The myBaits WGE product line ONLY offers bait production directly from high quality genomic DNA precursor material. This gDNA must be made physically available to us in order to manufacture a myBaits WGE Custom kit (either extracted in your lab or sourced from a third-party gDNA supplier).

Daicel Arbor Biosciences does have the ability to design and synthesize synthetic customized bait oligo pools via our standard myBaits Custom DNA-Seq, RNA-Seq, and Methyl-Seq products. However the myBaits Custom synthetic oligo approach is generally not an option for targeting entire large nuclear genomes (e.g. from eukaryotic organisms such as plants or animals) due to prohibitively large numbers of baits that would be required. However if you are working with an organism that has a much smaller genome (e.g. one or more bacteria), or are interested in capturing only a portion of a much larger genome, then a myBaits Custom kit is likely the most effective option.

Please contact us with details about your project goals and budget, so we can discuss project options.

We offer complementary myTags Custom (F)ISH probe bioinformatic design service using our proprietary design algorithms for most types of (F)ISH projects. Please contact us with a brief description of your project, including the name of your study species, genomic coordinates, and any additional information.

Our experts will apply our advanced proprietary probe design algorithms to craft a custom probe design for your targeting needs, for any organism or application. Our scientific team has decades of experience designing custom probes for a wide variety of applications, including multi- or single locus/gene localization, chromosome painting, chromosomal indexing/barcoding, haplotyping, and more.

Only the highest specificity regions with minimal background noise and cross-reactivity for premium performance in any downstream experimental application would be selected for the probe design.

And with our transparent and straightforward scientific communication process, you always have full control and ownership over the oligo sequences for each and every myTags Custom probeset.

cytogenetics process

Generally we recommend probe densities between 3-10 probes per kilobase for target regions larger than 50kb. For target regions between 10-50kb, probe densities should be on the higher end of that range, and we may recommend using multiple fluorophores per probe to boost the signal.

We can work with any sequence to design probes. Please contact us with a brief description of your project, including the name of your study species, genomic coordinates, and any additional information.

Our experts will advise you on the most appropriate synthesis configuration for your desired project needs, depending on the number of individual probe sequences required for your design, and the number of individual probesets required for your experiment.

For standalone orders and/or complex probe designs requiring up to 100K+ oligos, our Single Synthesis option provides maximum value. For smaller and/or multiple designs, our new Indexed Synthesis option maximizes both flexibility and cost-effectiveness.

Regardless of the synthesis approach used, all unique probesets are delivered individually and include individual final probeset pool composition verification via next-generation sequencing.

You can choose to receive your individual probe pool(s) either as immortal amplifiable substrate(s) ready for labeling, or pair with our flexible Labeling Service to receive ready-to-use probes for your experiments.

For standalone orders and/or complex probe designs requiring up to 100K+ oligos, our Single Synthesis option provides maximum value. For smaller and/or multiple designs, our new Indexed Synthesis option maximizes both flexibility and cost-effectiveness. All probesets are delivered individually (200 ng minimum yield) and include composition verification via next-generation sequencing to confirm the quality of probe synthesis.

Arbor’s experts will assist you with determining which of our product configurations is most appropriate for your experimental goals and target type(s). You will have full transparency and control over the entire process. Contact us today to get started with your next project and experience the many benefits of using synthetic custom (F)ISH probes.

With Arbor’s flexible oligo synthesis manufacturing technology, we offer two configurations:

Single Synthesis

  • Oligo pools containing 1 probeset design
  • Can contain up to 108K unique probe sequences per design (larger pools may be available)
  • 6 different sizes, depending on total number of probes in design: 1-1.8K, 1.8K-4K, 4K-27K, 27K-54K, 54K-81K, or 81K-108K probe sequences

Indexed Synthesis

  • Oligo pools containing 2-10 probeset designs per synthesis event (up to 27K total oligos)
  • If >10 designs and/or >27K oligos are needed, add additional oligo pools to scale up
  • Oligos are separated into individual probesets via PCR deconvolution

Note: With Indexed Synthesis, short index sequences remain present on the final probe oligos, but are short and not expected to interfere with downstream (F)ISH protocols.

For all myTags Custom orders, final oligo pool composition is verified by next-generation sequencing (NGS), and oligos are delivered as individual probesets.

Add on myTags Labeling Services to get your (F)ISH experiments started quickly!

  • Biotinylated RNA probes, with sequences corresponding to your custom design or a predesigned catalog option
  • Hybridization and wash reagents
  • For myBaits Custom kits, optional custom probe design informatics service (= expert bioinformaticians design and filter bait sequences and provide summary report and recommendations)

You will receive enough probes and reagents for performing the stated number of individual capture reactions of your kit size (e.g., 16 reactions) according to our current protocol. Please note that there are some additional reagents and equipment you will need to supply in order to perform a myBaits capture. Please review the list of required materials in the applicable myBaits manual to make sure you have everything you need before starting your experiments.

We also offer reagents for preparing libraries from DNA samples in advance of performing the myBaits hybridization capture step. Please visit Library Prep Kit for myBaits for more information.

If you are looking to outsource your project to a full-service laboratory and bioinformatics services group, please visit our myReads NGS laboratory and bioinformatics services page for more information about our comprehensive targeted sequencing service options (library preparation, target capture, next-generation sequencing, and optional analysis).

In this context, we use the terms interchangeably. Some fields prefer one term over the other, so we use both terms.

For new myBaits Custom baitset designs, the estimated manufacturing lead time is ~3-4 weeks minimum, starting from when your order is received and you have approved the final design. In addition, please consider that if you utilize our included bait design services, we will typically be in correspondence for an additional upfront period (up to several weeks) regarding a design before manufacturing can begin. Please also remember to accommodate any additional time for your collaborators to approve the final design, if applicable.

For myBaits Expert (catalog) kits or reorders of myBaits Custom kits with designs previously manufactured by Daicel Arbor Biosciences, the estimated manufacturing lead time is up to ~1-2 weeks from the time an order is received.

All myBaits kits include a specific protocol for their use as well as almost all of the reagents required to deploy them. In the manual, you will find the complete list of required supplies (reagents and equipment) that you will need in order to perform the captures.

Please see the applicable myBaits manual for detailed protocol instructions for enriching from Standard, High-Sensitivity, Long-Insert, or other specialty target/sample types.