pDsRed2-N1 encodes DsRed2, a variant of Discosoma sp. red fluorescent protein, (DsRed). DsRed2 contains six amino acid substitutions that accelerate chromophore maturation and decrease protein aggregation. In addition, the coding sequence for DsRed2 is human codon-optimized for higher expression in mammalian cells. pDsRed2-N1 allows genes to be cloned into the multiple cloning site (MCS) upstream of the DsRed2 coding sequence to be expressed as fusions to the N-terminus of DsRed2. The unmodified vector will express DsRed2 in mammalian cells.



