CAG promoter
Encyclopedia
The CAG promoter is a combination of the cytomegalovirus
(CMV) early enhancer
element and chicken beta-actin
promoter. The CAG promoter is frequently used to drive high levels of gene expression in mammalian expression vectors.
Cytomegalovirus
Cytomegalovirus is a viral genus of the viral group known as Herpesviridae or herpesviruses. It is typically abbreviated as CMV: The species that infects humans is commonly known as human CMV or human herpesvirus-5 , and is the most studied of all cytomegaloviruses...
(CMV) early enhancer
Enhancer (genetics)
In genetics, an enhancer is a short region of DNA that can be bound with proteins to enhance transcription levels of genes in a gene cluster...
element and chicken beta-actin
Beta-actin
Beta-actin is one of six different actin isoforms which have been identified in humans. This is one of the two nonmuscle cytoskeletal actins. Actins are highly conserved proteins that are involved in cell motility, structure and integrity...
promoter. The CAG promoter is frequently used to drive high levels of gene expression in mammalian expression vectors.