FlyBase:Drosophila Material Resources
Genomic Clones
BAC Genomic clones and Filters
- The RPCI-98 Drosophila melanogaster BAC Library (17,540 clones in pBACe3.6; average clone size is 160-Kb), which was made from DNA of the same y1 ; cn1 bw1 sp1 stock as that used for the Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project P1 clones, is available from BACPAC Resources. This BACR library was made for the BDGP by K. Osoegawa, A. Mammoser, and P. de Jong.
- Clones from two genomic BAC libraries (83 kb and 21 kb average clone size) engineered into the attB-P[acman]-CmR-BW vector, a special adaptation of P[acman], are also available from P(acman) Resources.
- For information and resources related to the P[acman] recombineering technique see: P(acman) Resources
YAC Genomic clones
A complete set of YAC clones is maintained by Ian Duncan and clones may be requested from him.
Contact:
Ian W. Duncan,
Department of Biology,
Box 1137,
Washington University,
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899.
Telephone (1)-314-935-6719;
fax(1)-314-935-4432;
e-mail duncan@biology.wustl.edu.
Sibling Species Genomic Libraries
Fosmid Libraries from BACPAC Resources
- Genomic fosmid libraries were constructed for the BDGP by Andreas Gnirke at Exelixis, Inc. (South San Francisco) from Drosophila erecta, D. pseudoobscura, D. virilis, and D. willistoni. The fosmid libraries are available from BACPAC Resources
cDNA (EST Clones and Libraries)
- Addgene
Addgene helps labs archive and share their plasmids that have appeared in publications.
addgene - Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
Information on cDNA availability can also be found here BDGP Resources. - Brian Oliver Laboratory
Testis cDNA clones and filters constructed by Justen Andrews in Brian Oliver's laboratory at the NIH are available from GenomeCUBE at Source BioScience in the UK.
Ordering information can be found at Drosophila cDNA Library NIH. - cDNA library aliquots
Aliquots from a number of the BDGP cDNA libraries are available from the labs on this list. - Drosophila Gene Collection (DGC)
Contact BACPAC Resources, GenomeCUBE, or the DGRC
for clones in DGC Releases 1,2 or 3. - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC)
Collects and distributes DNA clones, including vectors, cDNAs, and ESTs. More information is available at DGRC. - EST Project cDNA Clones
Contact the DGRC for cDNA clones from the BDGP EST collection.
Arrays and Primers
- Affymetrix
The Affymetrix GeneChip Drosophila Genome 2.0 Array for gene expression analysis based on Release 3.1 annotations can be obtained at Genome 2.0 Array.
The Affymetrix GeneChip Drosophila Tiling 2.0R Array based on FlyBase Release 5 with comprehensive genome coverage at 38bp resolution can be obtained at Tiling 2.0R Array. - Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC)
Produces and distributes DNA microarray slides. More information is available at DGRC. - FlyChip
FlyChip is a publicly funded project to provide a non-profit microarray resource for the UK Drosophila research community. More information is available at FlyChip. - International Drosophila Array Consortium (INDAC)
An international consortium to collaborate in the development and aquisition of microarray resources for the benefit of the entire research community. More information is available at FlyChip_long_oligonucleotide_003 (FL003) - INDAC. - UK Drosophila Affymetrix Microarray Service
A publicly funded microarray service for the UK Drosophila research community. More information is available at FlyChip Affymetrix - FlyPrimerBank
An online database for Drosophila melanogaster gene expression analysis and knockdown evaluation of RNAi reagents. More information is available at DRSC FlyPrimer Bank
Stocks
- Bloomington Stock Center
Information about stocks at the Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center (BDSC) at Indiana University, USA can be obtained at BDSC - CRISPR Stocks - Bloomington Stock Center
CRISPR system stocks for site-specific mutagenesis can be obtained at BDSC. - CRISPR Stocks - Description of CRISPR fly design cas9 stocks
CRISPR fly design. - DrosDel Project
Information about isogenic deficiency lines generated by the DrosDel Project at the University of Cambridge, UK can be found at DrosDel. - Drosophila Gene Search Project
Information about ordering P{GS} lines can be found at Kyoto Stock Center DGGR. - DSSC, Drosophila Species Stock Center
Approximately 270 different Drosophila species at the University of San Diego Drosophila Stock Center can be obtained at DSSC. - EHIME-Fly, Ehime Drosophila Species Stock Center of Japan
A collection of wild-type strains of D. melanogaster and strains of over 130 species can be found at EHIME-Fly. - Exelixis Collection at Harvard Medical School
Information about ordering the Exelixis stocks at Harvard Medical School can be found at Exelixis Collection. - FlyORF
A collection of well-characterized transgenic D. melanogaster UAS-ORF lines produced and distributed by the Zurich ORFeome Project at FlyORF. - FlyTrap Stock Collection
Information about GFP protein trap lines from the FlyTrap project at FlyTrap. - FlyView Stock Collection
Enhancer trap lines from the FlyView project can be obtained at University of Muenster, Germany at FlyView. - Gene Disruption Project (GDP)
Information about insertion lines produced by the Gene Disruption Project (GDP), Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA can be found at GDP. - Kyorin-Fly
A collection of mutant and wildtype stocks of Drosophila species, especially the Drosophila ananassae species subgroup, D. auraria complex, and D. hydei. Kyorin-Fly. - Kyoto Stock Center, DGGR
Information about stocks at the Department of Drosophila Genomics and Genetics Resources (DGGR) at the Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan can be found at Kyoto Stock Center, DGGR. - MiMIC RMCE Lines
Information about a collection of protein trap lines containing the EGFP-FlAsH-Strep-TEV-3xFlag tag using the RMCE technique at />GDP - NIG-FLY: Fly Stocks of the National Institute of Genetics
Stocks for RNA interference experiments may be obtained from the NIG RNAi fly unit at NIG-Fly. - Tsinghua Fly Center
Information about RNAi lines at the Tsinghua Fly Center (THFC) at the Tsinghua University, Beijing, China can be found at THFC. - Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center
The VDRC at IMP/IMBA in Vienna provides two genome-wide transgenic Drosophila RNAi libraries at VDRC.
CRISPR Vectors
- CRISPR/Cas Vectors from Simon Bullock Lab
A set tools for efficient germline and somatic genome engineering in Drosophila melanogaster, available at the Addgene plasmid repository in Cambridge, MA, USA
- CRISPR Plasmids - CRISPR fly design cas9 plasmids description
CRISPR fly design Simon Bullock, MRC, Cambridge, UK
Expression Vectors
- Drosophila Gateway Vectors
A set of 68 Gateway-based vectors designed to express epitope-tagged proteins in Drosophila culture cells or flies, available at the DGRC - ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies
ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies has developed an "improved drosophila S2 insect cell expression system" and are offering services such as protein expression and purification. ExpreS2ion Biotechnologies
Cell Lines and Hybridomas
- Drosophila Genomics Resource Center (DGRC)
Collects and distributes cell lines. More information is available at http://dgrc.cgb.indiana.edu/ - Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank
The Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank at the University of Iowa offers hybridomas and antibodies at http://dshb.biology.uiowa.edu - ATCC
The American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) provides Schneider's L-2 and L-2/M delta 2-3 cell lines and hybridomas at http://www.atcc.org/
Antibodies
- Antibody Registry
- Clontech
- Cocalico Biologicals
- Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank
- Millipore
- Novus Biologicals
- Sigma-Aldrich
- US Biological
Transgenic, Targeted Mutation, and Other Services
- Aktogen behaviour genetic services
Aktogen at Cambridge University offers a wide range of services to the fruit fly community such as behaviour tests, behaviour and other equipment, custom made genetic constructs and transgenic services. http://www.aktogen.com/ - BestGene Transgenic Service
The BestGene Drosophila Embryo Injection service provides partial to full service ranging from DNA preparation, embryo microinjection to balancing crosses. More information is available at http://www.thebestgene.com/ - C-CAMP Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms
A Bangalore-based fly facility housed in NCBS offering Drosophila services ranging from transgenesis to screening. More information is available at http://ccamp.res.in/Fly-facility - Drosophila TILLING Project
The goal of Fly-TILL is to rapidly deliver to the Drosophila community EMS-induced mutations in requested genes via high-throughput reverse genetic screens. More information is available at http://tilling.fhcrc.org/fly/Welcome_to_Fly-TILL.html - Fly Facility
Fly Facility located at the Universite d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand I, France, provides a transgenesis and dsRNA microinjection service. More information is available at http://www.fly-facility.com/ - Genetic Services
Genetic Services provides the Drosophila community with services including transgenic production, injection work, genetic screening, stock creation, construct production and consulting. More information is available at http://www.geneticservices.com - GenetiCorps Custom Injection Services
GenetiCorps offers high quality fly injection services to the Drosophila research community. For more information, please visit http://www.geneticorps.com/ - Genetivision, Inc.
Genetivision offers a transgenic fly service for both delta 2-3 transposase-mediated P-element transgenesis and Phi-C31 mediated site-specific integration. More information is available at http://www.genetivision.com/ - The Genome Engineering Production Group
The GEPG at Harvard Medical School currently builds custom CRISPR sgRNA constructs for knock-out, knock-in or other projects. http://gepg.hms.harvard.edu/ - GenScript
A US based company offering gene construction, mutagenesis and subcloning services, as well as a large array of other products and services. http://www.genscript.com/ - Rainbow Transgenic Flies
Rainbow Transgenic Flies provides professional microinjection services to the fly community. More information is available at http://www.rainbowgene.com/ - Transgenic Drosophila Fly Core
The Cutaneous Biology Research Center (CRBC) Fly Core at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School provides microinjection services to create transgenic Drosophila fly strains. More information is available at http://www.flycore.com - Union Biometrica
COPAS Select flow cytometry instruments are able to analyze and dispense Drosophila embryos on the basis of size and fluorescent signals. More information is available at http://www.unionbio.com/ - VANEDIS Drosophila injection service
The VANEDIS Drosophila injection service injects embryos with your construct of interest. More information is available at http://www.vanedis.no
RNA
Clontech
Clontech of BD Biosciences offers adult, embryo, and larva Poly A RNA at http://www.clontech.com/products/detail.asp?product_id=167106&tabno=2
RNAi
- Drosophila RNAi Screening Center
The Drosophila RNAi Screening Center at Harvard Medical School provides high throughput RNAi screens. http://flyrnai.org/RNAi_index.html - Gene Silencing Platform
The GSP at CIC bioGUNE provides cell-based screens using RNAi. http://cicbiogune.es/secciones/investigacion/plataformas_tecnologicas.php?idioma=en - Geneservice
Geneservice, in collaboration with Cyclacel Limited, offers a collection of 13,600 RNAi constructs in its Drosophila genome RNAi library. http://www.geneservice.co.uk/products/rnai/Dros_RNAi.jsp - Helmholtz RNAi Screening Platform
The Helmholtz RNAi Screening Platform at the University of Heidelberg provides RNAi screening in and computational tools for Drosophila and human cells. http://b110-wiki.dkfz.de/signaling/wiki/display/rnaiwiki. - NIG-FLY RNAi Resources
NIG-Fly in Mishima, Japan is part of a consortium with Kyoto-Fly and two other stock centers, and distributes RNAi flies on request. http://www.shigen.nig.ac.jp/fly/nigfly/0 - NYU RNAi Core
The NYU RNAi Core Facility at the Langone Medical Center in New York provides high-throughput RNAi screens. Drosophila screens are offered in collaboration with the DRSC. http://rnainy.med.nyu.edu/ - Open Biosystems
Open Biosystems provides the Drosophila RNAi Collection version 1.0, a collection of dsDNA constructs for generation of dsRNA. http://www.openbiosystems.com/RNAi/DrosophilaRNAicollections/ - Sheffield RNAi Screening Facility
The SRSF at Biomedical Science at the University of Sheffield advertises low-cost RNAi screens in Drosophila cells. http://www.rnai.group.shef.ac.uk/ - TRiP, Transgenic RNAi Project
TRiP at the Harvard Medical School plans to generate 6,250 transgenic RNAi lines targeted to attP2 on chromosome 3. Stocks are distributed through BDSC. http://www.flyrnai.org/TRiP-HOME.html - Tsinghua Fly Center
Information about RNAi lines at the Tsinghua Fly Center (THFC) at the Tsinghua University, Beijing, China can be found at http://center.biomed.tsinghua.edu.cn/public/eq-category/modelanimalfacility/ - VDRC, Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center
The VDRC at IMP/IMBA in Vienna provides two genome-wide transgenic Drosophila RNAi libraries. http://www.vdrc.at
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