Traditional cloning by restriction enzyme digestion remains the most popular way to insert your gene-of-interest (GOI) into an expression vector for expression in the target cell, whether that is an insect, mammalian, or microbial cell. This cloning method is easy, reliable, and cost-conscious, but lacks standardization due to labs using a variety of different plasmid backbones.

To answer the need of standardization, Oxford Genetics uses patented SnapFast™ Technology to make genetic engineering cheaper and more efficient by providing scientists with a collection of versatile cloning vectors, and a protocol to easily move the GOI from one vector to another. The vectors can be used with any cloning system you like: traditional restriction enzyme cloning, Gibson Assembly^®, LIC, GeneArt^®, and InfusionHD.

The concept is simple: One plasmid, a thousand possibilities. All of the DNA plasmids are based on the same core backbone - the SnapFast vector.  All of the DNA sections or components within the SnapFast system are designed to be fully inter-changeable, so you can move your GOI from one vector to another with ease. You can express your gene with a different reporter gene, with a different tag, or in a different species by simply moving the GOI into a different vector, using the SnapFast cutting sites in one fast & easy protocol.

Our most popular cloning vectors and vector sets are listed below, but the collection gives you choice of:

• 26 peptide tags
• 9 reporter genes
• >20 signal peptides
• >40 promoters
• 10 selection markers

Browse hundreds of options easily using our NEW SELECTION GUIDE or ENHANCED SEARCHING.

GeneArt is owned by Life Technologies.
Gibson Assembly is owned by Synthetic Genomics.
SnapFast is owned by Oxford Genetics.