BCCM/GeneCorner

A Plasmid Collection at your service

Director: Prof. Dr. Rudi Beyaert

• Telephone number: +32 9 33 13770
• ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5704-582X

Core facility manager: Martine Vanhoucke

• Telephone number: +32 9 33 13 843
• ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3809-4367

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Areas of Expertise

• Public deposit of plasmids, related host strains and DNA libraries from researchers worldwide
• Confidential deposits of plasmids, related host strains, DNA libraries, cell lines, hybridoma’s and other genetic material
• Distribution of plasmids, related host strains DNA libraries to researchers worldwide
• Scientific services, e.g. plasmid profile analysis
• Training

Selected publications

• Remans et al., STAR Protocols. A concise guide to choosing suitable gene expression systems for recombinant protein production. Visit ➚
• Kim, S. W. et al. Engineering a highly sensitive biosensor for abscisic acid in mammalian cells. FEBS Lett 596, 2576-2590 (2022). Visit ➚
• Becker, P. et al. Public Microbial Resource Centers: Key Hubs for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) Microorganisms and Genetic Materials. Appl Environ Microbiol 85 (2019). Visit ➚
• Staal, J., Alci, K., De Schamphelaire, W., Vanhoucke, M. & Beyaert, R. Engineering a minimal cloning vector from a pUC18 plasmid backbone with an extended multiple cloning site. Biotechniques 66, 254-259 (2019). Visit ➚
• De Groote, P. et al. Generation of a new Gateway-compatible inducible lentiviral vector platform allowing easy derivation of co-transduced cells. Biotechniques 60, 252-259 (2016). Visit ➚