Common DNA Sequences

Below is a list of several common sequences used in molecular biology, including sequences to plasmid features (T7, SP6, CMV, etc...), resistance genes (AMP, Kan, etc...), and protein tags (GFP, myc, FLAG). These sequences come standard for analysis and use with the GeneCoder software package. Please note these common DNA sequences are approximate - different variants may exist that vary slightly from the sequences below. To go directly to the sequence, click the appropriate sequence name in the table below.

PlasmidSelectionTags
T7AmpicillinYFP
SP6NeomycinRFP
T3KanamycinTdTomato
M13PuromycineGFP
AP4ZeocinGST
U19ChlormaphenicolHis6
BGH PolyAHygromycin BFLAG
SV40 ORIExpress
SV40 polyAr
F1 Ori
pUC ORI
CMV Promoter

Plasmid Sequences

  • T7 Promoter:
    TAATACGACTCACTATAGG
  • SP6 Promoter:
    ATTTAGGTGACACTATAG
  • T3 Promoter:
    ATTAACCCTCACTAAAGGG
  • M13 Forward:
    GTTGTAAAACGACGGCCAGT
  • M13 Reverse:
    TCACACAGGAAACAGCTATGA
  • AP4 Oligo:
    CCCCTGTGAGGAACT
  • U19 Oligo:
    GTTTTCCCAGTCACGACGT
  • BGH polyA:
    TGTGCCTTCTAGTTGCCAGCCATCTGTTGTTTGCCCCTCCCCCGTGCCTTCCTTGACCCTGGAAGGTGCCACTCCCACTG
    TCCTTTCCTAATAAAATGAGGAAATTGCATCGCATTGTCTGAGTAGGTGTCATTCTATTCTGGGGGGTGGGGTGGGGCAG
    GACAGCAAGGGGGAGGATTGGGAAGACAATAGCAGGCATGCTGGGGATGCGGTGGGCTCTATGGC
  • SV40 ORI:
    CTGTGGAATGTGTGTCAGTTAGGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCATGCATCTCAA
    TTAGTCAGCAACCAGGTGTGGAAAGTCCCCAGGCTCCCCAGCAGGCAGAAGTATGCAAAGCATGCATCTCAATTAGTCAG
    CAACCATAGTCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCATCCCGCCCCTAACTCCGCCCAGTTCCGCCCATTCTCCGCCCCATGGCTGA
    CTAATTTTTTTTATTTATGCAGAGGCCGAGGCCGCCTCTGCCTCTGAGCTATTCCAGAAGTAGTGAGGAGGCTTTTTTGG
    AGGCCTAGGCTTTTGCAAAAAGCTC
  • SV40 polyAr:
    ACTTGTTTATTGCAGCTTATAATGGTTACAAATAAAGCAATAGCATCACAAATTTCACAAATAAAGCATTTTTTTCACTG
    CATTCTAGTTGTGGTTTGTCCAAACTCATCAATGTATCTTATCATGTCTGT
  • F1 Ori:
    GCGCCCTGTAGCGGCGCATTAAGCGCGGCGGGTGTGGTGGTTACGCGCAGCGTGACCGCTACACTTGCCAGCGCCCTAGC
    GCCCGCTCCTTTCGCTTTCTTCCCTTCCTTTCTCGCCACGTTCGCCGGCTTTCCCCGTCAAGCTCTAAATCGGGGGCTCC
    CTTTAGGGTTCCGATTTAGTGCTTTACGGCACCTCGACCCCAAAAAACTTGATTAGGGTGATGGTTCACGTAGTGGGCCA
    TCGCCCTGATAGACGGTTTTTCGCCCTTTGACGTTGGAGTCCACGTTCTTTAATAGTGGACTCTTGTTCCAAACTGGAAC
    AACACTCAACCCTATCTCGGTCTATTCTTTTGATTTATAAGGGATTTTGCCGATTTCGGCCTATTGGTTAAAAAATGAGC
    TGATTTAACAAAAATTTAACGCGAATTA
  • pUC ORI:
    tgagcaaaaggccagcaaaaggccagggaccgtaaaaaggccgcgttgctggcgtttttccataggctccgcccccctga
    cgagcatcacaaaaatcgacgctcaagtcagaggtggcgaaacccgacaggactataaagataccaggcgtttccccctg
    gaagctccctcgtgcgctctcctgttccgaccctgccgcttaccggatacctgtccgcctttctcccttcgggaagcgtg
    gcgctttctcatagctcacgctgtaggtatctcagttcggtgtaggtcgttcgctccaagctgggctgtgtgcacgaacc
    ccccgttcagcccgaccgctgcgccttatccggtaactatcgtcttgagtccaacccggtaagacacgacttatcgccac
    tggcagcagccactggtaacaggattagcagagcgaggtatgtaggcggtgctacagagttcttgaagtggtggcctaac
    tacggctacactagaagaacagtatttggtatctgcgctctgctgaagccagttaccttcggaaaaagagttggtagctc
    ttgatccggcaaacaaaccaccgctggtagcggtggtttttttgtttgcaagcagcagattacgcgcagaaaaaaaggat
    ctcaagaagatcctttgatcttttctac
  • CMV Promoter:
    TAGTAATCAATTACGGGGTCATTAGTTCATAGCCCATATATGGAGTTCCGCGTTACATAACTTACGGTAAATGGCCCGCC
    TGGCTGACCGCCCAACGACCCCCGCCCATTGACGTCAATAATGACGTATGTTCCCATAGTAACGCCAATAGGGACTTTCC
    ATTGACGTCAATGGGTGGAGTATTTACGGTAAACTGCCCACTTGGCAGTACATCAAGTGTATCATATGCCAAGTACGCCC
    CCTATTGACGTCAATGACGGTAAATGGCCCGCCTGGCATTATGCCCAGTACATGACCTTATGGGACTTTCCTACTTGGCA
    GTACATCTACGTATTAGTCATCGCTATTACCATGGTGATGCGGTTTTGGCAGTACATCAATGGGCGTGGATAGCGGTTTG
    ACTCACGGGGATTTCCAAGTCTCCACCCCATTGACGTCAATGGGAGTTTGTTTTGGCACCAAAATCAACGGGACTTTCCA
    AAATGTCGTAACAACTCCGCCCCATTGACGCAAATGGGCGGTAGGCGTGTACGGTGGGAGGTCTATATAAGCAGAGCTGG
    TTTAGTGAACCGTCAG

Selection Sequences

  • Ampicillin:
    atgagtattcaacatttccgtgtcgcccttattcccttttttgcggcattttgccttcctgtttttgctcacccagaaac
    gctggtgaaagtaaaagatgctgaagatcagttgggtgcacgagtgggttacatcgaactggatctcaacagcggtaaga
    tccttgagagttttcgccccgaagaacgttttccaatgatgagcacttttaaagttctgctatgtggcgcggtattatcc
    cgtgttgacgccgggcaagagcaactcggtcgccgcatacactattctcagaatgacttggttgagtactcaccagtcac
    agaaaagcatcttacggatggcatgacagtaagagaattatgcagtgctgccataaccatgagtgataacactgcggcca
    acttacttctgacaacgatcggaggaccgaaggagctaaccgcttttttgcacaacatgggggatcatgtaactcgcctt
    gatcgttgggaaccggagctgaatgaagccataccaaacgacgagcgtgacaccacgatgcctgcagcaatggcaacaac
    gttgcgcaaactattaactggcgaactacttactctagcttcccggcaacaattaatagactggatggaggcggataaag
    ttgcaggaccacttctgcgctcggcccttccggctggctggtttattgctgataaatctggagccggtgagcgtgggtct
    cgcggtatcattgcagcactggggccagatggtaagccctcccgtatcgtagttatctacacgacggggagtcaggcaac
    tatggatgaacgaaatagacagatcgctgagataggtgcctcactgattaagcattggtaa
  • Neomycin:
    atgagccatattcaacgggaaacgtcttgctctaggccgcgattaaattccaacatggatgctgatttatatgggtataa
    atgggctcgcgataatgtcgggcaatcaggtgcgacaatctatcgattgtatgggaagcccgatgcgccagagttgtttc
    tgaaacatggcaaaggtagcgttgccaatgatgttacagatgagatggtcagactaaactggctgacggaatttatgcct
    cttccgaccatcaagcattttatccgtactcctgatgatgcatggttactcaccactgcgatccccgggaaaacagcatt
    ccaggtattagaagaatatcctgattcaggtgaaaatattgttgatgcgctggcagtgttcctgcgccggttgcattcga
    ttcctgtttgtaattgtccttttaacagcgatcgcgtatttcgtctcgctcaggcgcaatcacgaatgaataacggtttg
    gttgatgcgagtgattttgatgacgagcgtaatggctggcctgttgaacaagtctggaaagaaatgcataaacttttgcc
    attctcaccggattcagtcgtcactcatggtgatttctcacttgataaccttatttttgacgaggggaaattaataggtt
    gtattgatgttggacgagtcggaatcgcagaccgataccaggatcttgccatcctatggaactgcctcggtgagttttct
    ccttcattacagaaacggctttttcaaaaatatggtattgataatcctgatatgaataaattgcagtttcatttgatgct
    cgatgagtttttctaa
  • Kanamycin:
    atgattgaacaagatggattgcacgcaggttctccggccgcttgggtggagaggctattcggctatgactgggcacaaca
    gacaatcggctgctctgatgccgccgtgttccggctgtcagcgcaggggcgcccggttctttttgtcaagaccgacctgt
    ccggtgccctgaatgaactccaagacgaggcagcgcggctatcgtggctggccacgacgggcgttccttgcgcagctgtg
    ctcgacgttgtcactgaagcgggaagggactggctgctattgggcgaagtgccggggcaggatctcctgtcatctcacct
    tgctcctgccgagaaagtatccatcatggctgatgcaatgcggcggctgcatacgcttgatccggctacctgcccattcg
    accaccaagcgaaacatcgcatcgagcgagcacgtactcggatggaagccggtcttgtcgatcaggatgatctggacgaa
    gagcatcaggggctcgcgccagccgaactgttcgccaggctcaaggcgcggatgcccgacggcgaggatctcgtcgtgac
    ccatggcgatgcctgcttgccgaatatcatggtggaaaatggccgcttttctggattcatcgactgtggccggctgggtg
    tggcggaccgctatcaggacatagcgttggctacccgtgatattgctgaagagcttggcggcgaatgggctgaccgcttc
    ctcgtgctttacggtatcgccgctcccgattcgcagcgcatcgccttctatcgccttcttgacgagttcttctga
  • Puromycin:
    atgaccgagtacaagcccacggtgcgcctcgccacccgcgacgacgtccccagggccgtacgcaccctcgccgccgcgtt
    cgccgactaccccgccacgcgccacaccgtcgatccggaccgccacatcgagcgggtcaccgagctgcaagaactcttcc
    tcacgcgcgtcgggctcgacatcggcaaggtgtgggtcgcggacgacggcgccgcggtggcggtctggaccacgccggag
    agcgtcgaagcgggggcggtgttcgccgagatcggcccgcgcatggccgagttgagcggttcccggctggccgcgcagca
    acagatggaaggcctcctggcgccgcaccggcccaaggagcccgcgtggttcctggccaccgtcggcgtctcgcccgacc
    accagggcaagggtctgggcagcgccgtcgtgctccccggagtggaggcggccgagcgcgccggggtgcccgccttcctg
    gagacctccgcgccccgcaacctccccttctacgagcggctcggcttcaccgtcaccgccgacgtcgagtgcccgaagga
    ccgcgcgacctggtgcatgacccgcaagcccggtgcctga
  • Zeocin:
    atggccaagttgaccagtgccgttccggtgctcaccgcgcgcgacgtcgccggagcggtcgagttctggaccgaccggct
    cgggttctcccgggacttcgtggaggacgacttcgccggtgtggtccgggacgacgtgaccctgttcatcagcgcggtcc
    aggaccaggtggtgccggacaacaccctggcctgggtgttggtgcgcggcctggacgagctgtacgccgagtggtcggag
    gtcgtgtccacgaacttccgggacgcctccgggccggccatgaccgagatcggcgagcagccgtgggggcgggagttcgc
    cctgcgcgacccggccggcaactgcgtgcacttcgtggccgaggagcaggactga
  • Chlormaphenicol:
    atgaactttaataaaattgatttagacaattggaagagaaaagagatatttaatcattatttgaaccaacaaacgacttt
    tagtataaccacagaaattgatattagtgttttataccgaaacataaaacaagaaggatataaattttaccctgcattta
    ttttcttagtgacaagggtgataaactcaaatacagcttttagaactggttacaatagcgacggagagttaggttattgg
    gataagttagagccactttatacaatttttgatggtgtatctaaaacattctctggtatttggactcctgtaaagaatga
    cttcaaagagttttatgatttatacctttctgatgtagagaaatataatggttcggggaaattgtttcccaaaacaccta
    tacctgaaaatgctttttctctttctattattccatggacttcatttactgggtttaacttaaatatcaataataatagt
    aattaccttctacccattattacagcaggaaaattcattaataaaggtaattcaatatatttaccgctatctttacaggt
    acatcattctgtttgtgatggttatcatgcaggattgtttatgaactctattcaggaattgtcagataggcctaatgact
    ggcttttataa
    
  • Hygromycin B:
    atgaaaaagcctgaactcaccgcgacgtctgtcgagaagtttctgatcgaaaagttcgacagcgtctccgacctgatgca
    gctctcggagggcgaagaatctcgtgctttcagcttcgatgtaggagggcgtggatatgtcctgcgggtaaatagctgcg
    ccgatggtttctacaaagatcgttatgtttatcggcactttgcatcggccgcgctcccgattccggaagtgcttgacatt
    ggggagttcagcgagagcctgacctattgcatctcccgccgtgcacagggtgtcacgttgcaagacctgcctgaaaccga
    actgcccgctgttctcgagccggtcgcggaggcgatggatgcgatcgctgcggccgatcttagccagacgagcgggttcg
    gcccattcggaccgcaaggaatcggtcaatacactacatggcgtgatttcatatgcgcgattgctgatccccatgtgtat
    cactggcaaactgtgatggacgacaccgtcagtgcgtccgtcgcgcaggctctcgatgagctgatgctttgggccgagga
    ctgccccgaagtccggcacctcgtgcatgcggatttcggctccaacaatgtcctgacggacaatggccgcataacagcgg
    tcattgactggagcgaggcgatgttcggggattcccaatacgaggtcgccaacatcctcttctggaggccgtggttggct
    tgtatggagcagcagacgcgctacttcgagcggaggcatccggagcttgcaggatcgccgcgcctccgggcgtatatgct
    ccgcattggtcttgaccaactctatcagagcttggttgacggcaatttcgatgatgcagcttgggcgcagggtcgatgcg
    acgcaatcgtccgatccggagccgggactgtcgggcgtacacaaatcgcccgcagaagcgcggccgtctggaccgatggc
    tgtgtagaagtactcgccgatagtggaaaccgacgccccagcactcgtccgagggcaaaggaatag

Epitope Tag Sequences

  • Yellow Fluorescent Protein (YFP):
    ATGGTGAGCAAGGGCGAGGAGCTGTTCACCGGGGTGGTGCCCATCCTGGTCGAGCTGGACGGCGACGTAAACGGCCACAA
    GTTCAGCGTGTCCGGCGAGGGCGAGGGCGATGCCACCTACGGCAAGCTGACCCTGAAGTTCATCTGCACCACCGGCAAGC
    TGCCCGTGCCCTGGCCCACCCTCGTGACCACCTTCGGCTACGGCCTGCAGTGCTTCGCCCGCTACCCCGACCACATGAAG
    CAGCACGACTTCTTCAAGTCCGCCATGCCCGAAGGCTACGTCCAGGAGCGCACCATCTTCTTCAAGGACGACGGCAACTA
    CAAGACCCGCGCCGAGGTGAAGTTCGAGGGCGACACCCTGGTGAACCGCATCGAGCTGAAGGGCATCGACTTCAAGGAGG
    ACGGCAACATCCTGGGGCACAAGCTGGAGTACAACTACAACAGCCACAACGTCTATATCATGGCCGACAAGCAGAAGAAC
    GGCATCAAGGTGAACTTCAAGATCCGCCACAACATCGAGGACGGCAGCGTGCAGCTCGCCGACCACTACCAGCAGAACAC
    CCCCATCGGCGACGGCCCCGTGCTGCTGCCCGACAACCACTACCTGAGCTACCAGTCCGCCCTGAGCAAAGACCCCAACG
    AGAAGCGCGATCACATGGTCCTGCTGGAGTTCGTGACCGCCGCCGGGATCACTCTCGGCATGGACGAGCTGTACAAGTAA
  • mCherry (RFP):
    atggtgagcaagggcgaggaggataacatggccatcatcaaggagttcatgcgcttcaaggtgcacatggagggctccgt
    gaacggccacgagttcgagatcgagggcgagggcgagggccgcccctacgagggcacccagaccgccaagctgaaggtga
    ccaagggtggccccctgcccttcgcctgggacatcctgtcccctcagttcatgtacggctccaaggcctacgtgaagcac
    cccgccgacatccccgactacttgaagctgtccttccccgagggcttcaagtgggagcgcgtgatgaacttcgaggacgg
    cggcgtggtgaccgtgacccaggactcctccctgcaggacggcgagttcatctacaaggtgaagctgcgcggcaccaact
    tcccctccgacggccccgtaatgcagaagaagaccatgggctgggaggcctcctccgagcggatgtaccccgaggacggc
    gccctgaagggcgagatcaagcagaggctgaagctgaaggacggcggccactacgacgctgaggtcaagaccacctacaa
    ggccaagaagcccgtgcagctgcccggcgcctacaacgtcaacatcaagttggacatcacctcccacaacgaggactaca
    ccatcgtggaacagtacgaacgcgccgagggccgccactccaccggcggcatggacgagctgtacaagtaa
  • tdTomato (RFP - dimer):
    atggtgagcaagggcgaggaggtcatcaaagagttcatgcgcttcaaggtgcgcatggagggctccatgaacggccacga
    gttcgagatcgagggcgagggcgagggccgcccctacgagggcacccagaccgccaagctgaaggtgaccaagggcggcc
    ccctgcccttcgcctgggacatcctgtccccccagttcatgtacggctccaaggcgtacgtgaagcaccccgccgacatc
    cccgattacaagaagctgtccttccccgagggcttcaagtgggagcgcgtgatgaacttcgaggacggcggtctggtgac
    cgtgacccaggactcctccctgcaggacggcacgctgatctacaaggtgaagatgcgcggcaccaacttcccccccgacg
    gccccgtaatgcagaagaagaccatgggctgggaggcctccaccgagcgcctgtacccccgcgacggcgtgctgaagggc
    gagatccaccaggccctgaagctgaaggacggcggccactacctggtggagttcaagaccatctacatggccaagaagcc
    cgtgcaactgcccggctactactacgtggacaccaagctggacatcacctcccacaacgaggactacaccatcgtggaac
    agtacgagcgctccgagggccgccaccacctgttcctggggcatggcaccggcagcaccggcagcggcagctccggcacc
    gcctcctccgaggacaacaacatggccgtcatcaaagagttcatgcgcttcaaggtgcgcatggagggctccatgaacgg
    ccacgagttcgagatcgagggcgagggcgagggccgcccctacgagggcacccagaccgccaagctgaaggtgaccaagg
    gcggccccctgcccttcgcctgggacatcctgtccccccagttcatgtacggctccaaggcgtacgtgaagcaccccgcc
    gacatccccgattacaagaagctgtccttccccgagggcttcaagtgggagcgcgtgatgaacttcgaggacggcggtct
    ggtgaccgtgacccaggactcctccctgcaggacggcacgctgatctacaaggtgaagatgcgcggcaccaacttccccc
    ccgacggccccgtaatgcagaagaagaccatgggctgggaggcctccaccgagcgcctgtacccccgcgacggcgtgctg
    aagggcgagatccaccaggccctgaagctgaaggacggcggccgctacctggtggagttcaagaccatctacatggccaa
    gaagcccgtgcaactgcccggctactactacgtggacaccaagctggacatcacctcccacaacgaggactacaccatcg
    tggaacagtacgagcgctccgagggccgccaccacctgttcctgtacggcatggacgagctgtacaagtaa
  • 'Eukaryotic' Green Fluorescent Protein (eGFP):
    ATGGTGAGCAAGGGCGAGGAGCTGTTCACCGGGGTGGTGCCCATCCTGGTCGAGCTGGACGGCGACGTAAACGGCCACAA
    GTTCAGCGTGTCCGGCGAGGGCGAGGGCGATGCCACCTACGGCAAGCTGACCCTGAAGTTCATCTGCACCACCGGCAAGC
    TGCCCGTGCCCTGGCCCACCCTCGTGACCACCCTGACCTACGGCGTGCAGTGCTTCAGCCGCTACCCCGACCACATGAAG
    CAGCACGACTTCTTCAAGTCCGCCATGCCCGAAGGCTACGTCCAGGAGCGCACCATCTTCTTCAAGGACGACGGCAACTA
    CAAGACCCGCGCCGAGGTGAAGTTCGAGGGCGACACCCTGGTGAACCGCATCGAGCTGAAGGGCATCGACTTCAAGGAGG
    ACGGCAACATCCTGGGGCACAAGCTGGAGTACAACTACAACAGCCACAACGTCTATATCATGGCCGACAAGCAGAAGAAC
    GGCATCAAGGTGAACTTCAAGATCCGCCACAACATCGAGGACGGCAGCGTGCAGCTCGCCGACCACTACCAGCAGAACAC
    CCCCATCGGCGACGGCCCCGTGCTGCTGCCCGACAACCACTACCTGAGCACCCAGTCCGCCCTGAGCAAAGACCCCAACG
    AGAAGCGCGATCACATGGTCCTGCTGGAGTTCGTGACCGCCGCCGGGATCACTCTCGGCATGGACGAGCTGTACAAG
  • Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST):
    ATGTCCCCTATACTAGGTTATTGGAAAATTAAGGGCCTTGTGCAACCCACTCGACTTCTTTTGGAATATCTTGAAGAAAA
    ATATGAAGAGCATTTGTATGAGCGCGATGAAGGTGATAAATGGCGAAACAAAAAGTTTGAATTGGGTTTGGAGTTTCCCA
    ATCTTCCTTATTATATTGATGGTGATGTTAAATTAACACAGTCTATGGCCATCATACGTTATATAGCTGACAAGCACAAC
    ATGTTGGGTGGTTGTCCAAAAGAGCGTGCAGAGATTTCAATGCTTGAAGGAGCGGTTTTGGATATTAGATACGGTGTTTC
    GAGAATTGCATATAGTAAAGACTTTGAAACTCTCAAAGTTGATTTTCTTAGCAAGCTACCTGAAATGCTGAAAATGTTCG
    AAGATCGTTTATGTCATAAAACATATTTAAATGGTGATCATGTAACCCATCCTGACTTCATGTTGTATGACGCTCTTGAT
    GTTGTTTTATACATGGACCCAATGTGCCTGGATGCGTTCCCAAAATTAGTTTGTTTTAAAAAACGTATTGAAGCTATCCC
    ACAAATTGATAAGTACTTGAAATCCAGCAAGTATATAGCATGGCCTTTGCAGGGCTGGCAAGCCACGTTTGGTGGTGGCG
    ACCATCCTCCAAAATCGGATCTGGTTCC
  • His6:
    catcatcaccatcaccac
  • FLAG Epitope:
    gattacaaggatgacgacgataag
  • Express Epitope:
    gatctgtacgacgatgacgataag

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