The coding sequences for mouse Ngn3, Pdx1 and MafA (Addgene: #19412) were cloned into pWPT-eGFP-E2A (for Ngn3), pWPT-LSSmOrange-E2A (for Pdx1) and pWPT-dTomato-E2A (for MafA) and subcloned in the doxycycline inducible lentivirus pLVX_TRE3G vector (Clontech). Ngn3, Pdx1 and MafA were cloned in the multicistronic vector pWPT-eGFP-Poly3TF and subcloned in the lentivirus pLVX_TRE3G vector (Clontech). The doxycycline inducible Tet-On® 3G transactivator (Clontech) was cloned under PGK (phosphoglycerate kinase) promoter. Multicolor and multicistronic lentiviral backbone vectors were kind gift from Dr. Cedric Ghevaert and Dr. Thomas Moreau30 (link). Phosphomutant Ngn3 was prepared by site directed mutagenesis (QuickChange II Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit, Stratagene) on serines S14, S38, S160, S174, S183 and S199, as described in21 (link).
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