Status Update: In Production
The “ready to express” plasmids (first rows in this spreadsheet) have been sent to Twist and as per their contact:
“Twist is prioritizing COVID-19 related projects, so I’ll flag this order and it will be pushed to the top of our synthesis queue.”
We hope this means the shipment will arrive in a few weeks to Stanford and then out as soon as possible to you all. More news as we have it…
Research in Diagnostics Toolkit
Reagent Sharers
The Reclone/org network, also Free Genes and we will deposit in Addgene.
The toolkit is a combined effort of the Open Bioeconomy Lab at University of Cambridge (Jenny Molloy, Chiara Gandini), the Federici Lab at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Fernan Federici, Isaac Núñez, Tamara Matute, Anibal Arce), the Free Genes Project (Drew Endy, Keoni Gandall, Isaac Larkin) and Open Science Network Society (Scott Pownall). We are also grateful for the support of Ginkgo Bioworks.
Summary
The Research in Diagnostics Toolkit is a set of ready-to express vectors and (optionally) DNA parts for the most common molecular diagnostic techniques.
Expression plasmids that are IPTG/Lactose inducible with a 6xHis-Tag for:
RT-PCR
- HIV reverse transcriptase
- OpenVent (DeepVent) DNA polymerase
- OpenScript (SuperScriptII) reverse transcriptase
RT-LAMP
- Bst-LF
RPA
- gp32 (ssDNA binding protein)
- Bsu (strand dsplacing polymerase)
- UvsY (T4 cofactor)
- UvsX (RCA-like recombination protein)
RNA-related
- Murine RNA inhibitor
- RNaseH from Tth
- RNaseH from Escherichia coli
Protein Expression
- T7 RNA polymerase
- TEV protease
Other useful enzymes
- PBCV-1 ligase
- Horse radish peroxidase
See the full kit here with information on other DNA parts >>
Expression/Production Information (if applicable)
We do not have fully validated expression protocols but there are a lot out there in the literature which you can see summarised on the Enzyme Expression Guides page at Open Bioeconomy Lab.
Protocol Information
The reagents can be used in most protocols for PCR, RT-(q)PCR, RT-LAMP, RPA, RCA and a variety of other molecular research techniques.
How to get the plasmid/material/reagent
Note that the collection is not yet synthesised but you can sign up for delivery here
If you have any queries, contact mail+reagents at mail.reclone.org
Terms
All materials will be distributed under an OpenMTA meaning they can be used for commercial purposes and be redistributed. In advance of receiving the materials, you should ask your institution to sign the OpenMTA Master Agreement.
References
See the full kit here with references for origin of the DNA parts >>
Disclaimer
Reagents you have produced using this kit are intended for research use only. In order to use them for clinical diagnostics you must follow all local regulatory processes.
The following terms of the OpenMTA also apply:
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