Agrigenomics Workflow Solutions

Uncovering the genetic makeup of the plant organism and how altered expression of genetic variants contributes to complex plant phenotypes is fundamental to the design of the next-generation crop plant. Thermo Fisher Scientific products for de novo sequencing and re-sequencing will get you there faster and more reliably and accurately.

Working with plant DNA and RNA has specific challenges that require kits specifically designed to deal with carbohydrates, phenolics, and other compounds abundant in plant tissues. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers an expansive portfolio of products for the isolation, purification, analysis, and quantitation of plant genomic DNA, plasmid DNA and total RNA, mRNA, and microRNA or transcriptome RNA.

Cloning plant DNA is a key step for genetic engineering, gene studies, and other applications in plant biotechnology research. The development of genetically modified plants often requires complex design and assembly of DNA elements to achieve optimum effects. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers solutions for cloning, DNA amplification, and sequence analysis—at all steps in the cloning workflow.

The ability to introduce novel genes into plants through plant transformation provides limitless possibilities for the development of new crops. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is the easiest and most simple plant transformation technique widely used in plant biotechnology applications, and Thermo Fisher Scientific offers A. tumefaciens LBA4404 cells to enable your research in this field.

Understanding how modified gene expression leads to a new phenotype requires the right plant biotechnology tools. Thermo Fisher Scientific is a leader in providing sequencing, real-time PCR instruments, reagents, informatics, array labeling, and gene-mapping tools for targeted and genome-wide discovery of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs), copy number variants, and other genetic variations.

Plants are increasingly being examined as alternative recombinant protein expression systems. Advance your proteomic workflows using Thermo Fisher Scientific’s comprehensive portfolio of products. Isolate peptides, proteins, and protein complexes directly from your crude sample. We offer innovative solutions to study post-translational modifications and to correlate RNA and protein expression levels in the same sample.

Understanding the structural and functional relationships of plant cells and tissues is critical to plant biology and plant biotechnology research. Thermo Fisher Scientific has a broad portfolio of products for cell and tissue analysis—from antibodies to flow cytometry instruments to Molecular Probes™ fluorescence imaging tools—all designed for the unique challenges presented by plant tissues.

Effective, high-throughput methods for genotyping and copy number analysis are enhancing our understanding of how to breed food crops for higher yields and better disease resistance. Rapid genotyping of plant species allows researchers to determine which species have direct benefits for human health. Thermo Fisher Scientific has a leading portfolio of instruments, reagents, and solutions for this purpose.

Testing for bioengineered genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is now required following legislative action in an increasing number of countries. We offer kits to detect GMO-specific DNA sequences in seed, grain, and processed foods and their ingredients with high confidence.