K.K. DNAFORM


C. elegans RNAi Clones : Technology Overview

Delivery forms and handlings

Delivery forms and options

               
  • Bacterial clones are delivered as an agar slant in screw-capped tubes at ambient temperature.
  • Two options are available: plasmid DNA extraction (additional 6,000 JPY, 10ug of plasmid DNA delivered as dried pellet) and/or ID conformation by one-pass sequence of cDNA insert (additional 10,000 JPY).


Turnaround time and handling of the agar slant

               
  • Bacterial agar slants will be shipped 2-3 weeks after ordering.
  • Although, the bacteria are stable on the agar slant at 4℃ (DO NOT FREEZE) for a week as slightly longer, please cultivate the clone on LB plate with the appropriate antibiotic and collect several colonies as soon as possible.
  • It is strongly recommended to store multiple single colonies as freeze stock at -80℃ after cultivating the bacteria in LB medium with antibiotic and 8% glycerol. Clones can be inoculated and cultured repeatedly from the frozen glycerol stock.


Turnaround time and handling of the plasmid DNA

           
  • Plasmid DNA will be shipped 3-4 weeks after ordering.
  • Plasmid DNA can be stored for a long term at -20℃.
            

Storage of Plate Sets

           
  • Clones are stored in LB liquid medium containing 20% glycerol. Plates are shipped with dry ice and should be stored at -80℃ immediately upon receipt. Frozen clones can be cultured for plasmid preparation and PCR amplification.
    The appropriate antibiotics for each clone series are listed in the following list.
    Antibiotic list (PDF)
                

For more information, please contact order@dnaform.jp by email.