC AGTGGCGATA AGTCGTGTCT TACCGGGTTG GACTCAAGAC GATAGTTACC 
4321 GGATAAGGCG CAGCGGTCGG GCTGAACGGG GGGTTCGTGC ACACAGCCCA GCTTGGAGCG 
4381 AACGACCTAC ACCGAACTGA GATACCTACA GCGTGAGCTA TGAGAAAGCG CCACGCTTCC 
4441 CGAAGGGAGA AAGGCGGACA GGTATCCGGT AAGCGGCAGG GTCGGAACAG GAGAGCGCAC 
4501 GAGGGAGCTT CCAGGGGGAA ACGCCTGGTA TCTTTATAGT CCTGTCGGGT TTCGCCACCT 
4561 CTGACTTGAG CGTCGATTTT TGTGATGCTC GTCAGGGGGG CGGAGCCTAT GGAAAAACGC 
4621 CAGCAACGCG GCCTTTTTAC GGTTCCTGGC CTTTTGCTGG CCTTTTGCTC ACATGTTCTT 
4681 TCCTGCGTTA TCCCCTGATT CTGTGGATAA CCGTATTACC GCCATGCAT