The High-Throughput Editing and Screening Laboratory of the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, can provide a series of services. These include high-throughput automated preprocessing of samples, high-throughput automated gene editing, high-throughput automated protein purification and characterization, high-throughput automated metabolite detection, and high-throughput automated screening. These services offer strong technical support for the research and development in the field of synthetic biology. The main list of technical services provided is as follows:

Project Number

Service Project

 Service Content

1

Gene Cloning

 High-throughput gene cloning based on source DNA (e.g., bacterial genome) as needed

2

Base Editing Plasmid Construction

High-throughput construction of editing plasmids containing sgRNA

3

Site-Directed

Mutagenesis Plasmid Constructionor high-throughput construction of single or double point mutation plasmids

4

 Corynebacterium Glutamicum Genome Base Editing

 High-throughput base editing of the Corynebacterium glutamicum genome using base editing plasmids

5

Bacillus Subtilis Genome Base Editing

High-throughput base editing of the Bacillus subtilis genome using base editing plasmids

 

6

E. coli Genome Modification

High-throughput knockout, insertion, or replacement of theE. coli genome using CRISPR/Cas9 technology

7

YeastPlasmid Transformation

High-throughput transformation of plasmids intoSaccharomyces cerevisiae

8

E. coliPlasmid Transformation

High-throughput transformation of plasmids intoE. coli

9

Plasmid Extraction

High-throughput plasmid extraction

10

Automated Colony Picking

Automated picking of bacterial and some fungal monoclonal colonies

11

Automated Microbial Growth Curve Measurement

High-throughput automated measurement of growth curves for bacteria and some fungi

12

Automated Microbial Identification

Rapid identification of microorganisms

13

 Automated Microbial Phenotypic Analysis

Phenotypic chip analysis includes over 2000 types such as carbon source, nitrogen source, phosphorus source, sulfur source, osmotic pressure, pH, and antibiotics.

14

ARTP Plasma Mutagenesis

Conventional mutagenesis of microbial strains using atmospheric and room temperature plasma

15

Nano-Scale Liquid Handling

Precise ultra-micro liquid handling, range: 2.5 nL-5 µL

16

Gene Gun

Nucleic acid transformation of non-model microorganisms and algae

17

Flow Analysis and Sorting

Analysis and sorting of target cells labeled with fluorescence

18

Droplet Microfluidics Screening System

 Selection of extracellular secretions based on fluorescence signals