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Aug 01, 2025
Kudos to SARS-CoV-2 Researchers
Shoutout to researchers at Universidad de Salamanca-CSIC, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, s/n, Salamanca 37007, Spain and collaborators who utilized cDNAs from DNASU Plasmid Repository to study the humoral immune response to gain deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of viral respiratory infections, including SARS-CoV-2, and make strides in improving treatments and diagnostics Find the paper online here.
May 20, 2025
DNASU Featured in PDB newsletter
DNASU is featured in the 2025 Spring Newsletter for the RCSB Protein Data Bank. Read more about it here. The BASIL curriculum engages students in authentic research by analyzing proteins with known structures but unknown functions, many of which are available in the RCSB PDB. Originally using the ProMOL plugin to identify potential enzyme functions, early BASIL efforts focused on a set of serine hydrolases, with corresponding plasmids obtained from the DNASU plasmid repository. This led to the creation of the BASIL Starter Pack, an at-cost set of ten proteins for student research. Students begin with computational tools like BLAST, InterPro, DALI, and SwissDock to predict protein function, and now also use AI-based tools such as CLEAN and Foldseek. They then test their hypotheses through wet lab experiments, gaining experience in both bioinformatics and lab-based protein characterization.
Nov 09, 2023
Valley Fever: How DNASU is improving diagnosis methods
The DNASU Plasmid Repository at Arizona State University?s Biodesign Institute is testing new methods for diagnosing Valley fever more quickly and accurately.
Mar 21, 2023
DNASU Vector Map Viewer
DNASU is excited to announce updates to our DNASU Vector Map Viewer. Take a look at our Advanced Viewer to more closely examine vector features, vector sequence, and perform a virtual restriction digest using selected enzymes. Hover over our interactive widget to see more details of vector features and click on restriction enzymes to be redirected to New England BioLabs. Special thanks to LabGenius for their support on this project. Please let us know your thoughts and if you run into any trouble contact us at DNASUHelp@asu.edu
How do I search for plasmids?
DNASU has many search options to help with finding your genes and plasmids of interest:
- By clone identifier, such as DNASU Clone ID, Accession Number, RefSeqID, Gene symbol, or GeneID
- By BLAST using nucleotide sequence, amino acid sequence, Accession number or GI as the query
- By backbone features/functions, such as fusion protein tags, promoters, expression systems or cloning strategy
- By an advanced search, combining keywords, gene symbol/name, vector name, species, author name and/or publication information.
How much do plasmids cost?
We offer simple pricing on our plasmids, based on ordering one plasmid at a time, a single price for a 96-well plate of plasmids, or our pre-made collections of plasmids.
Academic/Non-Profit:
- Individual plasmids - $99
- 96-well plate of plasmids - $2400
- Collections - $4.5/clone
Industry/For-profit:
- Individual plasmids - $125
- 96-well plate of plasmids - $2600
- Collections - $7/clone
Will I need to sign an MTA?
All plasmids require an MTA. Some require a signed copy of the MTA be returned to us, however, many institutions have signed our Expedited Process MTA, essentially presigning the MTA for all orders from that institution. Check here to see if your institution has already signed up. If a signed MTA is required to complete your request, our system will send an email to you with a copy of our MTA for signature and return. For more information about our MTAs check here or email us.
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