Plasmid
psGFP2-C1 (Addgene Plasmid #22881) was digested with AseI and AgeI restriction enzymes (New England BioLabs) to remove the cytomegalovirus (CMV) enhancer and promoter sequence. A region of approximately 2 kb upstream of the
CD37 transcription start site (chr19:49 836,812-49 838,766 [GRCh37/hg19]) was amplified from genomic DNA of SU-DHL-5 cells (supplemental Table 2) and ligated into digested
psGFP2-C1 to replace the CMV enhancer and promoter region. Cell lines were cotransfected with CMV promoter-GFP (green fluorescent protein) or CD37 promoter-GFP construct and
pmScarlet-C1 (Addgene plasmid #85042) as the transfection loading control. In case of cotransfection of the CD37 promoter-GFP with PU.1 and/or IRF2 (both in pCDNA3.1, Genscript), pIRF670-N1 plasmid
22 (link) was used as a loading control. If required, pCDNA3.1 empty vector was added to obtain equal amounts of total plasmid DNA. Fluorescent protein expression was analyzed by flow cytometry 24 hours after transfection. Viable cells were gated on positive expression of Scarlet and/or GFP, and the percentage of GFP-expressing cells within this population was determined.
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