GENOMIC SERVICES
OVERVIEW
The Retrogen research team has years of technical experience to help advance your research projects. We offer industry-standard workflows which have been well referenced, proven methods and technologies to generate your data and expert staff that can help design experiments, execute and analyze your results.
From plasmid preps, transformations and cloning projects, to bacterial identification or gene expression studies, Retrogen is ready to advance your research. Contact a sales representative to start your project today.
Types of Service
Plasmid Preps
Retrogen’s Plasmid preparation services move your research forward with robust workflows, quick turnarounds and as always, Retrogen’s highest quality of support. No need to buy a plasmid preparation kit when Retrogen’s plasmid preparation service provides the right kit for the scale you need and we do the work for you. Just submit your samples and we’ll return the purified plasmids, and can even guarantee a specific yield if desired.
Sample Types
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DNA: You can provide competent cells or choose from our available strains
Glycerol Stock: Submit 200 µL of stock
Bacterial Colony: Provide colonies within 3 days of plating
Benefits
Mini, Midi and Maxi-prep kits provided for your project
Quick turnaround
Online Ordering
Multiple available QC methods available to meet your needs
Direct Colony Sequencing
Utilizing rolling circle amplification (RCA), an isothermal amplification reaction where no plasmid prep is needed and a concatemers containing tens to hundreds of tandem repeats is formed to allow sanger sequencing. This method is proven effective across multiple sample types, including low-copy plasmids, circular DNA in supernatants, bacterial colonies and glycerol stocks.
Sample Types
Circular DNA: 50 µL of supernatant
Glycerol Stock: 1.5 ml tubes or 96-well plates shipped on dry ice (denote media type)
Bacterial Colony: Circle and number colonies to be sequenced (If no numbering, colonies will be picked at random).
Phage Plaques: Circle and number plaques to be sequenced
Benefits
Flexible sample inputs
Quick turnaround time
Analysis on ABI 3730xl
Long reads (>500bp at or above Q20)
Universal primers at no extra charge
Online ordering and data retrieval
Gene Expression
Retrogen offers leading technologies for both NGS and qPCR-based gene expression studies. ThermoFisher’s OpenArray platform provides pre-made panels for ease of use and little to no development time for your project. Just select your targets and submit your samples for Retrogen to process. Pre-designed panels are available for human, mouse rat and many other model organisms. And you can’t find exactly the panel you need, Retrogen can help you develop a custom panel.
Sample Types
RNA: Between 0.002 and 0.2 µg/µL minimum input into cDNA synthesis reaction. Please ship on dry ice
cDNA: 1 ng to 100 ng cDNA into each qPCR reaction
Benefits
Predesigned panels
High throughput
Microbial Identification
Retrogen can help with your bacterial and fungal identification needs using industry-standard 16S rRNA gene sequencing and Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequencing. Utilizing primers that amplify these highly conserved regions, these sequencing tools allow construction of phylogenies for identification of your micro-organisms of interest.
Sample Types
Direct colony sequencing: Plates or pellets acceptable
Glycerol stocks: Please submit at least 200 µL stock
gDNA: Submit 50 ng of gDNA in Tris or H2O pH 8.0
Benefits
High quality assays to amplify 16S rRNA and ITS regions
Features & Benefits
Quality
Scalable
Convenient
Convenient
Support
Online
How to Order
Refer to the sample submission guidelines for your application
Once your samples are ready, login to place your order, or call customer support.
