FlexiPlate siRNA

To locate and order specific FlexiPlate siRNAs you can upload a list of search terms such as:

• Entrez Gene IDs (e.g., 100)
• Gene symbols (e.g., ADA)
• RefSeq IDs (e.g., NM_000022)
• Catalog numbers (e.g., SI00000203)
• siRNA names (e.g., Hs_ADA_1)

We have updated GeneGlobe and have exchanged several siRNAs with new designs. To find and order siRNAs from your set in GeneGlobe, search by using the siRNA catalog number (e.g., SI00000203). If you search by entering the gene name or accession number, only the new siRNA designs will be shown.

Yes, you can order HP GenomeWide siRNAs and HP Validated siRNAs with the Flexiplate siRNA format. There is no price difference between HP GenomeWide siRNAs and HP Validated siRNAs ordered as FlexiPlate siRNA. For HP Validated siRNAs, no sequence information is provided.

You can add the following controls to your FlexiPlate siRNA plate: AllStars Negative Control siRNA, AllStars Cell Death Control siRNA, Negative Control siRNA, Human GAPDH siRNA, Human Beta-Actin siRNA, Human and mouse MAPK1 siRNA, Human or mouse Lamin A/C siRNA, Mouse AKT1 siRNA, or other siRNAs from GeneGlobe, such as HP Validated siRNAs.

Labeled siRNAs must be ordered separately. They cannot be provided on the same plate with FlexiPlate siRNA.

You can search for FlexiPlate siRNAs and design your plate layout online and then download it to an Excel file. Send the Excel file or the ID number of the Excel file to QIAGEN by fax or e-mail. Please also send the Word Flexiplate siRNA Order Form which includes shipping and billing information. Find out more about how to order if you cannot order online.

We do not provide FlexiPlate siRNAs in customer-specific plates for single plate orders. For large orders, there is the possibility to switch to other plates. Please inquire for details by contacting QIAGEN Technical Service.

FlexiPlate siRNAs will be supplied in NUNC Polystyrene V bottom plates.  NUNC Polystyrene plates can be ordered from Thermo Scientific Company.

• Nunc MicroWell* 96-Well Microplates catalog # 249940.
• Nunc* 384-Well Polystyrene Plates catalog # 265203.

http://www.thermoscientific.com/ecomm/servlet/home?storeId=11152&langId=-1

Other plates like ABgene AbGene Polypropylene plates can be used but ONLY upon request

Individual siRNAs from the QIAGEN HP siRNA Sets can be reordered in FlexiPlate format by entering the corresponding GeneGlobe catalog number (SI number) for the specific siRNA. SI number information for each siRNA is provided on the annotation CD which is included in the shipment of the siRNA Set.

The minimum order number is 36 in 96 well plates or on average 36 siRNAs per plate. The minimum average number of siRNAs per plate is 36. Thus, with 40 siRNAs, you would receive the siRNAs on one plate. For 72 siRNAs, you can split the siRNAs on 2 plates with 36 siRNA on each plate. If you order 150 siRNAs, you can for example get 3 plates with 50 siRNAs each.

To summarize: The minimum number of siRNAs for each catalog Number (or siRNA Sacle -1 nmol, 0.25 nmol or 0.1 nmol) is 36. Within a specific scale, plate can have less than 36 siRNAs, if the minimum average number of siRNAs per plate is 36 siRNAs.

Only one scale of siRNAs is available per FlexiPlate. If different scales are required, siRNAs have to be ordered on separate FlexiPlates. When ordering different scales on different plates, note that the average number of siRNAs per plate has to be a minimum of 36.

Please see FAQ 1370 for an example and further details.

We strongly recommend our standard method of shipment for FlexiPlate siRNAs in lyophilized form at room temperature. Delivery in solution on dry ice is possible as an exception only and has to be requested specifically when placing the order.

We cannot provide FlexiPlate siRNAs at a higher final concentration. To obtain more concentrated siRNA solutions, individual lyophilized siRNAs can be resuspended in smaller amounts of sterile RNase-Free water. See FAQ 1360 for additional details on recommended resuspension volumes for various scales of FlexiPlate siRNA.

We do not expect a difference in performance of the siRNAs in case FlexiPlate siRNA was accidentally redissolved in siRNA Suspension Buffer. However, we have not tested this and do not have any proof data.

The standard turnaround time for FlexiPlate siRNA orders is 8 to 10 days. Turnaround times for special orders requiring pooling or aliquotting will differ, and will be communicated to the enduser upon ordering.

Some siRNAs have been deleted from our standard GeneGlobe offering. For those siRNAs, the entries in public databases may have changed and the transcript is no longer listed in those databases. In other cases, we have added siRNAs with a new design.

You can still find previously listed siRNAs in GeneGlobe by searching for the specific SI number (ordering number). See also FAQ 1366 on this topic.

From the home page go to>Products>Genes & Pathways>Plate Designer. Alternatively, Click on this link Upload an Excel File . 

Ordering FlexiPlate siRNA
Use this form to order FlexiPlate siRNA.
  Order Form for FlexiPlate siRNA

Along with the Word Order Form, you must also send plate layout information. If you have configured your plates on our Website, download the plate data and send it with the Order Form. Alternatively, you can use the Excel template below to create your own spreadsheet. For help filling in the template, see our detailed siRNA plate template instructions.

You can also use this template to create your own file for uploading to our Website, where you can configure and order your plates online.

     Excel Template (CSV version)

Flexiplate siRNAs are delivered annealed and lyophilized.  Each plate  is accompanied by an instruction sheet detailing how to reconstitute the siRNAs in the appropriate volume of RNase-free water, as well as a CD containing the siRNAs IDs, sequences information and gene annotations. See FAQ 1363.

0.1 nmol scale – add 10 ul of 10uM stock solution.

120 transfections in 96 well plates at 5 nM final concentration OR

60 transfections at 10nM final concentration.

0.25 nmol scale - add 25 ul of 10uM stock solution.

300 transfections in 96 well plates at 5 nM final concentration OR 

150 transfections at 10nM final concentration.

1.0 nmol scale - add 50 ul of 20uM stock solution.

1200 transfections in 96 well plates at 5 nM final concentration OR 

 600 transfections at 10nM final concentration.

FlexiTube siRNA, FlexiTube GeneSolution, FlexiTube siRNA Premix, FlexiPlate siRNA, and GeneFamily Lists siRNAs can be ordered by catalog number over the telephone.

However, to ensure accuracy, Custom siRNA Synthesis orders should be submitted in writing. Therefore you can use the HP Custom siRNA Order Form https://www.qiagen.com/products/genesilencing/customsirna/customsirnaorder.aspx?EmailOrdering=1.

Visit the RNAi Solutions page http://www.qiagen.com/products/rnai/default.aspx?r=2714 on our homepage for access to the Online Ordering Tool, and choose the order link for your product of interest.

Here are examples of references that describe the inhibition of gene expression by siRNA in Xenopus and Zebrafish:

• Wargelius A, Ellingsen S, Fjose A. Double-stranded RNA induces specific developmental defects in zebrafish embryos.  Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1999 Sep 16; 263(1): 156-61
• Zhou Y, Ching YP, Kok KH, Kung HF, Jin DY. Post-transcriptional suppression of gene expression in Xenopus embryos by small interfering RNA.  Nucleic Acids Res. 2002 Apr 1; 30(7): 1664-9
• Zhao, Y Cao, M Li, and A Meng Double-stranded RNA injection produces nonspecific defects in zebrafish. Dev Biol, Jan 2001; 229(1): 215-23."

You will receive the sequences of the FlexiTube siRNAs on the data sheet along with your order.

A graphic representation of the position of HP GenomeWide siRNAs along the target sequence is available for numerous genes on our website. It can be accessed via GeneGlobe after pulling up the target gene of interest, clicking on the 'Gene Symbol' link for the species of interest, and then clicking the link under 'Product name' for details on the gene product of interest.