Modified Luciferases And Uses Thereof

Abstract

The present invention encompasses modified luciferases, methods for making modified luciferases, and assays utilizing modified luciferases. Modified luciferases of the invention show increased activity over wildtype luciferases and also show increased stability of signal. The present invention also encompasses multiplex assays utilizing multiple luciferases with different emission spectra.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 15/002,112 filed Jan. 20, 2016, which is a continuation application of U.S. Ser. No. 13/393,170 filed Feb. 28, 2012, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 9,353,401, which is a national stage entry of PCT/US2010/047033, filed Aug. 27, 2010, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/238,146, filed on Aug. 29, 2009, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention concerns the field of luciferase reporters useful in biological and biochemical assays.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Luciferases are enzymes that catalyze reactions that emit light. Luciferases are named according to their source organisms such as beetles (firefly) or marine organisms. Examples of bioluminescent marine animals include: Renilla, also known as sea pansies, which belong to a class of coelenterates known as the anthozoans. In addition to Renilla, other representative bioluminescent genera of the class Anthozoa include Cavarnularia, Ptilosarcus, Stylatula, Acanthoptilum, and Parazoanthus. All of these organisms are bioluminescent and emit light as a result of the action of an enzyme (luciferase) on a substrate (luciferin) under appropriate biological conditions.

[0004] Different luciferases have different properties with regard to substrate specificity and intensity of light emission and stability of the bioluminescent signal, which is commonly measured by a luminometer. Luciferases are useful as transcriptional reporter genes and in imaging reporter gene expression in living subjects and many other applications in molecular biology.

[0005] Certain luciferases, such as those that utilize cypridina luciferin (vargulin) as a substrate, can be useful reporters because of their strong luminescent signal and the fact that they are secreted in the native form. However cypridina luciferin (vargulin) is very difficult to synthesize (usually involving an 18-step chemical synthesis). The limiting supply and the cost of the material have made the assay difficult to commercialize.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] Accordingly, the present invention provides modified luciferases, methods of making modified luciferases, and methods of using modified luciferases.

[0007] In one aspect, the present invention provides an isolated polynucleotide that encodes a modified Luciola Italica (also referred to as L. Italica) luciferase. In a further aspect, the modified L. Italica luciferase shows increased luciferase activity when expressed in mammalian cells as compared to a non human codon optimized mutant L. Italica luciferase.

[0008] In an embodiment and in accordance with any of the above, the present invention provides a modified L. Italica luciferase that shows an approximately 1000-fold increased luciferase activity when expressed in mammalian cells as compared to a non human codon optimized mutant L. Italica luciferase.

[0009] In a further embodiment and in accordance with any of the above, the present invention provides a modified L. Italica luciferase that is a red-emitting luciferase with an emission maximum of approximately 617 nm.

[0010] In a further embodiment and in accordance with any of the above, the present invention provides a modified L. Italica luciferase that is human codon-optimized.

[0011] In a further embodiment and in accordance with any of the above, the present invention provides a modified L. Italica luciferase that is a green-emitting luciferase with an emission maximum of approximately 550 nm.

[0012] In a further embodiment and in accordance with any of the above, the present invention provides a modified L. Italica luciferase that includes a secretory signal at its amino terminal end. In a still further embodiment, the secretory signal is a chymotrypsinogen secretory signal.

[0013] In one aspect, the present invention provides assays utilizing any of the modified luciferases discussed herein. In a further aspect, the assays are multiplexed reporter assays.

[0014] In one aspect, the present invention provides an isolated polynucleotide that encodes a modified Renilla luciferase. In a further aspect, the modified Renilla luciferase shows increased activity and stability over a native human codon optimized Renilla luciferase.

[0015] In an exemplary embodiment the present invention provides a modified Renilla luciferase that is a green-emitting Renilla luciferase.

[0016] In a further embodiment and in accordance with any of the above, the invention provides a modified Renilla luciferase that includes a secretory signal at its amino terminal end.

[0017] In one aspect, the present invention provides multiplexed luciferase assays comprising at least two different luciferase reports, where the at least two different luciferase reporters emit at two different wavelengths and/or utilize different substrates.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] FIG. 1 shows data for relative luciferase stability for a Cypridina assay conducted using reagents without sodium chloride (VLAR-1) and with sodium chloride (VLAR-1 with sodium chloride).

[0019] FIGS. 2A and 2B show data for time course of activity in a Cypridina assay using 20 ul of sample (FIG. 2A) or 5 ul of sample (FIG. 2B).

[0020] FIGS. 3A and 3B show the sequence of a green Renilla luciferase plasmid (SEQ ID NO: 1).

[0021] FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C show the sequence of a modified red firefly Luciferase with a secretory signal (SEQ ID NO: 2).

[0022] FIG. 5 shows data from a Cypridina Luciferase assay in varying concentrations of sodium chloride.

[0023] FIG. 6 shows data from a Renilla Luciferase assay with and without stabilizer (NP40).

[0024] FIG. 7 shows data comparing Luciferase activity of native human codon optimized Renilla Luciferase and a mutant Renilla Luciferase of the invention.

[0025] FIG. 8 shows data comparing Luciferase activity of human codon optimized and non-human codon optimized red-emitting L. Italica Luciferase.

[0026] FIG. 9 shows data comparing Luciferase activity of human codon optimized and non-human codon optimized green-emitting L. Italica Luciferase.

[0027] FIG. 10 shows data comparing Luciferase activity of intracellular red-emitting L. Italica Luciferase and secreted red-emitting L. Italica Luciferase.

[0028] FIG. 11 shows data comparing Luciferase activity of secreted red L. Italica Luciferase in the lysate and the supernatant from HEK293 cells.

[0029] FIGS. 12A-12D show kinetics of Luciferase activity in (FIG. 12A) Red Luciola Luciferase, (FIG. 12B) Guassia Luciferase, (FIG. 12C) Cypridina Luciferase, and (FIG. 12D) Green Renilla Luciferase.

[0030] FIGS. 13A-13B show emission spectra from (FIG. 13A) a double reporter assay with Vargula and Red Italica luciferases and (FIG. 13B) a triple reporter assay with Vargula, Green Renilla and Red Italica Luciferases.

[0031] FIG. 14 shows kinetics data of a Gaussia Luciferase assay using a GAR-1 reagent.

[0032] FIGS. 15A-15B show data comparing stabilities of Gaussia Luciferase assays using the GAR-2 reagent are in the presence of a stabilizer (FIG. 15A) and in the absence of a stabilizer (FIG. 15B).

[0033] FIG. 16 shows data related to relative Luciferase activity of a firefly Luciferase assay.

[0034] FIG. 17 shows data of relative Luciferase activity of a Cypridina Luciferase assay.

[0035] FIG. 18 shows data comparing Luciferase activity of a modified Vargula Luciferase of the invention in the lysate and the supernatant from mammalian cells.

[0036] FIG. 19 shows kinetic data for Luciferase activity in a Cypridina Luciferase assay.

[0037] FIGS. 20A-20B shows data comparing relative Luciferase activity of Green Renilla Luciferase in the absence (FIG. 20A) and presence (FIG. 20B) of a stabilizer.

[0038] FIG. 21 shows data from a firefly luciferase assay in the presence (square) and absence (diamonds) of a stabilizer.

[0039] FIG. 22 shows data from a dual assay of the invention utilizing firefly and Cypridina luciferases.

[0040] FIGS. 23A-23B show data from a dual assay of the invention utilizing Cypridina (FIG. 23A) and Renilla (FIG. 23B) luciferases.

[0041] FIG. 24 shows emission spectra from a dual assay of the invention utilizing Vargula and Green Renilla luciferases.

[0042] FIG. 25 shows data from a triple assay of the invention utilizing Cypridina, firefly and Gaussia luciferases.

[0043] FIG. 26 shows emission spectra from a triple assay of the invention utilizing Cypridina, Green Renilla and Red Italica luciferases.

[0044] FIGS. 27A, 27B and 27C show the sequence of a red firefly luciferase of the invention (SEQ ID NO: 5).

[0045] FIG. 28 shows emission spectra from a dual assay of the invention utilizing Vargula and Red Italica luciferases.

[0046] FIGS. 29A-29B show emission spectra from a dual assay of the invention utilizing (FIG. 29A) Gaussia and Red Italica luciferases and (FIG. 29B) Green Renilla and Red Italica luciferases.

[0047] FIGS. 30A and 30B show the sequence of a red emitting firefly human codon optimized luciferase of the invention (SEQ ID NO: 3).

[0048] FIGS. 31A, 31B and 31C show the sequence of a human codon optimized green firefly luciferase of the invention (SEQ ID NO: 4).

[0049] FIGS. 32A and 32B show the sequence of a human codon optimized Vargula luciferase of the invention (SEQ ID NO: 6).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0050] Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. All publications mentioned herein are incorporated herein by reference for the purpose of describing and disclosing devices, formulations and methodologies which are described in the publication and which might be used in connection with the presently described invention.

[0051] Note that as used herein and in the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to "a polymerase" refers to one agent or mixtures of such agents, and reference to "the method" includes reference to equivalent steps and methods known to those skilled in the art, and so forth.

[0052] Where a range of values is provided, it is understood that each intervening value, between the upper and lower limit of that range and any other stated or intervening value in that stated range is encompassed within the invention. The upper and lower limits of these smaller ranges may independently be included in the smaller ranges, and are also encompassed within the invention, subject to any specifically excluded limit in the stated range. Where the stated range includes one or both of the limits, ranges excluding either both of those included limits are also included in the invention.

[0053] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to one of skill in the art that the present invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features and procedures well known to those skilled in the art have not been described in order to avoid obscuring the invention. It will be apparent to one of skill in the art that these additional features are also encompassed by the present invention.

Overview

[0054] The present invention provides modified luciferases and/or combinations of luciferases, and methods of utilizing those luciferases in reporter gene assays. In addition, the invention provides reagents that provide increased stability and activity in assays using luciferase reporters.

[0055] The present invention provides modified (also referred to herein as "mutant" or "variant") luciferases showing improved activity over wildtype luciferases or other modified luciferases known in the art reported to have improved properties for reporter gene assays or in vivo imaging applications. As used herein, "wildtype luciferases" refers to any luciferase that occurs in nature.

[0056] In certain aspects, the present invention provides modified luciferases that show brighter luminescence when expressed in mammalian cells as compared to the luminescence seen when wildtype luciferases are expressed in mammalian cells. The present invention also provides a method of expressing luciferase as a very bright intracellular reporter (not secreted) by sequence modification to increase its utility as an intracellular reporter in multiplexed assays and for imaging applications. The present invention also provides a composition for assays utilizing luciferases that lowers the cost and increases the efficiency and sensitivity of the assay by altering the reaction conditions such that high luminescence is produced using significantly less amount of luciferin.

[0057] The present invention further provides reagents for assays utilizing modified luciferases of the invention as well as mammalian expression vectors expressing secreted and intracellular luciferases.

[0058] In further embodiments the present invention provides sequence modifications (human codon optimization) to nucleotides encoding luciferases which result in an approximately 1000-fold increase in luciferase expression in transfected mammalian cells compared to the non-human codon optimized versions of these genes.

[0059] In further embodiments, the invention provides novel secreted reporter modified luciferases that are about 5 to about 35 fold brighter than wildtype luciferases. Such luciferases are used in accordance with the present invention as stand alone reporters or in multiplexed luciferase assays in combination with one or more other luciferases. As will be appreciated, combinations of luciferases for multiplexed assays of the invention can include both wildtype and modified luciferases.

[0060] In further aspects, the present invention provides assay compositions for measurement of modified luciferases of the invention as single luciferase assay formats. In further aspects of the invention, assay compositions are provided that enable simultaneous measurement of at least two different reporters in cell lysates or supernatants using a single assay solution. The luciferase activities of multiple reporters are analyzed by exploiting spectral differences in the emission maxima of the different luciferases.

[0061] Improved luciferases used in the present invention include without limitation: (i) a red-emitting firefly luciferase (Red-Fluc) from the Italian firefly Luciola Italica (emission max 609 nm), including intracellular (non-secreted) variants and secreted variants generated by fusing a chymotrypsinogen secretory signal sequence to the amino terminal end of the luciferase; (ii) a green-emitting firefly luciferase (Green-Fluc) from the Italian firefly Luciola Italica (emission max 550 nm), including intracellular (non-secreted) variants and secreted variants generated by fusing a chymotrypsinogen secretory signal sequence to the amino terminal end of the luciferase; (iii) a Cypridina Luciferase or Vargula luciferase (VLuc) from the marine ostracod Vargula Hilgendorfi, a secreted luciferase (emission max 395 nm or 462 nm depending on the substrate used); (iv) Vargula luciferase that has been modified at the C-terminal end with a KDEL sequence (endoplasmic reticulum retention signal) so that it is expressed intracellularly-VLuc-KDEL; (v) a modified secreted blue-emitting (emission max 480 nm) Renilla luciferase (B-Rluc) which is brighter and more stable than native renilla reniformis luciferase; (vi) a green emitting secreted Renilla luciferase (emission max 535 nm) modified to be secreted by fusing a synthetic secretory signal encoding gene sequence in frame with the gene encoding the green emitting modified of renilla luciferase; (vii) a Gaussia luciferase (emission max 482 nm) either native secreted (Gluc) or modified to be expressed intracellularly (Gluc-KDEL).

Luciferases of the Invention

[0062] Modified luciferases of the present invention show increased signal magnitude and stability. In certain embodiments, modified luciferases of the invention show at least a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, 9000, 10,000-fold increase in the magnitude of the signal over signals seen with wildtype luciferases.

[0063] Modified luciferases of the invention may be intracellular (i.e., not secreted), or they may be modified to be secreted. In further embodiments, modified luciferases of the invention are engineered to further express a secretory signal, general at the amino terminal end. In some embodiments, the secretory signal is a synthetic sequence. In specific embodiments, the synthetic sequence is MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA (SEQ ID NO: 7). In yet further embodiments, the secretory signal is any signal that can induce secretion of the encoded protein, including without limitation an interleukin-2 secretory signal and a chymotrypsinogen secretory signal. Vargula luciferases of the invention

[0064] In some aspects, the present invention provides a Cypridina Luciferase or Vargula luciferase (VLuc) from the marine ostracod Vargula Hilgendorfi, which is a secreted luciferase (emission max 395 nm or 462 nm depending on the substrate used).

[0065] In further aspects, the present invention provides a modified Vargula luciferase that shows increased signal and stability. In certain embodiments, the modified Vargula luciferase of the invention is human codon optimized to increase expression in mammalian systems. In further embodiments, a modified Vargula luciferase of the invention includes a wildtype or a native human codon optimized luciferase with the last two amino acids have been mutated CQ to SN (S=serine, N=asparagine). In still further embodiments, the present invention provides a mammalian vector expressing modified human codon optimized Vargula luciferase expressing intracellular Vargula luciferase. This sequence is the same as the wildtype or native human codon Vargula luciferase with the last two amino acids mutated CQ to SN (S=serine, N=asparagine) and with a KDEL (endoplasmic reticulum retention) sequence added after the C-terminal asparagine residue.

Firefly Luciferases of the Invention

[0066] In some aspects, the present invention provides a red-emitting firefly luciferase (Red-Fluc) from the Italian firefly Luciola Italica (emission max 609 nm) and a green-emitting firefly luciferase (Green-Fluc) from the Italian firefly Luciola Italica (emission max 550 nm)

[0067] In further embodiments, the present invention provides human codon optimized sequences of red-emitting L. Italica luciferases. Such human codon optimized red-emitting L. Italica luciferases show significantly increased activity over wildtype red-emitting L. Italica luciferases (see FIG. 8). In still further embodiments, the present invention provides human codon optimized sequences of red-emitting L. Italica luciferases according to the sequence provided in FIG. 30 (SEQ ID NO: 3). In still further embodiments, the present invention provides human codon optimized sequences of red-emitting L. Italica luciferases encoded by polynucleotides with about 80%-99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3. In still further embodiments, the present invention provides luciferases that are encoded by polynucleotides with about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, and 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3.

[0068] In still further embodiments, the present invention provides secreted red-ltalica luciferases. FIG. 10 shows a comparison of luciferase activity of a human codon optimized red-emitting L. Italica luciferases fused to a chymotrypsinogen secretory signal to a non-secreted form of the human codon optimized red-emitting L. Italica luciferase. As discussed above, a number of different secretory signals can be used to produce secreted forms of modified luciferases of the invention. However, for red firefly luciferase, not all secretory signals produce a secreted luciferase. For example, popular signal sequences such as the N terminal 16 amino acid sequence of Gaussia luciferase and the Interleukin 2 secretory sequence do not successfully produce a secreted form of red emitting firefly luciferase.

[0069] Fusing a chymotrypsinogen secretory signal to a human codon optimized red-emitting L. Italica luciferases did successfully produce a secreted form of this luciferase. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a red firefly luciferase (also referred to herein as "red-emitting luciferase" and "red-emitting L. Italica luciferase") that is modified to include a synthetic secretory signal. In certain embodiments, the modified red firefly luciferase is encoded by the polynucleotide has the sequence provided in FIG. 4 (SEQ ID NO: 2). In still further embodiments, the present invention provides a luciferases encoded by polynucleotides with about 80%-99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2. In still further embodiments, the present invention provides luciferases that are encoded by polynucleotides with about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, and 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2. The underlined portion of FIG. 4 is the secretory signal. FIG. 11 shows a comparison of luciferase activities in supernatants and lysates of HEK293 cells transfected with a secreted red Italica Luciferase of the invention.

[0070] In further embodiments, the present invention provides human codon optimized sequences of green-emitting L. Italica luciferases. Such human codon optimized green-emitting L. Italica luciferases show significantly increased activity over a previously described thermostable mutant of green-emitting L. Italica luciferase (B. R. Branchini et al., Analytical Biochemistry, 361 (2): 253-262 (2007)--see FIG. 9). In still further embodiments, the present invention provides human codon optimized sequences of green-emitting L. Italica luciferases according to the sequence provided in FIG. 31 (SEQ ID NO: 4). In still further embodiments, the present invention provides human codon optimized sequences of luciferases encoded by polynucleotides with about 80%-99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4. In still further embodiments, the present invention provides luciferases that are encoded by polynucleotides with about 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, and 99% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4.

Renilla Luciferases of the Invention

[0071] In some aspects, the present invention provides a modified efficiently secreted blue-emitting (emission max 480 nm) Renilla luciferase (B-Rluc), which more stable than the wildtype renilla reniformis luciferase, and a green emitting secreted Renilla luciferase (emission max 535 nm) modified to be secreted by fusing a synthetic secretory signal encoding gene sequence in frame with the gene encoding the green emitting modified of Renilla luciferase. Mammalian cells transfected with the secreted green Renilla luciferase mutant described here show approximately 35-fold higher luciferase activity compared to mammalian cells transfected with the native (human codon optimized) Renilla luciferase (see FIG. 7). Further the secreted green Renilla luciferase shows excellent stability of the bioluminescent signal (without compromising signal intensity) when assayed using the Renilla luciferase assay reagent described in this application (with the stabilizer included, see FIG. 7), thus making it an ideal reporter for High throughput screening applications.

[0072] In certain embodiments, the present invention provides a green-emitting Renilla luciferase plasmid sequence with the sequence pictured in FIG. 3 (SEQ ID NO: 1).

Gaussia Luciferases of the Invention

[0073] In some aspects, the present invention provides a Gaussia luciferase (emission max 482 nm) that is either native secreted (Gluc) or modified to be expressed intracellularly (Gluc-KDEL). Such Gaussia luciferases can be used in single, double and triple reporter assays as discussed in further detail herein in combination with any of the other luciferases discussed herein or known in the art.

Luciferase Assays of the Invention

[0074] In certain aspects, the present invention provides compositions that improve stability and signal for assays utilizing wildtype and/or modified luciferases of the present invention.

[0075] In some embodiments, sodium chloride is added to improve the stability of luciferase assays of the invention. In such embodiments, a concentration of sodium chloride is utilized that improves the stability of the bioluminescent signal without affecting intensity. In further embodiments, sodium chloride concentrations in the range of about 0.05 M to about 1 M are used to improve stability of luciferase assays of the invention. In still further embodiments, sodium chloride concentrations of about 0.05 to about 0.5, 0.1 to about 0.4, about 0.2 to about 0.3, and about 0.05 to about 0.2M are used in luciferase assays of the invention. In specific embodiments, sodium chloride is added to improve the stability of assays utilizing wildtype and/or modified Vargula luciferases.

[0076] In further embodiments, certain luciferase substrates are added to luciferase assays to improve the stability of the bioluminescent signal. In such embodiments, the substrate added as a stabilizer may be an additional substrate that is not the substrate upon which the luciferase itself acts. For example, in assays utilizing Cypridina luciferase, coelenterazine is added to the assay to stabilize the assay stability. Coelenterazine is an oxidizable luciferin that is easily prone to oxidation but is not a substrate for the Cypridina luciferase. As will be appreciated, any luciferase assay described herein can be further modified by adding substrates for other luciferases as a stabilizer.

[0077] In some embodiments, the concentration of luciferase substrate is adjusted to improve the magnitude and/or stability of the signal. In further embodiments, low (under 1 .mu.M) concentrations of substrate is used to improve luciferase signals. For example, for Cypridina luciferase assays, about 1 to about 25 nM Vargulin are used in assays of the invention. In further embodiments, about 1-100, 5-90, 10-80, 15-70, 20-60, 25-50, and 30-40 nM Vargulin are used in assays of the invention. In further exemplary embodiments, substrates for the luciferase assays described herein (including Cypridina, Gaussia and L. Italica luciferases) are added in concentrations of from about 1 nM to about 250 .mu.M. In still further embodiments, substrates are added in concentration of about 10 nM-200 .mu.M, 50 nM-150 .mu.M, 100 nm-100 .mu.M, 150 nm-50 .mu.M, 200 nM-25 .mu.M, 300 nM-10 .mu.M, 500 nM-1 .mu.M.

[0078] In some embodiments, Gaussia luciferases of the invention are used with optimized reagents to produce increased activity. Kinetics of the Gaussia luciferase assay using the GAR-1 reagent is shown in FIG. 14. Measurement of the luciferase activity in supernatants of cells (transfected with Gaussia luciferase) using GAR-1 reagent from Targeting systems showed increased activity from Renilla luciferase assays from another vendor. The data in FIG. 14 is presented as an average of triplicate determinations measured on a Turner TD2020 luminometer. GAR-1 reagent has been described in detail in US Pat Appl Publ 2008074485, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and in particular for all teachings related to assay reagents for the Gaussia luciferase assay.

[0079] In certain embodiments, Gaussia luciferase assays of the invention utilize reagents stabilized with stabilizing agents. In one non-limiting example, the stabilizing agents include NP40 (Sigma) and/or coelenterazine. In certain embodiments, about 5 to about 200 .mu.M coelenterazine is used. In still further embodiments, about 10-150, 20-125, 30-100, 40-75, 50-60 .mu.M coelenterazine is used. In yet further embodiments, about 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 .mu.M coelenterazine is used. Stability of Gaussia luciferase assays using the GAR-2 reagent are shown in FIG. 15. Using the GAR-2B version of the Gaussia luciferase assay reagent, the bioluminescent signal remains very stable (FIG. 15A) In the absence of the stabilizer, the signal intensity is a little higher initially but decays faster than in the presence of the stabilizer (FIG. 15B). Note that the data presented in FIGS. 15 A and B is an average of triplicate determinations measured on a Turner TD2020 luminometer. The GAR-2 and GAR-2B reagents are stabilized versions of the GAR-1 reagent discussed in US Pat Appl Publ 2008074485, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and in particular for all teachings related to reagents for Gaussia luciferase assays. The GAR-2 reagent includes the composition GAR-1 with an additional 30 uM coelenterazine. GAR-2B reagent includes the composition GAR-1 with and additional 75 .mu.M coelenterazine. Without being limited by theory, it is possible that the higher (approximately 3-fold) signal intensity seen with the GAR-2B reagent is due to the higher concentration of coelenterazine. FIG. 12B shows the stability of the Gaussia luciferase with the GAR-2 reagent including a stabilizer.

[0080] In certain embodiments, stability of firefly luciferase assays is improved using FLAR-1 reagents (Targeting Systems). FIG. 16 shows the results from experiments using the FLAR-1 reagent from Targeting Systems. In the experiments shown in FIG. 16, the FLAR-1 reagent was added to the supernatant cell culture media.

Dual and Triple Luciferase Assays

[0081] In some aspects, the present invention provides dual luciferase assays based on spectral resolution of two or more different luciferases. As will be appreciated, these assays can include different wildtype luciferases, different modified luciferases, or a mixture of a wildtype and a modified luciferase. Such assays rely on differences in the emission spectra of the reporters used. In further embodiments, reagents are modified to allow for more efficient multiplexing. For example, when Gaussia luciferases are multiplexed with firefly luciferases, EDTA is omitted from the reaction mixture to allow efficient reporter activity.

[0082] FIG. 13A shows the emission spectra of a dual reporter assay utilizing a Vargula and Red Italica luciferase of the invention. The luciferases were expressed in samples of transfected cells. The luciferases used in the experiments pictured in FIG. 13A represent a modified red emitting firefly luciferase of the invention that is human codon optimized and intracellular (non-secreted) and a Cypridina luciferase of the invention that is from Cypridina hilgendorfi modified to be human codon optimized and secreted.

[0083] FIG. 13B shows the emission spectra of a triple reporter assay utilizing Vargula, Green Renilla and Red Italica luciferases. These emission spectra were in samples of transfected cell lysates. The Vargula and red-emitting firefly luciferases are those as described above for FIG. 13A and the Green Renilla luciferase is an improved secreted Green luciferase mutant as described in further detail herein.

[0084] All patents and other references cited in the specification are indicative of the level of skill of those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, and are incorporated by reference in their entireties, including any tables and figures, to the same extent as if each reference had been incorporated by reference in its entirety individually.

[0085] One skilled in the art would readily appreciate that the present invention is well adapted to obtain the ends and advantages mentioned, as well as those inherent therein. The methods, variances, and compositions described herein as presently representative of preferred embodiments are exemplary and are not intended as limitations on the scope of the invention. Changes therein and other uses will occur to those skilled in the art, which are encompassed within the spirit of the invention, are defined by the scope of the claims.

[0086] It will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art that varying substitutions and modifications may be made to the invention disclosed herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Thus, such additional embodiments are within the scope of the present invention and the following claims.

[0087] The invention illustratively described herein suitably may be practiced in the absence of any element or elements, limitation or limitations which is not specifically disclosed herein. Thus, for example, in each instance herein any of the terms "comprising", "consisting essentially of" and "consisting of" maybe replaced with either of the other two terms. The terms and expressions which have been employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention that in the use of such terms and expressions of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but it is recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed. Thus, it should be understood that although the present invention has been specifically disclosed by preferred embodiments and optional features, modification and variation of the concepts herein disclosed may be resorted to by those skilled in the art, and that such modifications and variations are considered to be within the scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

[0088] In addition, where features or aspects of the invention are described in terms of Markush groups or other grouping of alternatives, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is also thereby described in terms of any individual member or subgroup of members of the Markush group or other group.

[0089] Also, unless indicated to the contrary, where various numerical values or value range end points are provided for embodiments, additional embodiments are described by taking any 2 different values as the endpoints of a range or by taking two different range endpoints from specified ranges as the endpoints of an additional range. Such ranges are also within the scope of the described invention. Further, specification of a numerical range including values greater than one includes specific description of each integer value within that range.

[0090] Thus, additional embodiments are within the scope of the invention and within the following claims.

Examples

Example 1: Transfection of Mammalian Cells with Modified Luciferases

[0091] HEK-293 cells were grown in DMEM/10% FBS (fetal bovine serum) and transfected with plasmids expressing either the human codon-optimized or non-human codon optimized forms of the red emitting and green emitting firefly luciferases (from Luciola Italica) under control of the CMV promoter. Transfections were performed using the Targefect F-2 reagent (Targeting Systems) using the manufacturer's protocols. Forty eight hours post transfection, the cells were lysed using the cell lysis reagent (CLR-1) from Targeting Systems, Santee. 20 .mu.l aliquots of the cell lysate were mixed with 100 .mu.l of the FLAR-1 (firefly luciferase assay reagent from Targeting Systems).

Example 2: Cypridina Luciferase Assays with Increased Stability

[0092] Compositions were developed for achieving optimal performance of Cypridina luciferase assay reagents. These assays had improved stability of the bioluminescent signal without affecting the overall activity of the enzyme.

[0093] Vargulin is generally unstable and easily oxidized, making long term storage of this substrate difficult. However, Vargulin stored in an acidic buffer (66 mM monobasic potassium phosphate, pH 6-6.5) and stored at -80.degree. C. was very stable and did not lose activity even when stored for several months. In contrast, Vargulin dissolved in a neutral to basic phosphate buffer (e.g. 200 mM dibasic potassium phosphate (ph 8)) is very unstable and begins to lose activity rapidly within a few hours at room temperature. Cypridina luciferase activity was optimal when 200 mM dibasic potassium phosphate was used as the reaction buffer instead of 66 mM monobasic sodium phosphate. Hence 200 mM dibasic potassium phosphate was used as the reaction buffer. Concentrations of be 3-6 nM Vargulin were found to be effective, and these concentrations are much lower than what is generally used in such assays (see for example Wu et al (2007) Biotechniques, 42(3):290-292).

[0094] The Cypridina luciferase assay showed increased stability when sodium chloride was included in the reaction. For example, FIG. 1 shows the relative luciferase stability (RLS) between VLAR-1 (no sodium chloride) and VLAR-2 (VLAR-1+sodium chloride). Sodium chloride clearly stabilized the RLS. For the experiments in FIG. 1, 20 .mu.l of sample was added with 40 .mu.l of VLAR solution for the assay followed by 20 .mu.l of Vargulin substrate.

[0095] FIG. 5 shows a further titration experiment indicating that sodium chloride concentrations of around 0.5M provide increased stability over control reagents with no sodium. Further concentrations that are of use in stabilizing such assays include from about 25 mM to about 750 mM sodium chloride. For experiments in FIG. 5, 5 .mu.l of the indicated concentrations of sodium chloride solutions were added to 35 .mu.l of VLAR buffer (20 mM dibasic potassium phosphate, pH=8.0). The assay was carried out by mixing 20 .mu.l of sample with 40 .mu.l of VLAR buffer (with sodium chloride) and then adding 20 .mu.l of Cypridina luciferin.

[0096] Further stability of the bioluminescent signal as well as improvement in overall luciferase activity was observed when coelenterazine, another oxidizable luciferin easily prone to oxidation (but not a substrate for Cypridina luciferase)m was included in the assay composition. A 15 minute pre-incubtion was found to result in increased stability of the bioluminescent signal using sample volumes between 5 and 20 .mu.l (roughly 40% drop in 26 minutes using an assay volume of 20 .mu.l and 15% drop in 26 minutes using an assay volume of 5 .mu.l--see FIGS. 2A and 2B. A concentration of coelenterazine that worked well to stabilize the reagent was 15 .mu.M. Concentrations in the range of about 10 .mu.M to about 50 .mu.M can also be used. The inclusion of coelenterazine in the composition decreased the background of the assay by more than 10-fold (background reading dropped from 153.6 to 12.4) and also resulted in a 15% increase in the intensity of the bioluminescent signal. Controls in which buffers with identical composition (i.e., inclusion of coelenterazine but omission of Cypridina luciferin) showed no activity. Coelenterazine is not a substrate for Cypridina luciferase and can be used to safely reduce the background and increase stability when Cypridina luciferase is assayed alone or in combination with other luciferases (such as firefly luciferase) which do not use coelenterazine as a substrate. For the experiments shown in FIG. 2, 5 or 20 .mu.l of the sample (media supernatant) was mixed with 40 .mu.l of the VLAR buffer (200 mM dibasic potassium phosphate, 50 mM NaCI). The firefly and Cypridina luciferase assay reagents can be mixed into a single solution which can be used to efficiently measure both Cypridina luciferase and firefly luciferase activity by spectrally resolving the luciferases using appropriate filers. However, the DTT concentration in the firefly luciferase assay reagent can affect activity in such situations, because the activity of both luciferases is decreased due to interference of DTT (present in low concentration in the firefly assay reagent with the Cypridina luciferase assay (there is almost a 10-fold drop in Cypridina luciferase activity). However, since the signal intensity of the Cypridina luciferase assay is very robust, the signal is still acceptable and improvement in Cypridina luciferase activity is observed if the DTT concentration in the firefly luciferase assay reagent is dropped to 2.5 mM (a 3 fold drop in activity of Cypridina luciferase is still observed). Single solution based dual assays in which Cypridina luciferase is multiplexed with Green emitting Renilla luciferase work very well without loss of activity of either Cypridina or renilla luciferase when the two solutions are mixed.

Example 3: Renilla Luciferase Assays Utilizing Modified Renilla Luciferases and Stabilizing Reagents

[0097] The secreted modified green Renilla luciferase of the present invention showed significantly greater activity over wildtype Renilla luciferase--see FIG. 7. For the experiments pictured in FIG. 7, HEK 293 cells were transfected with expression vectors expressing either native Renilla luciferase or the secreted Green Renilla luciferase mutant. Cells were lysed 48 hrs post transfection and assayed for luciferase activity.

[0098] Assays with and without stability assay reagents for green Renilla luciferase were investigated. FIG. 6 shows that assays conducted with stabilizer showed greater stability than those without. The composition of the Renilla luciferase assay reagent (no stabilizer) was: 30 .mu.M coelenterazine, 0.4.times.PBS (Ca, Mg free), 0.027% NP40. The composition of the Renilla luciferase assay reagent (with stabilizer) was: 30 .mu.M coelenterazine, 0.4.times.PBS (Ca, Mg free), 0.227% NP40. Stabilizer is 2% NP 40 (a non-ionic detergent).

Example 4: Kinetics of Different Luciferases

[0099] Reactions were set up to measure the kinetics of the luciferase activities of different luciferases in samples of transfected cells. Luciferase activities were assayed using the luciferase assay reagents supplied with the LiveResponse assay kit. These data are shown in FIG. 12A: Red Luciola (firefly), luciferase, FIG. 12B Gaussia Princeps luciferase (this is FIG. 15C), FIG. 12C: Cypridina luciferase, and FIG. 12D: Green Renilla luciferase. Data represents mean of triplicate determinations.

Example 5: Comparison of Expression Vectors Expressing Modified Vargula Luciferases

[0100] Transfection protocols were as follows: HEK-293 cells were grown in DMEM/10% FBS (fetal bovine serum) and transfected with plasmids expressing wither the human codon-optimized to non-human codon optimized forms of native VLuc, HC-VLuc, sequence 1) or modified HC-VLucs under control of the CMV promoter. Transfections were performed using the Targefect F-2 regent (Targeting Systems) using the manufacturer's protocols.

[0101] The stability of the bioluminescent signal of Cypridina Luciferase assessed using supernatants of HEK293 cells transiently transfected with the pCMV VLuc expression vector is shown in FIG. 17.

[0102] In FIG. 19, the stability of the bioluminescent signal of Cypridina Luciferase was assessed using supernatants from HEK 293 cells transiently transfected with the pCMV-VLuc expression vector. Samples were assayed using the VLAR-2 (VLAR-1 reagent from Targeting Systems with sodium chloride) of the Cypridina luciferase assay reagent.

[0103] Human codon optimization of the gene sequence encoding the VLuc led to a 5-fold improvement of luciferase expression in HEK-293 transfected with expression vectors containing the human codon optimized versions of the vargula luciferase genes compared to the native sequences (i.e. Non-human codon optimized sequences). Addition of the KDEL sequence at the C-terminal end results in intracellular expression of VLuc.

Example 6: Construction of Blue-Emitting (Blue Shifted) and Green Emitting Mutants of Secreted Renilla Luciferase for Use as Secreted Reporters in Single or Multiplexed Luciferase Assays

[0104] A synthetic signal peptide was deduced by rational design: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA (SEQ ID NO: 7). The sequence of this signal peptide was based on rational design using signal sequences from the secretory signals known in the art, including those available at: http://www.unitargeting.com/Resources/Trends07.pdf

Blue-Shifted Secreted Renilla Luciferase Mutants

[0105] Secreted mutants were constructed containing signal peptide fused to amino terminal region of the human codon optimized renilla reniformis luciferase with the following additional mutations which enable i) efficient refolding after secretion to obtain an active form of the enzyme (Loma Linda paper, cysteine 124 was mutated to alanine) and additional mutations to cause a shift in the emission max of Renilla luciferase. MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations C124A; N53Q; V146M. Emission maxima=475 nm

[0106] Secreted BLuc Sequence 2: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations C124A; N53Q; V146M and the following eight additional mutations A55T, 5130A, K136R, A143M, M185V, M253L, S287L. The 8 additional mutations increase intensity of the bioluminescent signal (Emission Maxima 475 nm)

Red Shifted Renilla Luciferase Mutants:

[0107] Secreted RLuc Sequence 1: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations C124A, D162E

[0108] Secreted RLuc Sequence 2: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations C124A; and the following eight additional mutations AI235/D154M/E155G/D162E/I163L/V185L F262W. Emission Maxima 535 nm

[0109] Secreted RLuc Sequence 3: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations C124A; and the following eight additional mutations AI235/D154M/E155G/D162E/I163L/V185L. Emission Maxima 535 nm

Example 7: Tests for Developing Assays for Vargula Luciferase

[0110] In some embodiments, different buffer solutions are used to improve assays utilizing wildtype and/or modified luciferases of the invention. In certain embodiments, a 1:1 mixture of 0.1 MTris HCI and 75 mM sodium phosphate is used as the assay buffer.

[0111] Several different parameters were tested to develop an assay for vargula luciferase:

[0112] Effects of using either an acidic buffer (e.g., potassium phosphate pH5-6.8), Tris HCI pH7.4, Tris phosphate buffer pH (8-8.5) as well as varying assay volumes were tested. In general the use of acidic conditions significantly reduced the intensity of the bioluminescent signal (typically 5-10 fold) while increasing the stability somewhat. Using Tris HCL ph7.4, the activity as the assay buffer resulted in 5-10 fold brighter bioluminescence but the luminescent signal was highly unstable.

[0113] Use of a buffer mixture (1:1) of 50 mM Tris HCI, pH7.4 and 100 mM dibasic sodium phosphate resulted in improved stability of the bioluminescent signal without compromising the intensity of the bioluminescent signal. An interesting finding was that inclusion of 0.2 M NaCI further increased stability of the bioluminescent signal. Lastly the amounts of Vargulin needed for optimal activity using this buffered condition are very low (1-10 nM range) making the assay extremely useful and economical.

[0114] Increasing the concentration of Vargulin further did not increase stability of the assay further.

[0115] Stock Vargulin substrate solutions stored in an acidic condition pH (5.5-6) were relatively stable over several months when stored at -80.degree. C.

[0116] Other parameters tested: Other stabilizers such as DTT (dithiothreitol), detergents like NP-40 or EDTA were unable to increase the intensity of the luminescent signal or improve stability of the assay. EDTA decreased the VLuc activity by at least 5-fold.

[0117] Thus one aspect of the invention concerns the following composition and variations thereof: 20 .mu.l of cell supernatant assays with 50 .mu.l of Tris/phosphate buffer, pH 8, 0.2 M NaCI, 10 .mu.l of 5-100 nM vargulin in 66 mM potassium phosphate (monobasic). In certain assays, the effective concentration of vargulin in the assay mix is as low as 20 nM which is approximately 50-fold lower than that reported in the literature (see for example Wu et al (2007) Biotechniques, 42(3):290-292),

[0118] Comparison of luciferase activity in cells transfected with vargula luciferase with luciferase activity in cells transfected with firefly luciferases from Photinus pyralis or Luciola Italic showed that vargula luciferase was a much more sensitive reporter (10-20 fold improvement in bioluminescent signal compared to firefly luciferase, assay done in HEK-293 cells, all expression vectors were expressed luciferase under control of the CMV promoter). An exemplary assay protocol included: 20 .mu.l aliquots of Cell supernatants (media with 5% serum) were mixed with 100 .mu.l of assay dilution buffer (50 .mu.l of 50 mM TrisHCI, 100 mM dibasic sodium phosphate, pH 8) and 10 .mu.l of vargulin in sodium phosphate buffer pH 6 (final concentration of vargulin in reaction mix 10-25 nM). The sample was mixed well and bioluminescent activity was recorded in a Turner TD2020 luminometer integrated over a 20 sec time interval.

Example 8: Activity in Cell Supernatant and Cell Lysates of Cell Transfected with Either a Plasmid Vector Expressing Secreted Vargula Luciferase or an Intracellular Form of Vargula Luciferase

[0119] In cells transfected with the secreted form of modified vargula luciferase, 80% of the activity was secreted into the cell supernatant and only 20% is cell-associated.

[0120] FIG. 18 shows intracellular and secreted Cypridina luciferase activity. Luciferase activity in cell supernatants and cell lysates of cells transfected with a plasmid vector expressing secreted vargula luicferase. As shown in FIG. 18 cells transfected with the secreted form of modified vargula luciferase, 80% of the activity is secreted into the cell supernatant and only 20% is cell-associated.

[0121] In cells transfected with vargula luciferase modified at the C-terminal end with a KDEL sequence, approximately 95% of the activity was intracellular and 5% is secreted.

Example 8: Development of a Dual Reporter System Based on Blue and Red Shifted Mutants of Secreted Renilla Luciferase

[0122] Secreted mutants: Secreted mutants were constructed containing signal peptide fused to amino terminal region of the human codon optimized renilla reniformis luciferase with the following additional mutations which enable i) efficient refolding after secretion to obtain an active form of the enzyme (Cysteine 124 was mutated to alanine) and additional mutations to cause a shift in the emission max of renilla luciferase: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations: C124A; N53Q; V146M. Emission maxima=475 nm.

[0123] Secreted RLuc Sequence 2: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations. C124A; N53Q; V146M and the following eight additional mutations A55T, 5130A, K136R, A143M, M185V, M253L, S287L. The 8 additional mutations increase intensity of the bioluminescent signal. Emission Maxima 475 nm.

[0124] RED SHIFTED RENILLA LUCIFERASE MUTANTS: Secreted RLuc Sequence 1: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations: C124A, D162E.

[0125] Secreted RLuc Sequence 3: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations: C124A; and the following eight additional mutations AI235/D154M/E155G/D162E/I163L/V185L F262W. Emission Maxima 535 nm.

[0126] Secreted RLuc Sequence 4: MLLK VVFA IGCI VVQA-HCRLuc with following mutations: C124A; and the following eight additional mutations. A1235/D154M/E155G/D162E/I163LN185L. Emission Maxima 535 nm.

[0127] A single solution dual luciferase assay based on secreted renilla luciferase blue emitting (emission max at 475 nm) and green emitting mutants (emission max at 535 nm).

[0128] The mutations in the above sequences lead to the efficient expression of secreted renilla luciferase in the transfected cells. The two luciferases can therefore be used in combination as a dual reporter system and the luciferase activity of each luciferase in the transfected cells can be resolved by using appropriate filters. The reagent compositions for renilla luciferase assay reagents are described Walia, US Pat Appl Publ 2008074485, entitled Enhancing a Luminescent Signal, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and in particular for all teachings related to Renilla luciferase assay reagents.

Example 9: Development of a Triple Reporter System Based on Red and Green Emitting Firefly Luciferases and Qaussia Luciferase/Renilla Luciferase

[0129] Composition of the Gaussia luciferase assay reagent (GAR-1) has been described in detail in a US Pat Appl Publ 2008074485, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and in particular for all teachings related to assay reagents for the Gaussia luciferase assay. An assay reagent useful for simultaneous measurement of all there reporters in a single solution was designed by omitting EDTA from the composition of the Gaussia luciferase assay reagent and then including all the ingredients necessary for assay of firefly luciferase in a single composition. The rationale behind this is that the EDTA interferes with the firefly luciferase assay (magnesium is an important co-factor for firefly luciferase and EDTA chelates magnesium). The ingredients required for Firefly luciferase assay included in the assay composition were as follows--ATP, DTT. Firefly luciferin, magnesium sulfate, magnesium bromide (helps increase brightness of luminescent signal) and phosphate buffer.

[0130] The composition of the single solution for a triple reporter assay for measuring Gaussia luciferase or Renilla luciferase in combination with red and green emitting firefly luciferase is as follows:

0.1.times.PBS. 5.4 ml of 5% NP40 diluted to 1000 ml and add the following: To 800 ml of the above solution add the following:

Tricine 3.227 g (20 mM)

[0131] 1M Magnesium sulfate.7H2O 2.51 ml (2.67 mM Magnesium bromide 0.6 H2) (1.07 mM)--add 2.14 ml of 500 mM stock solution

25 mM OTT (3.86 g)

530 v.1\4 ATP (2.72 g)

[0132] CoA (0.18 g)--optional Adjust with sodium phosphate to pH 7.8 Add 940 .mu.M D-Luciferin (fee acid)--253.81 mg

CDTA--0.8289 g

[0133] 940 .mu.M D-luciferin (free acid)--253.81 mg

CDTA--0.8289 g

0.8M Tris (0.02 M EDTA)--43.53 ml

[0134] Add GAR reagent without EDTA to a total volume of 1 liter Dilute 100.times. coelenterazine substrate with the above solution to 1.times. just before use. Use normal 3 mg/5 ml absolute alcohol acidified with 30 .mu.l of 2N HCI) NOTE: This assay reagent does not contain enough cell lysis reagents. Hence cells have to be first lysed using 1.times. Cell Lysis Buffer (compatible with use of all luciferases (prepared from 5.times. stock solution described below: Dilute the 5.times. Cell lysis buffer described below with water to 1.times. concentration and add to washed cells and shake at 400 rpm for 20 mins to lyse cells.

[0135] Composition of 5.times. Cell Lysis Buffer:

For 1 liter of Buffer 5 ml NP40 (undiluted)

25 ml Tris HCI ph 8

1.45 g NaCI

[0136] 50 ml glycerol

Example 10: Development of a Single Solution Triple Luciferase Reporter Assay Based on Red and Green Emitting Firefly Luciferases and Vargula Luciferase

[0137] A vargula luciferase-based triple reporter system was prepared by first preparing the vargula luciferase assay reagent (VLAR-1) and mixing it in a 1:1 ratio with the firefly luciferase assay reagent (FLAR-T) to give the triple assay reagent TVLAR-1.

[0138] Assay protocol: To 20 .mu.l of cell lysate add 100 .mu.l of the TVLAR-1 reagent and read in the Victor luminometer (Perkin Elmer) or Varian (Promega) using appropriate filters.

Preparation of VLAR-1 Reagent:

[0139] Composition of the Vargula Luciferase Assay reagent is described below

500 ML OF 0.1 M TRIS HCL PH 8

[0140] 500 ML of dibasic sodium phosphate 200 mM 200 ml of 5 nM Vargulin in 66 mM potassium phosphate pH 5.5 pH of final solution is 8-8.5

[0141] Composition of the FLAR-T Reagent

SOLUTION A: 0.1.times.PBS. 5.4 ml of 5% NP40 diluted to 1000 ml and add the following: To 800 ml of the above solution add the following:

Tricine 3.227 g (20 mM)

[0142] 1M Magnesium sulfate. 7H2O 2.51 ml (2.67 mM) Magnesium bromide (0.6 H2) (1.07 mM)--add 2.14 ml of 500 mM stock solution 5 mM DTT (in some embodiments, any range between 5 mM and 30 mM can be used, including 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 mM)

530 .mu.M ATP (2.72 g)

[0143] CoA (0.18 g)--optionally omitted Adjust with sodium phosphate to pH 7.8 Add 940 .mu.M D-Luciferin (free acid)--253.81 mg

CDTA--0.8289 g

[0144] 940 .mu.M D-luciferin (free acid)--253.81 mg

CDTA--0.8289 g

[0145] 941 .mu.M D-luciferin (free acid)--253.81 mg

CDTA-0.8289 g

0.8M Tris (0.02 M EDTA)--43.53 ml

[0146] ADD SOLUTION A to a total volume of 1 liter

[0147] NOTE: This assay reagent does not contain enough cell lysis reagents for effective lysis. Hence cells should first be lysed, e.g., using 1.times. Cell Lys is Buffer (compatible with use of all luciferases (prepared from 5.times. stock solution described below: Dilute the 5.times. Cell lysis buffer described below with water to 1.times. concentration and add to washed cells and shake at 400 rpm for 20 mins to lyse cells.

[0148] Composition of 5.times. cell lysis buffer:

For 1 liter of Buffer 5 ml NP 40 (undiluted)

25 ml Tris HCI ph 8

1.45 o NaCI

[0149] 50 ml glycerol

[0150] Composition of Firefly luciferase assay reagent (for use of firefly luciferase as a single reporter gene).

20 mM tricine (179.2 3.55 g)

MgCo3 1.07 mM 0.55 g

[0151] Magnesium sulfate 2.7 mM (277 ml)

0.1 mM EDTA

20 mM DTT (4.25 g)

530 .mu.M ATP (3 g)

CoA (0.198 g)

[0152] Add disodium phosphate 25 g to ph 7.8 Add 793 ml water before pH 470 .mu.M D Luciferin free acid 279.2 mg

5.times.CCLR 307 ml

[0153] Composition of 5.times.CCLR:

0.8 M Tris 0.02 M EDTA pH8 -156 ml

Glycerol 500 ml

Triton X100 50 ml

[0154] CDTA--7.5 m moles (2.7 g) DTT 10 mM 1.542 g total vol 1 liter.

Example 11: Development of a Single Solution Triple Luciferase Reporter Assay Based on Red and Green Emitting Firefly Luciferases and Vargula Luciferase

[0155] Addition of stabilizer does not significantly affect (i.e, there is very little decrease in signal intensity) intensity of bioluminescent signal of Renilla luciferase in supernatants and lysates. FIG. 20 (top panel) shows a Renilla assay performed with 10 .mu.l of Renilla Lysate and 20 .mu.l of Renilla Supernatant. Assay went as follows: 20 or 10 .mu.l of sample (Supernatant or Lysate), 50 .mu.l of RLAR-1 reagent (Targeting Systems). FIG. 20 (bottom panel) shows Renilla Assay was performed using the same volumes of lysate and supernatant as in the experiments in the top panel. Assay protocol was as follows: 10 or 20 .mu.l of lysate or supernatant depending on the assay, 50 .mu.l of the RLAR-1 reagent and an additional 8 .mu.l of RLAR stabilizer for an increased stability profile for a time course reading. The stabilizer lowered the initial RLU reading (decreased from approximately 9000 to approximately 7000 rlu) but showed a much higher level of stability when observed over 30 minutes to 1 hour (FIG. 12C). The RLAR-1 reagent is useful for high throughput screening (HTS) applications in which a large number of samples need to be assayed. In the absence of the stabilizer, the signal intensity decays faster than in the presence of stabilizer (FIG. 21). Note: Data presented is average of triplicate determinations measured on a Turner TD2020 luminometer. In FIG. 21, a time course was taken using the standard protocol of 10 .mu.l lysate, 50 .mu.l of RLAR reagent without stabilizer indicating drop in Renilla luciferase activity.

[0156] FIG. 22 shows the stability of the bioluminescent signal of Cypridina luciferase and firefly luciferase using the DLAR-3 reagent. This reagent is useful for HTS applications involving both Cypridina luciferase and the red-emitting Luciola luciferase. Note: Data presented is average of triplicate determinations measured on a Turner TD2020 luminometer. The DLAR-3 reagent (Targeting Systems) is a dual assay reagent based on secreted Cypridina luciferase and a secreted or intracellular red-emitting firefly luciferase.

[0157] FIG. 28 shows emission spectra of Cypridina and Firefly luciferases in samples of transfected cells (lysates or supernatants). The emission spectra were recorded on a Fluorolog-3 spectrofluorometer (Horiba Scientific, Japan) using a liquid nitrogen cooled CCD. The luciferases were assayed by mixing 200 .mu.g of the sample with the appropriate luciferase assay reagent to obtain spectral profiles. Emission max of Cypridina Luciferase is 463 nm; Red Italica 617 nm.

Example 12: Double and Triple Luciferase Reporter Assays Based on Renilla Luciferase, Firefly Luciferase and Vargula Luciferase

[0158] Kinetics of luciferase activity of different Luciferase reporters using Luciferase assay reagents in the DLAR-5 system are shown in FIG. 23. Reactions were set up to measure the kinetics of the Luciferase activities of different Luciferases in samples of transfected cells. Luciferase activities were assayed using the DLAR-5 luciferase assay reagents. The decay of the renilla luciferase signal shown in Panel B above can be greatly minimized (ie the bioluminescent signal can be rendered much more stable by addition of a Renilla luciferase stabilizer to the DLAR-5 buffer.

[0159] FIG. 24 shows Emission spectra of different Luciferases in samples of transfected cell lysates. Relative luciferase activities of Cypridina, Green Renilla Luciferases were assayed with the appropriate luciferase assay reagent to obtain spectral profiles. The emission max of Vargula luciferase is 463 nm; Green Renilla luciferase is 527 nm. Note that the data presented in this application is performed with the green-emitting mutant that emits at 527 to 530 nm (this is the variation in emission maxima seen and the luciferase is different in sequence, properties and emission maximum from the 535 nm emitting intracellular green emitting Renilla luciferase mutant described in US Patent Publication No. 20090136998, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety and in particular for all teachings related to Green Renilla luciferase.

[0160] FIG. 25 shows kinetics of luciferase activity of different luciferase reporters using luciferase assay reagents in the triple reporter system. Reactions were set up to measure the kinetics of the luciferase activities of different Luciferases in samples of transfected cells. Luciferase activities were measured using the TLAR luciferase assay reagents (Targeting Systems).

[0161] FIG. 26 shows emission spectra of different Luciferases in samples of transfected cell lysates. Relative luciferase activities of Cypridina, Renilla and Red Luciola Italia Luciferases were assayed with the appropriate luciferase assay reagent to obtain spectral profiles. The emission max of Vargula luciferase is 463 nm; Green Renilla luciferase is 527 nm and Red Luciola Italia luciferase is 617 nm.

[0162] The present invention also provides a single solution-based triple luciferase reporter assay involving Cypridina luciferase multiplexed with Green-emitting Renilla luciferase and Red-emitting Firefly luciferase. This assay is compatible with high throughput applications. This assay is also optionally in a format where the three Luciferases can be assayed separately using three different assay reagents.

Sequence CWU 1

1

716173DNARenilla reniformis 1gacggatcgg gagatctccc gatcccctat ggtcgactct cagtacaatc tgctctgatg 60ccgcatagtt aagccagtat ctgctccctg cttgtgtgtt ggaggtcgct gagtagtgcg 120cgagcaaaat ttaagctaca acaaggcaag gcttgaccga caattgcatg aagaatctgc 180ttagggttag gcgttttgcg ctgcttcgcg atgtacgggc cagatatacg cgttgacatt 240gattattgac tagttattaa tagtaatcaa ttacggggtc attagttcat agcccatata 300tggagttccg cgttacataa cttacggtaa atggcccgcc tggctgaccg cccaacgacc 360cccgcccatt gacgtcaata atgacgtatg ttcccatagt aacgccaata gggactttcc 420attgacgtca atgggtggac tatttacggt aaactgccca cttggcagta catcaagtgt 480atcatatgcc aagtacgccc cctattgacg tcaatgacgg taaatggccc gcctggcatt 540atgcccagta catgacctta tgggactttc ctacttggca gtacatctac gtattagtca 600tcgctattac catggtgatg cggttttggc agtacatcaa tgggcgtgga tagcggtttg 660actcacgggg atttccaagt ctccacccca ttgacgtcaa tgggagtttg ttttggcacc 720aaaatcaacg ggactttcca aaatgtcgta acaactccgc cccattgacg caaatgggcg 780gtaggcgtgt acggtgggag gtctatataa gcagagctct ctggctaact agagaaccca 840ctgcttactg gcttatcgaa attaatacga ctcactatag ggagacccaa gcttggtacc 900gagctcggat ccatgttgtt gaaagttgtg tttgctattg gatgtatcgt agtgcaggct 960atggcctcaa aagtgtacga tccggagcag cggaagagga tgatcacggg gccccaatgg 1020tgggcacgat gcaagcagat gaatgtgttg gacagtttca ttaactacta cgacagcgag 1080aaacacgcgg agaacgcagt gatattcctg cacggcaatg caaccagtag ctatctgtgg 1140agacacgtgg tgcctcatat tgagccggtc gctagatgca ttattcccga tcttattgga 1200atggggaaat ccggaaagag tggaaatgga tcatataggc tcctcgatca ttataaatat 1260ctgactgctt ggtttgaatt gctcaatctg cccaagaaaa tcatctttgt aggacatgat 1320tggggctccg cccttgcttt tcattatgcc tatgaacacc aggatcggat caaggctatt 1380gttcacatgg agagcgtggt ggatgtgatt gaatcatgga tgggttggcc ggatatagaa 1440gaagagctgg cgctgattaa atctgaggag ggcgagaaga tggtactcga aaataacttc 1500tttgtcgaga cggtactgcc cagtaagatc atgcgcaaac tggagcctga agagtttgcg 1560gcttacctgg aacccttcaa ggagaaggga gaggtgagga gaccgaccct gtcatggcct 1620cgggaaattc cgctggtcaa aggagggaag ccagacgtcg tcgccattgt ccggaattac 1680aacgcttacc tccgcgctag tgacgacctg cctaaactct tcatcgaatc agatcctggt 1740ttctttagta acgccatcgt cgagggcgcc aagaagtttc caaacaccga atttgttaaa 1800gtcaaaggac ttcacttcct ccaggaggat gcgcccgatg aaatgggaaa gtatatcaaa 1860tccttcgtgg agagggtctt gaagaatgag cagaggtcca tctagtctag aaataattct 1920tactgtcatg ccaagtaaga tgcttttctg tgctgcaata gcaggcatgc tggggatgcg 1980gtgggctcta tggcttctga ggcggaaaga accagctggg gctctagggg gtatccccac 2040gcgccctgta gcggcgcatt aagcgcggcg ggtgtggtgg ttacgcgcag cgtgaccgct 2100acacttgcca gcgccctagc gcccgctcct ttcgctttct tcccttcctt tctcgccacg 2160ttcgccggct ttccccgtca agctctaaat cggggcatcc ctttagggtt ccgatttagt 2220gctttacggc acctcgaccc caaaaaactt gattagggtg atggttcacg tagtgggcca 2280tcgccctgat agacggtttt tcgccctttg acgttggagt ccacgttctt taatagtgga 2340ctcttgttcc aaactggaac aacactcaac cctatctcgg tctattcttt tgatttataa 2400gggattttgg ggatttcggc ctattggtta aaaaatgagc tgatttaaca aaaatttaac 2460gcgaattaat tctgtggaat gtgtgtcagt tagggtgtgg aaagtcccca ggctccccag 2520gcaggcagaa gtatgcaaag catgcatctc aattagtcag caaccaggtg tggaaagtcc 2580ccaggctccc cagcaggcag aagtatgcaa agcatgcatc tcaattagtc agcaaccata 2640gtcccgcccc taactccgcc catcccgccc ctaactccgc ccagttccgc ccattctccg 2700ccccatggct gactaatttt ttttatttat gcagaggccg aggccgcctc tgcctctgag 2760ctattccaga agtagtgagg aggctttttt ggaggcctag gcttttgcaa aaagctcccg 2820ggagcttgta tatccatttt cggatctgat caagagacag gatgaggatc gtttcgcatg 2880attgaacaag atggattgca cgcaggttct ccggccgctt gggtggagag gctattcggc 2940tatgactggg cacaacagac aatcggctgc tctgatgccg ccgtgttccg gctgtcagcg 3000caggggcgcc cggttctttt tgtcaagacc gacctgtccg gtgccctgaa tgaactgcag 3060gacgaggcag cgcggctatc gtggctggcc acgacgggcg ttccttgcgc agctgtgctc 3120gacgttgtca ctgaagcggg aagggactgg ctgctattgg gcgaagtgcc ggggcaggat 3180ctcctgtcat ctcaccttgc tcctgccgag aaagtatcca tcatggctga tgcaatgcgg 3240cggctgcata cgcttgatcc ggctacctgc ccattcgacc accaagcgaa acatcgcatc 3300gagcgagcac gtactcggat ggaagccggt cttgtcgatc aggatgatct ggacgaagag 3360catcaggggc tcgcgccagc cgaactgttc gccaggctca aggcgcgcat gcccgacggc 3420gaggatctcg tcgtgaccca tggcgatgcc tgcttgccga atatcatggt ggaaaatggc 3480cgcttttctg gattcatcga ctgtggccgg ctgggtgtgg cggaccgcta tcaggacata 3540gcgttggcta cccgtgatat tgctgaagag cttggcggcg aatgggctga ccgcttcctc 3600gtgctttacg gtatcgccgc tcccgattcg cagcgcatcg ccttctatcg ccttcttgac 3660gagttcttct gagcgggact ctggggttcg aaatgaccga ccaagcgacg cccaacctgc 3720catcacgaga tttcgattcc accgccgcct tctatgaaag gttgggcttc ggaatcgttt 3780tccgggacgc cggctggatg atcctccagc gcggggatct catgctggag ttcttcgccc 3840accccaactt gtttattgca gcttataatg gttacaaata aagcaatagc atcacaaatt 3900tcacaaataa agcatttttt tcactgcatt ctagttgtgg tttgtccaaa ctcatcaatg 3960tatcttatca tgtctgtata ccgtcgacct ctagctagag cttggcgtaa tcatggtcat 4020agctgtttcc tgtgtgaaat tgttatccgc tcacaattcc acacaacata cgagccggaa 4080gcataaagtg taaagcctgg ggtgcctaat gagtgagcta actcacatta attgcgttgc 4140gctcactgcc cgctttccag tcgggaaacc tgtcgtgcca gctgcattaa tgaatcggcc 4200aacgcgcggg gagaggcggt ttgcgtattg ggcgctcttc cgcttcctcg ctcactgact 4260cgctgcgctc ggtcgttcgg ctgcggcgag cggtatcagc tcactcaaag gcggtaatac 4320ggttatccac agaatcaggg gataacgcag gaaagaacat gtgagcaaaa ggccagcaaa 4380aggccaggaa ccgtaaaaag gccgcgttgc tggcgttttt ccataggctc cgcccccctg 4440acgagcatca caaaaatcga cgctcaagtc agaggtggcg aaacccgaca ggactataaa 4500gataccaggc gtttccccct ggaagctccc tcgtgcgctc tcctgttccg accctgccgc 4560ttaccggata cctgtccgcc tttctccctt cgggaagcgt ggcgctttct caatgctcac 4620gctgtaggta tctcagttcg gtgtaggtcg ttcgctccaa gctgggctgt gtgcacgaac 4680cccccgttca gcccgaccgc tgcgccttat ccggtaacta tcgtcttgag tccaacccgg 4740taagacacga cttatcgcca ctggcagcag ccactggtaa caggattagc agagcgaggt 4800atgtaggcgg tgctacagag ttcttgaagt ggtggcctaa ctacggctac actagaagga 4860cagtatttgg tatctgcgct ctgctgaagc cagttacctt cggaaaaaga gttggtagct 4920cttgatccgg caaacaaacc accgctggta gcggtggttt ttttgtttgc aagcagcaga 4980ttacgcgcag aaaaaaagga tctcaagaag atcctttgat cttttctacg gggtctgacg 5040ctcagtggaa cgaaaactca cgttaaggga ttttggtcat gagattatca aaaaggatct 5100tcacctagat ccttttaaat taaaaatgaa gttttaaatc aatctaaagt atatatgagt 5160aaacttggtc tgacagttac caatgcttaa tcagtgaggc acctatctca gcgatctgtc 5220tatttcgttc atccatagtt gcctgactcc ccgtcgtgta gataactacg atacgggagg 5280gcttaccatc tggccccagt gctgcaatga taccgcgaga cccacgctca ccggctccag 5340atttatcagc aataaaccag ccagccggaa gggccgagcg cagaagtggt cctgcaactt 5400tatccgcctc catccagtct attaattgtt gccgggaagc tagagtaagt agttcgccag 5460ttaatagttt gcgcaacgtt gttgccattg ctacaggcat cgtggtgtca cgctcgtcgt 5520ttggtatggc ttcattcagc tccggttccc aacgatcaag gcgagttaca tgatccccca 5580tgttgtgcaa aaaagcggtt agctccttcg gtcctccgat cgttgtcaga agtaagttgg 5640ccgcagtgtt atcactcatg gttatggcag cactgcataa ttctcttact gtcatgccat 5700ccgtaagatg cttttctgtg actggtgagt actcaaccaa gtcattctga gaatagtgta 5760tgcggcgacc gagttgctct tgcccggcgt caatacggga taataccgcg ccacatagca 5820gaactttaaa agtgctcatc attggaaaac gttcttcggg gcgaaaactc tcaaggatct 5880taccgctgtt gagatccagt tcgatgtaac ccactcgtgc acccaactga tcttcagcat 5940cttttacttt caccagcgtt tctgggtgag caaaaacagg aaggcaaaat gccgcaaaaa 6000agggaataag ggcgacacgg aaatgttgaa tactcatact cttccttttt caatattatt 6060gaagcattta tcagggttat tgtctcatga gcggatacat atttgaatgt atttagaaaa 6120ataaacaaat aggggttccg cgcacatttc cccgaaaagt gccacctgac gtc 617326839DNAArtificial SequenceModified red firefly luciferase with secretory signal 2gacggatcgg gagatctccc gatcccctat ggtcgactct cagtacaatc tgctctgatg 60ccgcatagtt aagccagtat ctgctccctg cttgtgtgtt ggaggtcgct gagtagtgcg 120cgagcaaaat ttaagctaca acaaggcaag gcttgaccga caattgcatg aagaatctgc 180ttagggttag gcgttttgcg ctgcttcgcg atgtacgggc cagatatacg cgttgacatt 240gattattgac tagttattaa tagtaatcaa ttacggggtc attagttcat agcccatata 300tggagttccg cgttacataa cttacggtaa atggcccgcc tggctgaccg cccaacgacc 360cccgcccatt gacgtcaata atgacgtatg ttcccatagt aacgccaata gggactttcc 420attgacgtca atgggtggac tatttacggt aaactgccca cttggcagta catcaagtgt 480atcatatgcc aagtacgccc cctattgacg tcaatgacgg taaatggccc gcctggcatt 540atgcccagta catgacctta tgggactttc ctacttggca gtacatctac gtattagtca 600tcgctattac catggtgatg cggttttggc agtacatcaa tgggcgtgga tagcggtttg 660actcacgggg atttccaagt ctccacccca ttgacgtcaa tgggagtttg ttttggcacc 720aaaatcaacg ggactttcca aaatgtcgta acaactccgc cccattgacg caaatgggcg 780gtaggcgtgt acggtgggag gtctatataa gcagagctct ctggctaact agagaaccca 840ctgcttactg gcttatcgaa attaatacga ctcactatag ggagacccaa gcttggtacc 900gagctcggat ccatggcctt cctgtggctg ctgtcctgct gggccctgct gggcaccacc 960ttcggctacc cgatcgagga gggctctgcc ggcatccaat tgcacaagta catgcaacaa 1020tacgccaagc tcggcgccat cgccttcagt aacgccctga caggcgtcga catcagctac 1080cagcagtact tcgacatcac gtgcagactc gccgaggcta tgaagaacta cggcatgaag 1140ccagaaggac acatcgctct ctgtagcgag aactgcgaag agttcttcat tcctgttctg 1200gctggtcttt acatcggagt tacagtcgcg ccaactaacg aaatttatac acttagagag 1260ctgaaccaca gtctggggat agcccaacct actatcgtat tctctagcag gaagggcctg 1320cccaaagtgc ttgaggtgca gaagaccgtg acttgcatca aaaccattgt catcctggac 1380agtaaggtca acttcggcgg ttatgactgc gtagagacct tcattaagaa acacgtcgag 1440ctgggctttc ctgccacctc atttgtgccc atcgacgtca aagaccggaa gcaccacatt 1500gctctgctta tgaactcttc cggttccaca gggctgccca aaggagtaga gatcactcac 1560gaggccctgg tcacgagatt ctctcacgct aaggacccta tatacggcaa tcaggtggcc 1620ccaggtaccg ctatcctgac tgtcgtgcct ttccaccacg gcttcggaat gttcactact 1680ttgggctact ttgcctgcgg ttaccggatt gtcatgctta ctaagttcga cgaggagctt 1740ttcctgcgca cacttcagga ttacaagtgc actacagtaa tcctggtgcc gacactgttc 1800gcaattctta ataggtctga gctccttgat aagtttgacc tctctaacct gactgaaata 1860gccagcggtg gtgctccact tgccaaggag atcggcgagg ctgttgcaag aagattcaac 1920ctcccaggcg tccggcaggg atatggactc accgagacta ccagtgcctt tatcatcact 1980cctaagggcg acgacaagcc gggagccagc ggcaaggtcg tgcctctgtt caaggtgaag 2040attattgacc tcgataccaa gaaaacgttg ggtgtcaaca gacggggaga aatctgcgtg 2100aaaggaccat ctcttatgtt gggatacacg aacaatcctg aagccaccag agaaactatt 2160gacgaggaag gctggctgca cacgggtgac atcgggtact acgacgagga tgagcacttc 2220tttatagtcg accgcctgaa atctctcatt aagtataaag gataccaagt gccaccagct 2280gaactggagt ctgtgctcct gcaacaccct aacattagag atgctggtgt ggccggggtt 2340cccgacagcg aggcaggcga gctgcctgga gccgtcgttg tgatggaaaa gggaaagaca 2400atgactgaga aagaaatcgt agactatgta aactcccagg tggtcaacca caagcggctg 2460aggggcggcg tgcggttcgt agatgaagtc cccaaggggc tcacaggaaa gatcgacgcg 2520aaagttatca gggagatact caagaaacct caagcaggtg ggtagtctag atctagaaat 2580aattcttact gtcatgccaa gtaagatgct tttctgtgct gcaatagcag gcatgctggg 2640gatgcggtgg gctctatggc ttctgaggcg gaaagaacca gctggggctc tagggggtat 2700ccccacgcgc cctgtagcgg cgcattaagc gcggcgggtg tggtggttac gcgcagcgtg 2760accgctacac ttgccagcgc cctagcgccc gctcctttcg ctttcttccc ttcctttctc 2820gccacgttcg ccggctttcc ccgtcaagct ctaaatcggg gcatcccttt agggttccga 2880tttagtgctt tacggcacct cgaccccaaa aaacttgatt agggtgatgg ttcacgtagt 2940gggccatcgc cctgatagac ggtttttcgc cctttgacgt tggagtccac gttctttaat 3000agtggactct tgttccaaac tggaacaaca ctcaacccta tctcggtcta ttcttttgat 3060ttataaggga ttttggggat ttcggcctat tggttaaaaa atgagctgat ttaacaaaaa 3120tttaacgcga attaattctg tggaatgtgt gtcagttagg gtgtggaaag tccccaggct 3180ccccaggcag gcagaagtat gcaaagcatg catctcaatt agtcagcaac caggtgtgga 3240aagtccccag gctccccagc aggcagaagt atgcaaagca tgcatctcaa ttagtcagca 3300accatagtcc cgcccctaac tccgcccatc ccgcccctaa ctccgcccag ttccgcccat 3360tctccgcccc atggctgact aatttttttt atttatgcag aggccgaggc cgcctctgcc 3420tctgagctat tccagaagta gtgaggaggc ttttttggag gcctaggctt ttgcaaaaag 3480ctcccgggag cttgtatatc cattttcgga tctgatcaag agacaggatg aggatcgttt 3540cgcatgattg aacaagatgg attgcacgca ggttctccgg ccgcttgggt ggagaggcta 3600ttcggctatg actgggcaca acagacaatc ggctgctctg atgccgccgt gttccggctg 3660tcagcgcagg ggcgcccggt tctttttgtc aagaccgacc tgtccggtgc cctgaatgaa 3720ctgcaggacg aggcagcgcg gctatcgtgg ctggccacga cgggcgttcc ttgcgcagct 3780gtgctcgacg ttgtcactga agcgggaagg gactggctgc tattgggcga agtgccgggg 3840caggatctcc tgtcatctca ccttgctcct gccgagaaag tatccatcat ggctgatgca 3900atgcggcggc tgcatacgct tgatccggct acctgcccat tcgaccacca agcgaaacat 3960cgcatcgagc gagcacgtac tcggatggaa gccggtcttg tcgatcagga tgatctggac 4020gaagagcatc aggggctcgc gccagccgaa ctgttcgcca ggctcaaggc gcgcatgccc 4080gacggcgagg atctcgtcgt gacccatggc gatgcctgct tgccgaatat catggtggaa 4140aatggccgct tttctggatt catcgactgt ggccggctgg gtgtggcgga ccgctatcag 4200gacatagcgt tggctacccg tgatattgct gaagagcttg gcggcgaatg ggctgaccgc 4260ttcctcgtgc tttacggtat cgccgctccc gattcgcagc gcatcgcctt ctatcgcctt 4320cttgacgagt tcttctgagc gggactctgg ggttcgaaat gaccgaccaa gcgacgccca 4380acctgccatc acgagatttc gattccaccg ccgccttcta tgaaaggttg ggcttcggaa 4440tcgttttccg ggacgccggc tggatgatcc tccagcgcgg ggatctcatg ctggagttct 4500tcgcccaccc caacttgttt attgcagctt ataatggtta caaataaagc aatagcatca 4560caaatttcac aaataaagca tttttttcac tgcattctag ttgtggtttg tccaaactca 4620tcaatgtatc ttatcatgtc tgtataccgt cgacctctag ctagagcttg gcgtaatcat 4680ggtcatagct gtttcctgtg tgaaattgtt atccgctcac aattccacac aacatacgag 4740ccggaagcat aaagtgtaaa gcctggggtg cctaatgagt gagctaactc acattaattg 4800cgttgcgctc actgcccgct ttccagtcgg gaaacctgtc gtgccagctg cattaatgaa 4860tcggccaacg cgcggggaga ggcggtttgc gtattgggcg ctcttccgct tcctcgctca 4920ctgactcgct gcgctcggtc gttcggctgc ggcgagcggt atcagctcac tcaaaggcgg 4980taatacggtt atccacagaa tcaggggata acgcaggaaa gaacatgtga gcaaaaggcc 5040agcaaaaggc caggaaccgt aaaaaggccg cgttgctggc gtttttccat aggctccgcc 5100cccctgacga gcatcacaaa aatcgacgct caagtcagag gtggcgaaac ccgacaggac 5160tataaagata ccaggcgttt ccccctggaa gctccctcgt gcgctctcct gttccgaccc 5220tgccgcttac cggatacctg tccgcctttc tcccttcggg aagcgtggcg ctttctcaat 5280gctcacgctg taggtatctc agttcggtgt aggtcgttcg ctccaagctg ggctgtgtgc 5340acgaaccccc cgttcagccc gaccgctgcg ccttatccgg taactatcgt cttgagtcca 5400acccggtaag acacgactta tcgccactgg cagcagccac tggtaacagg attagcagag 5460cgaggtatgt aggcggtgct acagagttct tgaagtggtg gcctaactac ggctacacta 5520gaaggacagt atttggtatc tgcgctctgc tgaagccagt taccttcgga aaaagagttg 5580gtagctcttg atccggcaaa caaaccaccg ctggtagcgg tggttttttt gtttgcaagc 5640agcagattac gcgcagaaaa aaaggatctc aagaagatcc tttgatcttt tctacggggt 5700ctgacgctca gtggaacgaa aactcacgtt aagggatttt ggtcatgaga ttatcaaaaa 5760ggatcttcac ctagatcctt ttaaattaaa aatgaagttt taaatcaatc taaagtatat 5820atgagtaaac ttggtctgac agttaccaat gcttaatcag tgaggcacct atctcagcga 5880tctgtctatt tcgttcatcc atagttgcct gactccccgt cgtgtagata actacgatac 5940gggagggctt accatctggc cccagtgctg caatgatacc gcgagaccca cgctcaccgg 6000ctccagattt atcagcaata aaccagccag ccggaagggc cgagcgcaga agtggtcctg 6060caactttatc cgcctccatc cagtctatta attgttgccg ggaagctaga gtaagtagtt 6120cgccagttaa tagtttgcgc aacgttgttg ccattgctac aggcatcgtg gtgtcacgct 6180cgtcgtttgg tatggcttca ttcagctccg gttcccaacg atcaaggcga gttacatgat 6240cccccatgtt gtgcaaaaaa gcggttagct ccttcggtcc tccgatcgtt gtcagaagta 6300agttggccgc agtgttatca ctcatggtta tggcagcact gcataattct cttactgtca 6360tgccatccgt aagatgcttt tctgtgactg gtgagtactc aaccaagtca ttctgagaat 6420agtgtatgcg gcgaccgagt tgctcttgcc cggcgtcaat acgggataat accgcgccac 6480atagcagaac tttaaaagtg ctcatcattg gaaaacgttc ttcggggcga aaactctcaa 6540ggatcttacc gctgttgaga tccagttcga tgtaacccac tcgtgcaccc aactgatctt 6600cagcatcttt tactttcacc agcgtttctg ggtgagcaaa aacaggaagg caaaatgccg 6660caaaaaaggg aataagggcg acacggaaat gttgaatact catactcttc ctttttcaat 6720attattgaag catttatcag ggttattgtc tcatgagcgg atacatattt gaatgtattt 6780agaaaaataa acaaataggg gttccgcgca catttccccg aaaagtgcca cctgacgtc 683936833DNAArtificial SequenceA mammalian expression vector expressing Red emitting firefly luciferase (human codon optimized signal) under control of the CMV promoter) 3gacggatcgg gagatctccc gatcccctat ggtcgactct cagtacaatc tgctctgatg 60ccgcatagtt aagccagtat ctgctccctg cttgtgtgtt ggaggtcgct gagtagtgcg 120cgagcaaaat ttaagctaca acaaggcaag gcttgaccga caattgcatg aagaatctgc 180ttagggttag gcgttttgcg ctgcttcgcg atgtacgggc cagatatacg cgttgacatt 240gattattgac tagttattaa tagtaatcaa ttacggggtc attagttcat agcccatata 300tggagttccg cgttacataa cttacggtaa atggcccgcc tggctgaccg cccaacgacc 360cccgcccatt gacgtcaata atgacgtatg ttcccatagt aacgccaata gggactttcc 420attgacgtca atgggtggac tatttacggt aaactgccca cttggcagta catcaagtgt 480atcatatgcc aagtacgccc cctattgacg tcaatgacgg taaatggccc gcctggcatt 540atgcccagta catgacctta tgggactttc ctacttggca gtacatctac gtattagtca 600tcgctattac catggtgatg cggttttggc agtacatcaa tgggcgtgga tagcggtttg 660actcacgggg atttccaagt ctccacccca ttgacgtcaa tgggagtttg ttttggcacc 720aaaatcaacg ggactttcca aaatgtcgta acaactccgc cccattgacg caaatgggcg 780gtaggcgtgt acggtgggag gtctatataa gcagagctct ctggctaact agagaaccca 840ctgcttactg gcttatcgaa attaatacga ctcactatag ggagacccaa gcttggtacc 900gagctcggat ccatggaaac agaaagagaa gaaaacgttg tctacggccc actgccattc 960tacccgatcg aggagggctc tgccggcatc caattgcaca agtacatgca acaatacgcc 1020aagctcggcg ccatcgcctt cagtaacgcc ctgacaggcg tcgacatcag ctaccagcag 1080tacttcgaca tcacgtgcag actcgccgag gctatgaaga actacggcat gaagccagaa 1140ggacacatcg ctctctgtag cgagaactgc gaagagttct tcattcctgt tctggctggt 1200ctttacatcg gagttacagt cgcgccaact aacgaaattt atacacttag agagctgaac 1260cacagtctgg ggatagccca acctactatc gtattctcta gcaggaaggg cctgcccaaa 1320gtgcttgagg tgcagaagac cgtgacttgc atcaaaacca ttgtcatcct ggacagtaag 1380gtcaacttcg gcggttatga ctgcgtagag accttcatta agaaacacgt cgagctgggc 1440tttcctgcca cctcatttgt gcccatcgac gtcaaagacc ggaagcacca cattgctctg 1500cttatgaact cttccggttc cacagggctg cccaaaggag tagagatcac tcacgaggcc 1560ctggtcacga gattctctca cgctaaggac cctatatacg gcaatcaggt ggccccaggt 1620accgctatcc tgactgtcgt gcctttccac cacggcttcg gaatgttcac tactttgggc 1680tactttgcct gcggttaccg gattgtcatg cttactaagt tcgacgagga gcttttcctg 1740cgcacacttc aggattacaa gtgcactaca gtaatcctgg tgccgacact

gttcgcaatt 1800cttaataggt ctgagctcct tgataagttt gacctctcta acctgactga aatagccagc 1860ggtggtgctc cacttgccaa ggagatcggc gaggctgttg caagaagatt caacctccca 1920ggcgtccggc agggatatgg actcaccgag actaccagtg cctttatcat cactcctaag 1980ggcgacgaca agccgggagc cagcggcaag gtcgtgcctc tgttcaaggt gaagattatt 2040gacctcgata ccaagaaaac gttgggtgtc aacagacggg gagaaatctg cgtgaaagga 2100ccatctctta tgttgggata cacgaacaat cctgaagcca ccagagaaac tattgacgag 2160gaaggctggc tgcacacggg tgacatcggg tactacgacg aggatgagca cttctttata 2220gtcgaccgcc tgaaatctct cattaagtat aaaggatacc aagtgccacc agctgaactg 2280gagtctgtgc tcctgcaaca ccctaacatt agagatgctg gtgtggccgg ggttcccgac 2340agcgaggcag gcgagctgcc tggagccgtc gttgtgatgg aaaagggaaa gacaatgact 2400gagaaagaaa tcgtagacta tgtaaactcc caggtggtca accacaagcg gctgaggggc 2460ggcgtgcggt tcgtagatga agtccccaag gggctcacag gaaagatcga cgcgaaagtt 2520atcagggaga tactcaagaa acctcaagca ggtgggtagt ctagatctag aaataattct 2580tactgtcatg ccaagtaaga tgcttttctg tgctgcaata gcaggcatgc tggggatgcg 2640gtgggctcta tggcttctga ggcggaaaga accagctggg gctctagggg gtatccccac 2700gcgccctgta gcggcgcatt aagcgcggcg ggtgtggtgg ttacgcgcag cgtgaccgct 2760acacttgcca gcgccctagc gcccgctcct ttcgctttct tcccttcctt tctcgccacg 2820ttcgccggct ttccccgtca agctctaaat cggggcatcc ctttagggtt ccgatttagt 2880gctttacggc acctcgaccc caaaaaactt gattagggtg atggttcacg tagtgggcca 2940tcgccctgat agacggtttt tcgccctttg acgttggagt ccacgttctt taatagtgga 3000ctcttgttcc aaactggaac aacactcaac cctatctcgg tctattcttt tgatttataa 3060gggattttgg ggatttcggc ctattggtta aaaaatgagc tgatttaaca aaaatttaac 3120gcgaattaat tctgtggaat gtgtgtcagt tagggtgtgg aaagtcccca ggctccccag 3180gcaggcagaa gtatgcaaag catgcatctc aattagtcag caaccaggtg tggaaagtcc 3240ccaggctccc cagcaggcag aagtatgcaa agcatgcatc tcaattagtc agcaaccata 3300gtcccgcccc taactccgcc catcccgccc ctaactccgc ccagttccgc ccattctccg 3360ccccatggct gactaatttt ttttatttat gcagaggccg aggccgcctc tgcctctgag 3420ctattccaga agtagtgagg aggctttttt ggaggcctag gcttttgcaa aaagctcccg 3480ggagcttgta tatccatttt cggatctgat caagagacag gatgaggatc gtttcgcatg 3540attgaacaag atggattgca cgcaggttct ccggccgctt gggtggagag gctattcggc 3600tatgactggg cacaacagac aatcggctgc tctgatgccg ccgtgttccg gctgtcagcg 3660caggggcgcc cggttctttt tgtcaagacc gacctgtccg gtgccctgaa tgaactgcag 3720gacgaggcag cgcggctatc gtggctggcc acgacgggcg ttccttgcgc agctgtgctc 3780gacgttgtca ctgaagcggg aagggactgg ctgctattgg gcgaagtgcc ggggcaggat 3840ctcctgtcat ctcaccttgc tcctgccgag aaagtatcca tcatggctga tgcaatgcgg 3900cggctgcata cgcttgatcc ggctacctgc ccattcgacc accaagcgaa acatcgcatc 3960gagcgagcac gtactcggat ggaagccggt cttgtcgatc aggatgatct ggacgaagag 4020catcaggggc tcgcgccagc cgaactgttc gccaggctca aggcgcgcat gcccgacggc 4080gaggatctcg tcgtgaccca tggcgatgcc tgcttgccga atatcatggt ggaaaatggc 4140cgcttttctg gattcatcga ctgtggccgg ctgggtgtgg cggaccgcta tcaggacata 4200gcgttggcta cccgtgatat tgctgaagag cttggcggcg aatgggctga ccgcttcctc 4260gtgctttacg gtatcgccgc tcccgattcg cagcgcatcg ccttctatcg ccttcttgac 4320gagttcttct gagcgggact ctggggttcg aaatgaccga ccaagcgacg cccaacctgc 4380catcacgaga tttcgattcc accgccgcct tctatgaaag gttgggcttc ggaatcgttt 4440tccgggacgc cggctggatg atcctccagc gcggggatct catgctggag ttcttcgccc 4500accccaactt gtttattgca gcttataatg gttacaaata aagcaatagc atcacaaatt 4560tcacaaataa agcatttttt tcactgcatt ctagttgtgg tttgtccaaa ctcatcaatg 4620tatcttatca tgtctgtata ccgtcgacct ctagctagag cttggcgtaa tcatggtcat 4680agctgtttcc tgtgtgaaat tgttatccgc tcacaattcc acacaacata cgagccggaa 4740gcataaagtg taaagcctgg ggtgcctaat gagtgagcta actcacatta attgcgttgc 4800gctcactgcc cgctttccag tcgggaaacc tgtcgtgcca gctgcattaa tgaatcggcc 4860aacgcgcggg gagaggcggt ttgcgtattg ggcgctcttc cgcttcctcg ctcactgact 4920cgctgcgctc ggtcgttcgg ctgcggcgag cggtatcagc tcactcaaag gcggtaatac 4980ggttatccac agaatcaggg gataacgcag gaaagaacat gtgagcaaaa ggccagcaaa 5040aggccaggaa ccgtaaaaag gccgcgttgc tggcgttttt ccataggctc cgcccccctg 5100acgagcatca caaaaatcga cgctcaagtc agaggtggcg aaacccgaca ggactataaa 5160gataccaggc gtttccccct ggaagctccc tcgtgcgctc tcctgttccg accctgccgc 5220ttaccggata cctgtccgcc tttctccctt cgggaagcgt ggcgctttct caatgctcac 5280gctgtaggta tctcagttcg gtgtaggtcg ttcgctccaa gctgggctgt gtgcacgaac 5340cccccgttca gcccgaccgc tgcgccttat ccggtaacta tcgtcttgag tccaacccgg 5400taagacacga cttatcgcca ctggcagcag ccactggtaa caggattagc agagcgaggt 5460atgtaggcgg tgctacagag ttcttgaagt ggtggcctaa ctacggctac actagaagga 5520cagtatttgg tatctgcgct ctgctgaagc cagttacctt cggaaaaaga gttggtagct 5580cttgatccgg caaacaaacc accgctggta gcggtggttt ttttgtttgc aagcagcaga 5640ttacgcgcag aaaaaaagga tctcaagaag atcctttgat cttttctacg gggtctgacg 5700ctcagtggaa cgaaaactca cgttaaggga ttttggtcat gagattatca aaaaggatct 5760tcacctagat ccttttaaat taaaaatgaa gttttaaatc aatctaaagt atatatgagt 5820aaacttggtc tgacagttac caatgcttaa tcagtgaggc acctatctca gcgatctgtc 5880tatttcgttc atccatagtt gcctgactcc ccgtcgtgta gataactacg atacgggagg 5940gcttaccatc tggccccagt gctgcaatga taccgcgaga cccacgctca ccggctccag 6000atttatcagc aataaaccag ccagccggaa gggccgagcg cagaagtggt cctgcaactt 6060tatccgcctc catccagtct attaattgtt gccgggaagc tagagtaagt agttcgccag 6120ttaatagttt gcgcaacgtt gttgccattg ctacaggcat cgtggtgtca cgctcgtcgt 6180ttggtatggc ttcattcagc tccggttccc aacgatcaag gcgagttaca tgatccccca 6240tgttgtgcaa aaaagcggtt agctccttcg gtcctccgat cgttgtcaga agtaagttgg 6300ccgcagtgtt atcactcatg gttatggcag cactgcataa ttctcttact gtcatgccat 6360ccgtaagatg cttttctgtg actggtgagt actcaaccaa gtcattctga gaatagtgta 6420tgcggcgacc gagttgctct tgcccggcgt caatacggga taataccgcg ccacatagca 6480gaactttaaa agtgctcatc attggaaaac gttcttcggg gcgaaaactc tcaaggatct 6540taccgctgtt gagatccagt tcgatgtaac ccactcgtgc acccaactga tcttcagcat 6600cttttacttt caccagcgtt tctgggtgag caaaaacagg aaggcaaaat gccgcaaaaa 6660agggaataag ggcgacacgg aaatgttgaa tactcatact cttccttttt caatattatt 6720gaagcattta tcagggttat tgtctcatga gcggatacat atttgaatgt atttagaaaa 6780ataaacaaat aggggttccg cgcacatttc cccgaaaagt gccacctgac gtc 683346827DNALuciola italicaCMV promoter bases(209) .. (863)Green emitting firefly luciferase gene(907) .. (2560)T7 promoter bases(1827) .. (1845)Polylinker bases(1852) .. (1870)Synthetic polyadenylation site(2560) .. (2604)SP6 promoter(2576) .. (2593)SV40 promoter bases(3145) .. (3480)SV40 origin of replication bases(3259) .. (3344)Neomycin ORF bases(3516) .. (4310)ColEl origin bases(3934) .. (4607)SV40 PolyA bases(4365) .. (4737)Ampicillin ORF bases(4752) .. (5612) 4gacggatcgg gagatctccc gatcccctat ggtcgactct cagtacaatc tgctctgatg 60ccgcatagtt aagccagtat ctgctccctg cttgtgtgtt ggaggtcgct gagtagtgcg 120cgagcaaaat ttaagctaca acaaggcaag gcttgaccga caattgcatg aagaatctgc 180ttagggttag gcgttttgcg ctgcttcgcg atgtacgggc cagatatacg cgttgacatt 240gattattgac tagttattaa tagtaatcaa ttacggggtc attagttcat agcccatata 300tggagttccg cgttacataa cttacggtaa atggcccgcc tggctgaccg cccaacgacc 360cccgcccatt gacgtcaata atgacgtatg ttcccatagt aacgccaata gggactttcc 420attgacgtca atgggtggac tatttacggt aaactgccca cttggcagta catcaagtgt 480atcatatgcc aagtacgccc cctattgacg tcaatgacgg taaatggccc gcctggcatt 540atgcccagta catgacctta tgggactttc ctacttggca gtacatctac gtattagtca 600tcgctattac catggtgatg cggttttggc agtacatcaa tgggcgtgga tagcggtttg 660actcacgggg atttccaagt ctccacccca ttgacgtcaa tgggagtttg ttttggcacc 720aaaatcaacg ggactttcca aaatgtcgta acaactccgc cccattgacg caaatgggcg 780gtaggcgtgt acggtgggag gtctatataa gcagagctct ctggctaact agagaaccca 840ctgcttactg gcttatcgaa attaatacga ctcactatag ggagacccaa gcttggtacc 900gagctcggat ccatggaaac agaaagagaa gaaaacgttg tctacggccc actgccattc 960tacccgatcg aggagggctc tgccggcatc caattgcaca agtacatgca acaatacgcc 1020aagctcggcg ccatcgcctt cagtaacgcc ctgacaggcg tcgacatcag ctaccagcag 1080tacttcgaca tcacgtgcag actcgccgag gctatgaaga actacggcat gaagccagaa 1140ggacacatcg ctctctgtag cgagaactgc gaagagttct tcattcctgt tctggctggt 1200ctttacatcg gagttacagt cgcgccaact aacgaaattt atacacttag agagctgaac 1260cacagtctgg ggatagccca acctactatc gtattctcta gcaggaaggg cctgcccaaa 1320gtgcttgagg tgcagaagac cgtgacttgc atcaaaacca ttgtcatcct ggacagtaag 1380gtcaacttcg gcggttatga ctgcgtagag accttcatta agaaacacgt cgagctgggc 1440tttcctgcca cctcatttgt gcccatcgac gtcaaagacc ggaagcacca cattgctctg 1500cttatgaact cttccggttc cacagggctg cccaaaggag tagagatcac tcacgaggcc 1560ctggtcacga gattctctca cgctaaggac cctatatacg gcaatcaggt ggccccaggt 1620accgctatcc tgactgtcat ccctttccac cacgccttcg gaatgagcac tactttgggc 1680tactttgcct gcggttaccg gattgtcatg cttactaagt tcgacgagga gcttttcctg 1740cgcacacttc aggattacaa gtgcactagc gtaatcctgg tgccgacact gttcgcaatt 1800cttaataggt ctgagctcct tgataagttt gacctctcta acctgactga aatagccagc 1860ggtggtgctc cacttgccaa ggagatcggc gaggctgttg caagaagatt caacctccca 1920ggcgtccggc agggatatgg actcaccgag actaccagtg cctttatcat cactcctaag 1980ggcgacgaca agccgggagc cagcggcaag gtcgtgcctc tgttcaaggt gaagattatt 2040gacctcgata ccaagaaaac gttgggtgtc aacagacggg gagaaatctg cgtgaaagga 2100ccatctctta tgttgggata cacgaacaat cctgaagcca ccagagaaac tattgacgag 2160gaaggctggc tgcacacggg tgacatcggg tactacgacg aggatgagca cttctttata 2220gtcgaccgcc tgaaatctct cattaagtat aaaggatacc aagtgccacc agctgaactg 2280gagtctgtgc tcctgcaaca ccctaacatt agagatgctg gtgtggccgg ggttcccgac 2340agcgaggcag gcgagctgcc tggagccgtc gttgtgatgg aaaagggaaa gacaatgact 2400gagaaagaaa tcgtagacta tgtaaactcc caggtggtca accacaagcg gctgaggggc 2460ggcgtgcggt tcgtagatga agtccccaag gggctcacag gaaagatcga cgcgaaagtt 2520atcagggaga tactcaagaa acctcaagca ggtgggtagt ctagaaataa ttcttactgt 2580catgccaagt aagatgcttt tctgtgctgc aatagcaggc atgctgggga tgcggtgggc 2640tctatggctt ctgaggcgga aagaaccagc tggggctcta gggggtatcc ccacgcgccc 2700tgtagcggcg cattaagcgc ggcgggtgtg gtggttacgc gcagcgtgac cgctacactt 2760gccagcgccc tagcgcccgc tcctttcgct ttcttccctt cctttctcgc cacgttcgcc 2820ggctttcccc gtcaagctct aaatcggggc atccctttag ggttccgatt tagtgcttta 2880cggcacctcg accccaaaaa acttgattag ggtgatggtt cacgtagtgg gccatcgccc 2940tgatagacgg tttttcgccc tttgacgttg gagtccacgt tctttaatag tggactcttg 3000ttccaaactg gaacaacact caaccctatc tcggtctatt cttttgattt ataagggatt 3060ttggggattt cggcctattg gttaaaaaat gagctgattt aacaaaaatt taacgcgaat 3120taattctgtg gaatgtgtgt cagttagggt gtggaaagtc cccaggctcc ccaggcaggc 3180agaagtatgc aaagcatgca tctcaattag tcagcaacca ggtgtggaaa gtccccaggc 3240tccccagcag gcagaagtat gcaaagcatg catctcaatt agtcagcaac catagtcccg 3300cccctaactc cgcccatccc gcccctaact ccgcccagtt ccgcccattc tccgccccat 3360ggctgactaa ttttttttat ttatgcagag gccgaggccg cctctgcctc tgagctattc 3420cagaagtagt gaggaggctt ttttggaggc ctaggctttt gcaaaaagct cccgggagct 3480tgtatatcca ttttcggatc tgatcaagag acaggatgag gatcgtttcg catgattgaa 3540caagatggat tgcacgcagg ttctccggcc gcttgggtgg agaggctatt cggctatgac 3600tgggcacaac agacaatcgg ctgctctgat gccgccgtgt tccggctgtc agcgcagggg 3660cgcccggttc tttttgtcaa gaccgacctg tccggtgccc tgaatgaact gcaggacgag 3720gcagcgcggc tatcgtggct ggccacgacg ggcgttcctt gcgcagctgt gctcgacgtt 3780gtcactgaag cgggaaggga ctggctgcta ttgggcgaag tgccggggca ggatctcctg 3840tcatctcacc ttgctcctgc cgagaaagta tccatcatgg ctgatgcaat gcggcggctg 3900catacgcttg atccggctac ctgcccattc gaccaccaag cgaaacatcg catcgagcga 3960gcacgtactc ggatggaagc cggtcttgtc gatcaggatg atctggacga agagcatcag 4020gggctcgcgc cagccgaact gttcgccagg ctcaaggcgc gcatgcccga cggcgaggat 4080ctcgtcgtga cccatggcga tgcctgcttg ccgaatatca tggtggaaaa tggccgcttt 4140tctggattca tcgactgtgg ccggctgggt gtggcggacc gctatcagga catagcgttg 4200gctacccgtg atattgctga agagcttggc ggcgaatggg ctgaccgctt cctcgtgctt 4260tacggtatcg ccgctcccga ttcgcagcgc atcgccttct atcgccttct tgacgagttc 4320ttctgagcgg gactctgggg ttcgaaatga ccgaccaagc gacgcccaac ctgccatcac 4380gagatttcga ttccaccgcc gccttctatg aaaggttggg cttcggaatc gttttccggg 4440acgccggctg gatgatcctc cagcgcgggg atctcatgct ggagttcttc gcccacccca 4500acttgtttat tgcagcttat aatggttaca aataaagcaa tagcatcaca aatttcacaa 4560ataaagcatt tttttcactg cattctagtt gtggtttgtc caaactcatc aatgtatctt 4620atcatgtctg tataccgtcg acctctagct agagcttggc gtaatcatgg tcatagctgt 4680ttcctgtgtg aaattgttat ccgctcacaa ttccacacaa catacgagcc ggaagcataa 4740agtgtaaagc ctggggtgcc taatgagtga gctaactcac attaattgcg ttgcgctcac 4800tgcccgcttt ccagtcggga aacctgtcgt gccagctgca ttaatgaatc ggccaacgcg 4860cggggagagg cggtttgcgt attgggcgct cttccgcttc ctcgctcact gactcgctgc 4920gctcggtcgt tcggctgcgg cgagcggtat cagctcactc aaaggcggta atacggttat 4980ccacagaatc aggggataac gcaggaaaga acatgtgagc aaaaggccag caaaaggcca 5040ggaaccgtaa aaaggccgcg ttgctggcgt ttttccatag gctccgcccc cctgacgagc 5100atcacaaaaa tcgacgctca agtcagaggt ggcgaaaccc gacaggacta taaagatacc 5160aggcgtttcc ccctggaagc tccctcgtgc gctctcctgt tccgaccctg ccgcttaccg 5220gatacctgtc cgcctttctc ccttcgggaa gcgtggcgct ttctcaatgc tcacgctgta 5280ggtatctcag ttcggtgtag gtcgttcgct ccaagctggg ctgtgtgcac gaaccccccg 5340ttcagcccga ccgctgcgcc ttatccggta actatcgtct tgagtccaac ccggtaagac 5400acgacttatc gccactggca gcagccactg gtaacaggat tagcagagcg aggtatgtag 5460gcggtgctac agagttcttg aagtggtggc ctaactacgg ctacactaga aggacagtat 5520ttggtatctg cgctctgctg aagccagtta ccttcggaaa aagagttggt agctcttgat 5580ccggcaaaca aaccaccgct ggtagcggtg gtttttttgt ttgcaagcag cagattacgc 5640gcagaaaaaa aggatctcaa gaagatcctt tgatcttttc tacggggtct gacgctcagt 5700ggaacgaaaa ctcacgttaa gggattttgg tcatgagatt atcaaaaagg atcttcacct 5760agatcctttt aaattaaaaa tgaagtttta aatcaatcta aagtatatat gagtaaactt 5820ggtctgacag ttaccaatgc ttaatcagtg aggcacctat ctcagcgatc tgtctatttc 5880gttcatccat agttgcctga ctccccgtcg tgtagataac tacgatacgg gagggcttac 5940catctggccc cagtgctgca atgataccgc gagacccacg ctcaccggct ccagatttat 6000cagcaataaa ccagccagcc ggaagggccg agcgcagaag tggtcctgca actttatccg 6060cctccatcca gtctattaat tgttgccggg aagctagagt aagtagttcg ccagttaata 6120gtttgcgcaa cgttgttgcc attgctacag gcatcgtggt gtcacgctcg tcgtttggta 6180tggcttcatt cagctccggt tcccaacgat caaggcgagt tacatgatcc cccatgttgt 6240gcaaaaaagc ggttagctcc ttcggtcctc cgatcgttgt cagaagtaag ttggccgcag 6300tgttatcact catggttatg gcagcactgc ataattctct tactgtcatg ccatccgtaa 6360gatgcttttc tgtgactggt gagtactcaa ccaagtcatt ctgagaatag tgtatgcggc 6420gaccgagttg ctcttgcccg gcgtcaatac gggataatac cgcgccacat agcagaactt 6480taaaagtgct catcattgga aaacgttctt cggggcgaaa actctcaagg atcttaccgc 6540tgttgagatc cagttcgatg taacccactc gtgcacccaa ctgatcttca gcatctttta 6600ctttcaccag cgtttctggg tgagcaaaaa caggaaggca aaatgccgca aaaaagggaa 6660taagggcgac acggaaatgt tgaatactca tactcttcct ttttcaatat tattgaagca 6720tttatcaggg ttattgtctc atgagcggat acatatttga atgtatttag aaaaataaac 6780aaataggggt tccgcgcaca tttccccgaa aagtgccacc tgacgtc 682756834DNAReni11a reniformis 5gacggatcgg gagatctccc gatcccctat ggtcgactct cagtacaatc tgctctgatg 60ccgcatagtt aagccagtat ctgctccctg cttgtgtgtt ggaggtcgct gagtagtgcg 120cgagcaaaat ttaagctaca acaaggcaag gcttgaccga caattgcatg aagaatctgc 180ttagggttag gcgttttgcg ctgcttcgcg atgtacgggc cagatatacg cgttgacatt 240gattattgac tagttattaa tagtaatcaa ttacggggtc attagttcat agcccatata 300tggagttccg cgttacataa cttacggtaa atggcccgcc tggctgaccg cccaacgacc 360cccgcccatt gacgtcaata atgacgtatg ttcccatagt aacgccaata gggactttcc 420attgacgtca atgggtggac tatttacggt aaactgccca cttggcagta catcaagtgt 480atcatatgcc aagtacgccc cctattgacg tcaatgacgg taaatggccc gcctggcatt 540atgcccagta catgacctta tgggactttc ctacttggca gtacatctac gtattagtca 600tcgctattac catggtgatg cggttttggc agtacatcaa tgggcgtgga tagcggtttg 660actcacgggg atttccaagt ctccacccca ttgacgtcaa tgggagtttg ttttggcacc 720aaaatcaacg ggactttcca aaatgtcgta acaactccgc cccattgacg caaatgggcg 780gtaggcgtgt acggtgggag gtctatataa gcagagctct ctggctaact agagaaccca 840ctgcttactg gcttatcgaa attaatacga ctcactatag ggagacccaa gcttggtacc 900gagctcggat ccagccacca tggaaacaga aagagaagaa aacgttgtct acggcccact 960gccattctac ccgatcgagg agggctctgc cggcatccaa ttgcacaagt acatgcaaca 1020atacgccaag ctcggcgcca tcgccttcag taacgccctg acaggcgtcg acatcagcta 1080ccagcagtac ttcgacatca cgtgcagact cgccgaggct atgaagaact acggcatgaa 1140gccagaagga cacatcgctc tctgtagcga gaactgcgaa gagttcttca ttcctgttct 1200ggctggtctt tacatcggag ttacagtcgc gccaactaac gaaatttata cacttagaga 1260gctgaaccac agtctgggga tagcccaacc tactatcgta ttctctagca ggaagggcct 1320gcccaaagtg cttgaggtgc agaagaccgt gacttgcatc aaaaccattg tcatcctgga 1380cagtaaggtc aacttcggcg gttatgactg cgtagagacc ttcattaaga aacacgtcga 1440gctgggcttt cctgccacct catttgtgcc catcgacgtc aaagaccgga agcaccacat 1500tgctctgctt atgaactctt ccggttccac agggctgccc aaaggagtag agatcactca 1560cgaggccctg gtcacgagat tctctcacgc taaggaccct atatacggca atcaggtggc 1620cccaggtacc gctatcctga ctgtcgtgcc tttccaccac ggcttcggaa tgttcactac 1680tttgggctac tttgcctgcg gttaccggat tgtcatgctt actaagttcg acgaggagct 1740tttcctgcgc acacttcagg attacaagtg cactacagta atcctggtgc cgacactgtt 1800cgcaattctt aataggtctg agctccttga taagtttgac ctctctaacc tgactgaaat 1860agccagcggt ggtgctccac ttgccaagga gatcggcgag gctgttgcaa gaagattcaa 1920cctcccaggc gtccggcagg gatatggact caccgagact accagtgcct ttatcatcac 1980tcctaagggc gacgacaagc cgggagccag cggcaaggtc gtgcctctgt tcaaggtgaa 2040gattattgac ctcgatacca agaaaacgtt gggtgtcaac agacggggag aaatctgcgt 2100gaaaggacca tctcttatgt tgggatacac gaacaatcct gaagccacca gagaaactat 2160tgacgaggaa ggctggctgc acacgggtga catcgggtac tacgacgagg atgagcactt 2220ctttatagtc gaccgcctga aatctctcat taagtataaa ggataccaag tgccaccagc 2280tgaactggag tctgtgctcc tgcaacaccc taacattaga gatgctggtg tggccggggt 2340tcccgacagc gaggcaggcg agctgcctgg agccgtcgtt gtgatggaaa agggaaagac 2400aatgactgag aaagaaatcg tagactatgt aaactcccag gtggtcaacc acaagcggct 2460gaggggcggc gtgcggttcg tagatgaagt ccccaagggg ctcacaggaa agatcgacgc 2520gaaagttatc agggagatac tcaagaaacc tcaagcaggt gggtagtcta gaaataattc 2580ttactgtcat gccaagtaag atgcttttct gtgctgcaat agcaggcatg ctggggatgc 2640ggtgggctct atggcttctg aggcggaaag aaccagctgg ggctctaggg ggtatcccca 2700cgcgccctgt agcggcgcat taagcgcggc

gggtgtggtg gttacgcgca gcgtgaccgc 2760tacacttgcc agcgccctag cgcccgctcc tttcgctttc ttcccttcct ttctcgccac 2820gttcgccggc tttccccgtc aagctctaaa tcggggcatc cctttagggt tccgatttag 2880tgctttacgg cacctcgacc ccaaaaaact tgattagggt gatggttcac gtagtgggcc 2940atcgccctga tagacggttt ttcgcccttt gacgttggag tccacgttct ttaatagtgg 3000actcttgttc caaactggaa caacactcaa ccctatctcg gtctattctt ttgatttata 3060agggattttg gggatttcgg cctattggtt aaaaaatgag ctgatttaac aaaaatttaa 3120cgcgaattaa ttctgtggaa tgtgtgtcag ttagggtgtg gaaagtcccc aggctcccca 3180ggcaggcaga agtatgcaaa gcatgcatct caattagtca gcaaccaggt gtggaaagtc 3240cccaggctcc ccagcaggca gaagtatgca aagcatgcat ctcaattagt cagcaaccat 3300agtcccgccc ctaactccgc ccatcccgcc cctaactccg cccagttccg cccattctcc 3360gccccatggc tgactaattt tttttattta tgcagaggcc gaggccgcct ctgcctctga 3420gctattccag aagtagtgag gaggcttttt tggaggccta ggcttttgca aaaagctccc 3480gggagcttgt atatccattt tcggatctga tcaagagaca ggatgaggat cgtttcgcat 3540gattgaacaa gatggattgc acgcaggttc tccggccgct tgggtggaga ggctattcgg 3600ctatgactgg gcacaacaga caatcggctg ctctgatgcc gccgtgttcc ggctgtcagc 3660gcaggggcgc ccggttcttt ttgtcaagac cgacctgtcc ggtgccctga atgaactgca 3720ggacgaggca gcgcggctat cgtggctggc cacgacgggc gttccttgcg cagctgtgct 3780cgacgttgtc actgaagcgg gaagggactg gctgctattg ggcgaagtgc cggggcagga 3840tctcctgtca tctcaccttg ctcctgccga gaaagtatcc atcatggctg atgcaatgcg 3900gcggctgcat acgcttgatc cggctacctg cccattcgac caccaagcga aacatcgcat 3960cgagcgagca cgtactcgga tggaagccgg tcttgtcgat caggatgatc tggacgaaga 4020gcatcagggg ctcgcgccag ccgaactgtt cgccaggctc aaggcgcgca tgcccgacgg 4080cgaggatctc gtcgtgaccc atggcgatgc ctgcttgccg aatatcatgg tggaaaatgg 4140ccgcttttct ggattcatcg actgtggccg gctgggtgtg gcggaccgct atcaggacat 4200agcgttggct acccgtgata ttgctgaaga gcttggcggc gaatgggctg accgcttcct 4260cgtgctttac ggtatcgccg ctcccgattc gcagcgcatc gccttctatc gccttcttga 4320cgagttcttc tgagcgggac tctggggttc gaaatgaccg accaagcgac gcccaacctg 4380ccatcacgag atttcgattc caccgccgcc ttctatgaaa ggttgggctt cggaatcgtt 4440ttccgggacg ccggctggat gatcctccag cgcggggatc tcatgctgga gttcttcgcc 4500caccccaact tgtttattgc agcttataat ggttacaaat aaagcaatag catcacaaat 4560ttcacaaata aagcattttt ttcactgcat tctagttgtg gtttgtccaa actcatcaat 4620gtatcttatc atgtctgtat accgtcgacc tctagctaga gcttggcgta atcatggtca 4680tagctgtttc ctgtgtgaaa ttgttatccg ctcacaattc cacacaacat acgagccgga 4740agcataaagt gtaaagcctg gggtgcctaa tgagtgagct aactcacatt aattgcgttg 4800cgctcactgc ccgctttcca gtcgggaaac ctgtcgtgcc agctgcatta atgaatcggc 4860caacgcgcgg ggagaggcgg tttgcgtatt gggcgctctt ccgcttcctc gctcactgac 4920tcgctgcgct cggtcgttcg gctgcggcga gcggtatcag ctcactcaaa ggcggtaata 4980cggttatcca cagaatcagg ggataacgca ggaaagaaca tgtgagcaaa aggccagcaa 5040aaggccagga accgtaaaaa ggccgcgttg ctggcgtttt tccataggct ccgcccccct 5100gacgagcatc acaaaaatcg acgctcaagt cagaggtggc gaaacccgac aggactataa 5160agataccagg cgtttccccc tggaagctcc ctcgtgcgct ctcctgttcc gaccctgccg 5220cttaccggat acctgtccgc ctttctccct tcgggaagcg tggcgctttc tcaatgctca 5280cgctgtaggt atctcagttc ggtgtaggtc gttcgctcca agctgggctg tgtgcacgaa 5340ccccccgttc agcccgaccg ctgcgcctta tccggtaact atcgtcttga gtccaacccg 5400gtaagacacg acttatcgcc actggcagca gccactggta acaggattag cagagcgagg 5460tatgtaggcg gtgctacaga gttcttgaag tggtggccta actacggcta cactagaagg 5520acagtatttg gtatctgcgc tctgctgaag ccagttacct tcggaaaaag agttggtagc 5580tcttgatccg gcaaacaaac caccgctggt agcggtggtt tttttgtttg caagcagcag 5640attacgcgca gaaaaaaagg atctcaagaa gatcctttga tcttttctac ggggtctgac 5700gctcagtgga acgaaaactc acgttaaggg attttggtca tgagattatc aaaaaggatc 5760ttcacctaga tccttttaaa ttaaaaatga agttttaaat caatctaaag tatatatgag 5820taaacttggt ctgacagtta ccaatgctta atcagtgagg cacctatctc agcgatctgt 5880ctatttcgtt catccatagt tgcctgactc cccgtcgtgt agataactac gatacgggag 5940ggcttaccat ctggccccag tgctgcaatg ataccgcgag acccacgctc accggctcca 6000gatttatcag caataaacca gccagccgga agggccgagc gcagaagtgg tcctgcaact 6060ttatccgcct ccatccagtc tattaattgt tgccgggaag ctagagtaag tagttcgcca 6120gttaatagtt tgcgcaacgt tgttgccatt gctacaggca tcgtggtgtc acgctcgtcg 6180tttggtatgg cttcattcag ctccggttcc caacgatcaa ggcgagttac atgatccccc 6240atgttgtgca aaaaagcggt tagctccttc ggtcctccga tcgttgtcag aagtaagttg 6300gccgcagtgt tatcactcat ggttatggca gcactgcata attctcttac tgtcatgcca 6360tccgtaagat gcttttctgt gactggtgag tactcaacca agtcattctg agaatagtgt 6420atgcggcgac cgagttgctc ttgcccggcg tcaatacggg ataataccgc gccacatagc 6480agaactttaa aagtgctcat cattggaaaa cgttcttcgg ggcgaaaact ctcaaggatc 6540ttaccgctgt tgagatccag ttcgatgtaa cccactcgtg cacccaactg atcttcagca 6600tcttttactt tcaccagcgt ttctgggtga gcaaaaacag gaaggcaaaa tgccgcaaaa 6660aagggaataa gggcgacacg gaaatgttga atactcatac tcttcctttt tcaatattat 6720tgaagcattt atcagggtta ttgtctcatg agcggataca tatttgaatg tatttagaaa 6780aataaacaaa taggggttcc gcgcacattt ccccgaaaag tgccacctga cgtc 683466842DNAArtificial SequenceThe sequence of the CMV expression vector expressing human codon optimized Vargula luciferase under control of the CMV promoterCMV promoter bases(209) .. (863)T7 promoter bases(864) .. (882)Po1y1inker bases(889) .. (907)Vargu1a 1uciferase gene(907) .. (6842) 6gacggatcgg gagatctccc gatcccctat ggtcgactct cagtacaatc tgctctgatg 60ccgcatagtt aagccagtat ctgctccctg cttgtgtgtt ggaggtcgct gagtagtgcg 120cgagcaaaat ttaagctaca acaaggcaag gcttgaccga caattgcatg aagaatctgc 180ttagggttag gcgttttgcg ctgcttcgcg atgtacgggc cagatatacg cgttgacatt 240gattattgac tagttattaa tagtaatcaa ttacggggtc attagttcat agcccatata 300tggagttccg cgttacataa cttacggtaa atggcccgcc tggctgaccg cccaacgacc 360cccgcccatt gacgtcaata atgacgtatg ttcccatagt aacgccaata gggactttcc 420attgacgtca atgggtggac tatttacggt aaactgccca cttggcagta catcaagtgt 480atcatatgcc aagtacgccc cctattgacg tcaatgacgg taaatggccc gcctggcatt 540atgcccagta catgacctta tgggactttc ctacttggca gtacatctac gtattagtca 600tcgctattac catggtgatg cggttttggc agtacatcaa tgggcgtgga tagcggtttg 660actcacgggg atttccaagt ctccacccca ttgacgtcaa tgggagtttg ttttggcacc 720aaaatcaacg ggactttcca aaatgtcgta acaactccgc cccattgacg caaatgggcg 780gtaggcgtgt acggtgggag gtctatataa gcagagctct ctggctaact agagaaccca 840ctgcttactg gcttatcgaa attaatacga ctcactatag ggagacccaa gcttggtacc 900gagctcatga agataattat cctttctgtg attctggctt actgtgttac agtgaattgt 960caggatgcat gtccagtaga ggcggaaccg ccatcttcta ccccgaccgt accaacctcc 1020tgcgaagcta aagaagggga gtgcatcgat acaaggtgcg ctacctgcaa acgggatatc 1080ctgtccgacg gactttgcga aaataaaccc gggaagacct gctgtcgaat gtgtcagtat 1140gtcatcgaat gccgggtcga ggccgccggt tattttagaa cattttacgg taaacggttt 1200aatttccagg aacccggcaa atacgtactg gctcgcggca ccaagggtgg cgactggagc 1260gtcaccctga caatggaaaa cctggacggg cagaaaggag ccgtgcttac taaaactacc 1320ctggaggtgg cgggagacgt aattgacatc actcaggcaa cggctgaccc aataaccgtg 1380aacggaggag ctgatcccgt gattgcaaac cctttcacta ttggcgaggt cacgattgcc 1440gtcgtcgaaa ttccaggctt caacatcaca gtgatcgagt tcttcaagct gatcgtcatt 1500gatatcctcg gcggacggtc cgttcgcatc gcacctgaca cagccaacaa gggcctgatc 1560tctggcattt gtggtaactt ggaaatgaat gatgctgatg acttcacaac ggacgccgac 1620caactggcca ttcaacctaa tatcaacaaa gagtttgatg gatgtccctt ttacggaaat 1680ccttcagaca tcgaatactg caaaggcctc atggaaccgt accgggccgt ttgcagaaat 1740aacatcaact tctactatta tactctgagc tgcgcatttg catactgtat gggcggtgag 1800gagagagcca aacatgtgct tttcgactat gtggagacct gcgccgcccc ggagactcgc 1860ggtacctgcg tcctgagcgg ccataccttc tatgacacct tcgataaggc taggtaccag 1920ttccaagggc cttgcaaaga gctcctgatg gccgcagatt gttactggaa cacttgggac 1980gtcaaagttt cccatcggga cgtagagagc tacacggaag ttgagaaggt gaccatcagg 2040aagcagagta ccgtcgtaga cctgatcgtc gacggcaagc aggtaaaggt aggaggcgtg 2100gacgttagta ttccgtattc ttctgaaaat acgagcatct actggcagga tggagacatt 2160ctgacaaccg ccatccttcc agaagctctg gtggtgaagt ttaacttcaa gcagctgctg 2220gtagtgcaca ttcgcgaccc attcgacggg aaaacctgtg ggatttgcgg caactacaac 2280caggactcaa ctgacgattt ctttgacgcc gaaggggctt gcgctcttac cccaaatccg 2340cctggatgca ccgaagagca aaagcctgaa gcggaacggc tgtgcaattc actgtttgat 2400tcttcaatag atgagaaatg caacgtgtgt tacaaacctg accgcatcgc acgctgcatg 2460tatgagtatt gcctgagagg tcaacaaggg ttctgcgatc acgcgtggga atttaagaaa 2520gaatgctaca taaagcacgg ggatacattg gaggtgccgc cagaatgcca gtagtctaga 2580aataattctt actgtcatgc caagtaagat gcttttctgt gctgcaatag caggcatgct 2640ggggatgcgg tgggctctat ggcttctgag gcggaaagaa ccagctgggg ctctaggggg 2700tatccccacg cgccctgtag cggcgcatta agcgcggcgg gtgtggtggt tacgcgcagc 2760gtgaccgcta cacttgccag cgccctagcg cccgctcctt tcgctttctt cccttccttt 2820ctcgccacgt tcgccggctt tccccgtcaa gctctaaatc ggggcatccc tttagggttc 2880cgatttagtg ctttacggca cctcgacccc aaaaaacttg attagggtga tggttcacgt 2940agtgggccat cgccctgata gacggttttt cgccctttga cgttggagtc cacgttcttt 3000aatagtggac tcttgttcca aactggaaca acactcaacc ctatctcggt ctattctttt 3060gatttataag ggattttggg gatttcggcc tattggttaa aaaatgagct gatttaacaa 3120aaatttaacg cgaattaatt ctgtggaatg tgtgtcagtt agggtgtgga aagtccccag 3180gctccccagg caggcagaag tatgcaaagc atgcatctca attagtcagc aaccaggtgt 3240ggaaagtccc caggctcccc agcaggcaga agtatgcaaa gcatgcatct caattagtca 3300gcaaccatag tcccgcccct aactccgccc atcccgcccc taactccgcc cagttccgcc 3360cattctccgc cccatggctg actaattttt tttatttatg cagaggccga ggccgcctct 3420gcctctgagc tattccagaa gtagtgagga ggcttttttg gaggcctagg cttttgcaaa 3480aagctcccgg gagcttgtat atccattttc ggatctgatc aagagacagg atgaggatcg 3540tttcgcatga ttgaacaaga tggattgcac gcaggttctc cggccgcttg ggtggagagg 3600ctattcggct atgactgggc acaacagaca atcggctgct ctgatgccgc cgtgttccgg 3660ctgtcagcgc aggggcgccc ggttcttttt gtcaagaccg acctgtccgg tgccctgaat 3720gaactgcagg acgaggcagc gcggctatcg tggctggcca cgacgggcgt tccttgcgca 3780gctgtgctcg acgttgtcac tgaagcggga agggactggc tgctattggg cgaagtgccg 3840gggcaggatc tcctgtcatc tcaccttgct cctgccgaga aagtatccat catggctgat 3900gcaatgcggc ggctgcatac gcttgatccg gctacctgcc cattcgacca ccaagcgaaa 3960catcgcatcg agcgagcacg tactcggatg gaagccggtc ttgtcgatca ggatgatctg 4020gacgaagagc atcaggggct cgcgccagcc gaactgttcg ccaggctcaa ggcgcgcatg 4080cccgacggcg aggatctcgt cgtgacccat ggcgatgcct gcttgccgaa tatcatggtg 4140gaaaatggcc gcttttctgg attcatcgac tgtggccggc tgggtgtggc ggaccgctat 4200caggacatag cgttggctac ccgtgatatt gctgaagagc ttggcggcga atgggctgac 4260cgcttcctcg tgctttacgg tatcgccgct cccgattcgc agcgcatcgc cttctatcgc 4320cttcttgacg agttcttctg agcgggactc tggggttcga aatgaccgac caagcgacgc 4380ccaacctgcc atcacgagat ttcgattcca ccgccgcctt ctatgaaagg ttgggcttcg 4440gaatcgtttt ccgggacgcc ggctggatga tcctccagcg cggggatctc atgctggagt 4500tcttcgccca ccccaacttg tttattgcag cttataatgg ttacaaataa agcaatagca 4560tcacaaattt cacaaataaa gcattttttt cactgcattc tagttgtggt ttgtccaaac 4620tcatcaatgt atcttatcat gtctgtatac cgtcgacctc tagctagagc ttggcgtaat 4680catggtcata gctgtttcct gtgtgaaatt gttatccgct cacaattcca cacaacatac 4740gagccggaag cataaagtgt aaagcctggg gtgcctaatg agtgagctaa ctcacattaa 4800ttgcgttgcg ctcactgccc gctttccagt cgggaaacct gtcgtgccag ctgcattaat 4860gaatcggcca acgcgcgggg agaggcggtt tgcgtattgg gcgctcttcc gcttcctcgc 4920tcactgactc gctgcgctcg gtcgttcggc tgcggcgagc ggtatcagct cactcaaagg 4980cggtaatacg gttatccaca gaatcagggg ataacgcagg aaagaacatg tgagcaaaag 5040gccagcaaaa ggccaggaac cgtaaaaagg ccgcgttgct ggcgtttttc cataggctcc 5100gcccccctga cgagcatcac aaaaatcgac gctcaagtca gaggtggcga aacccgacag 5160gactataaag ataccaggcg tttccccctg gaagctccct cgtgcgctct cctgttccga 5220ccctgccgct taccggatac ctgtccgcct ttctcccttc gggaagcgtg gcgctttctc 5280aatgctcacg ctgtaggtat ctcagttcgg tgtaggtcgt tcgctccaag ctgggctgtg 5340tgcacgaacc ccccgttcag cccgaccgct gcgccttatc cggtaactat cgtcttgagt 5400ccaacccggt aagacacgac ttatcgccac tggcagcagc cactggtaac aggattagca 5460gagcgaggta tgtaggcggt gctacagagt tcttgaagtg gtggcctaac tacggctaca 5520ctagaaggac agtatttggt atctgcgctc tgctgaagcc agttaccttc ggaaaaagag 5580ttggtagctc ttgatccggc aaacaaacca ccgctggtag cggtggtttt tttgtttgca 5640agcagcagat tacgcgcaga aaaaaaggat ctcaagaaga tcctttgatc ttttctacgg 5700ggtctgacgc tcagtggaac gaaaactcac gttaagggat tttggtcatg agattatcaa 5760aaaggatctt cacctagatc cttttaaatt aaaaatgaag ttttaaatca atctaaagta 5820tatatgagta aacttggtct gacagttacc aatgcttaat cagtgaggca cctatctcag 5880cgatctgtct atttcgttca tccatagttg cctgactccc cgtcgtgtag ataactacga 5940tacgggaggg cttaccatct ggccccagtg ctgcaatgat accgcgagac ccacgctcac 6000cggctccaga tttatcagca ataaaccagc cagccggaag ggccgagcgc agaagtggtc 6060ctgcaacttt atccgcctcc atccagtcta ttaattgttg ccgggaagct agagtaagta 6120gttcgccagt taatagtttg cgcaacgttg ttgccattgc tacaggcatc gtggtgtcac 6180gctcgtcgtt tggtatggct tcattcagct ccggttccca acgatcaagg cgagttacat 6240gatcccccat gttgtgcaaa aaagcggtta gctccttcgg tcctccgatc gttgtcagaa 6300gtaagttggc cgcagtgtta tcactcatgg ttatggcagc actgcataat tctcttactg 6360tcatgccatc cgtaagatgc ttttctgtga ctggtgagta ctcaaccaag tcattctgag 6420aatagtgtat gcggcgaccg agttgctctt gcccggcgtc aatacgggat aataccgcgc 6480cacatagcag aactttaaaa gtgctcatca ttggaaaacg ttcttcgggg cgaaaactct 6540caaggatctt accgctgttg agatccagtt cgatgtaacc cactcgtgca cccaactgat 6600cttcagcatc ttttactttc accagcgttt ctgggtgagc aaaaacagga aggcaaaatg 6660ccgcaaaaaa gggaataagg gcgacacgga aatgttgaat actcatactc ttcctttttc 6720aatattattg aagcatttat cagggttatt gtctcatgag cggatacata tttgaatgta 6780tttagaaaaa taaacaaata ggggttccgc gcacatttcc ccgaaaagtg ccacctgacg 6840tc 6842716PRTArtificial SequenceSecretory signal 7Met Leu Leu Lys Val Val Phe Ala Ile Gly Cys Ile Val Val Gln Ala 1 5 10 15

Claims

1. An isolated polynucleotide that encodes a modified L. Italica luciferase, wherein said modified L. Italica luciferase shows increased luciferase activity when expressed in mammalian cells as compared to a non human codon optimized mutant L. Italica luciferase.

2. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein said modified L. Italica luciferase shows approximately 1000-fold increased luciferase activity when expressed in mammalian cells as compared to a non human codon optimized mutant L. Italica luciferase.

3. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein said modified L. Italica luciferase is a red-emitting luciferase with an emission maximum of approximately 617 nm.

4. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein said modified L. Italica luciferase is human codon-optimized.

5. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein said modified L. Italica luciferase is a green-emitting luciferase with an emission maximum of approximately 550 nm.

6. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 1, wherein said L. Italica luciferase comprises a secretory signal at its amino terminal end.

7. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 6, wherein said secretory signal is a chymotrypsinogen secretory signal.

8. An assay utilizing the modified L. Italica luciferase of claim 1.

9. The assay of claim 8, wherein said assay is a multiplexed reporter assay.

10. An isolated polynucleotide that encodes a modified Renilla luciferase, wherein said modified Renilla luciferase shows increased activity and stability over a native human codon optimized Renilla luciferase.

11. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 10, wherein said modified Renilla luciferase is a green-emitting Renilla luciferase.

12. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 10, wherein said modified Renilla luciferase comprises a secretory signal at its amino terminal end.

13. A multiplexed luciferase assay comprising at least two different luciferase reports, wherein said at least two different luciferase reporters emit at two different wavelengths and/or utilize different substrates.

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