Health Science Research Resources Bank

Guide to the Service of the Health Science Research Resources Bank

[DNA Clones]

1. How to request DNA clones

The Request and Agreement Form for the Supply of DNA Clones (Form B) is to be filled out, signed, and sent to the Health Research Resources Bank (HSRRB) by mail or fax. A maximum of five orders can be placed on one sheet. Please use Form B (or its copy) attached to the catalog.

Address: Health Science Research Resources Bank
Rinku-minamihama 2-11, Sennan-shi, Osaka 590-0535, Japan
Fax: + 81-72-480-1655

2. Shipment

In principle, DNA recombinant samples are able to be shipped by courier as purified DNA in vials.

3. Service fees

17,600 Japanese yen per sample plus transportation expense and the bank charge.
DNA clones are discounted for more 30 samples in the same order as follows:

30 - 99 clones	20% discount
100 - 499 clones	35% discount
500 - 999 clones	60% discount
more than 1,000 clones	70% discount

For the fees of "Hosts" and "Vectors", ask HSRRB by fax or e-mail.

4. Payment

Upon receipt of our proforma-invoice, please make an advance payment in Yen by telegraphic transfer to the bank account given below. You are requested to pay your remittance expense as well as local import duties and customs clearance charges. Payment by direct remittance of cash and check or by credit card are not acceptable.

Bank account: Ordinary deposit account No.7651406,
Head Office
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Name: Japan Health Sciences Foundation

5. Follow-up surveys

To improve our bank functions, you are kindly requested to fill out the follow-up questionnaire enclosed in the package after amplification and confirmation of the clone and return it at your earliest convenience. Please inform us of any unexpected events immediately by fax or e-mail.

Address: Health Science Research Resources Bank
Rinku-minamihama 2-11, Sennan-shi, Osaka 590-0535, Japan
Fax: + 81-72-480-1655
E-mail:

Any claims on the quality (especially on the amplification potential) of the shipped DNA materials should be made within 3 months after shipment.

6. Quality control

The DNA materials listed in the catalog are identified by subjecting the cloned DNA preparations to treatment with several restriction enzymes followed by gel electrophoresis. When necessary, partial base sequencing is performed for confirmative purposes.

7. Request for cooperation at the time of publication

Research results obtained from the supplied DNA clones can be informative to other researchers. Therefore, we would appreciate receiving a copy of reprint, when you publish the results in journals. We would also like you to state in your paper the registration number and name of the clone used along with the name of this bank as the source.

8. Information services on the listed DNA clones

All information on the DNA clones distributed by HSRRB is available on the data-base compiled by JCRB Gene Bank and open to the public through Internet (http://genebank.nibio.go.jp/index_e.html). You are able to gain access to this data-base by WWW browser (Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, etc.). On this data-base are also found the sources, the sites of scission, and other characteristics of the DNA clones in addition to the items given in the catalog.

9. Deposit of DNA clones

Those who would like to deposit DNA clones are kindly requested to contact the address below.

Address:
The JCRB Gene Bank
Division of Biomedical Research Resources
National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
7-6-8 Saito-Asagi, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567-0085, Japan
Fax: + 81-72-641-9016
E-mail: