Reporter genes are attached to a regulatory sequence of a gene of interest. When expressed by the host organism, they generate measurable, easily identifiable characteristics that can be used as an indication of whether a gene has been taken up or expressed.
Provides a highly efficient, 5-minute, one-step cloning strategy (“TOPO Cloning”) for the direct insertion of Taq polymerase–amplified PCR products into a plasmid vector for sequencing