MULTISHOT FLEXPLATE DH5A T1R EA，C4481201，Invitrogen

MultiShot FlexPlate DH5α T1R chemically competent E. coli cells are cloning competent cells that are pre-aliquoted in a 96-well PCR plate to increase transformation productivity. The FlexPlate format can be divided down to any combination of 8-well segments for flexibility in transformation throughput.

MultiShot FlexPlate DH5α T1R competent E. coli cells are derived from the popular DH5α strain, one of the most frequently used laboratory cloning strains. All of our T1R strains have the tonA (fhuA) deletion in their genotype that confers resistance to T1 and T5 phage. T1 bacteriophage spread rapidly and lyse E. coli hosts, which are commonly used for cloning and library construction. A resistant genotype offers added security to protect valuable clones and libraries. This is especially important for genome and sequencing centers where T1 phage infection would be catastrophic.

Reliable DH5α T1R cloning capabilities
The DH5α strain is the standard laboratory strain for chemical transformations as it is ideal for transformations of cloned unmethylated DNA. The DH5α T1R strain is useful for many cloning applications and provides transformation efficiencies of >1 x 10⁸ cfu/µg with control plasmid DNA.

Key features of the MultiShot FlexPlate DH5α T1R Competent Cells include:
• hsdR for efficient transformation of unmethylated DNA from PCR amplifications
• lacZΔM15 for blue/white color screening of recombinant clones
• endA1 for cleaner preparations of DNA and better results in downstream applications due to the elimination of non-specific digestion by endonuclease I
• recA1 for reduced occurrence of non-specific recombination in cloned DNA
• tonA (fhuA) for T1 and T5 phage resistance

MultiShot FlexWell format—increase transformation productivity
The FlexPlate is a 96-well PCR plate that can be used in automated liquid handling systems or divided into any combination of 8-well segments for flexibility in transformation throughput. Addition of DNA to MultiShot FlexPlate Competent Cells can be done quickly with a multichannel pipet or liquid handling system. After addition of DNA, the cells can be transformed efficiently by heat-shock using a water bath, heat block, or thermal cycler.

Key features of the MultiShot FlexPlate format include:
• Increase throughput—compatible with automated liquid handling platforms
• Flexible—transform in increments of 8 wells to entire 96-well plate
• Convenient—competent cells pre-aliquoted into 96-well plate, ready for transformation

Genotype: F- φ80lacZΔM15 Δ(lacZYA-argF)U169 recA1 endA1 hsdR17(rK-, mK+) phoA supE44 thi-1 gyrA96 relA1 tonA

Find the strain and format that you need
We offer many other E. coli strains and formats of chemically competent cells and electrocompetent cells to help meet your specific transformation needs. If you require other high-throughput transformation options, choose from our collection of MultiShot formatted comp cells or email us for custom formatting options.