This lentiviral expression vector encodes an mCherry fluorescent protein tag. This bright red fluorescent protein was derived by site-directed mutagenesis of mRFP1, a monomeric mutant of DsRed. Inserting a cDNA in the MCS upstream of the mCherry coding sequence joins your protein of interest to the N-terminus of the tag, and allows the fusion protein to be tracked and studied in transduced cells. To package the vector into high-titer, replication-incompetent lentivirus, we recommend using Lenti-X Packaging Single Shots and the Lenti-X 293T Cell Line. The resulting lentivirus can then be used to transduce virtually any mammalian cell type.
