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Kekić T, Milisavljević N, Troussier J, Tahir A, Debart F, Lietard J. Accelerated, high-quality photolithographic synthesis of RNA microarrays in situ. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eado6762. [PMID: 39083603 PMCID: PMC11290486 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado6762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
Abstract
Nucleic acid photolithography is the only microarray fabrication process that has demonstrated chemical versatility accommodating any type of nucleic acid. The current approach to RNA microarray synthesis requires long coupling and photolysis times and suffers from unavoidable degradation postsynthesis. In this study, we developed a series of RNA phosphoramidites with improved chemical and photochemical protection of the 2'- and 5'-OH functions. In so doing, we reduced the coupling time by more than half and the photolysis time by a factor of 4. Sequence libraries that would otherwise take over 6 hours to synthesize can now be prepared in half the time. Degradation is substantially lowered, and concomitantly, hybridization signals can reach over seven times those of the previous state of the art. Under those conditions, high-density RNA microarrays and RNA libraries can now be synthesized at greatly accelerated rates. We also synthesized fluorogenic RNA Mango aptamers on microarrays and investigated the effect of sequence mutations on their fluorogenic properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tadija Kekić
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- IBMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- IBMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- IBMM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Schaudy E, Ibañez-Redín G, Parlar E, Somoza MM, Lietard J. Nonaqueous Oxidation in DNA Microarray Synthesis Improves the Oligonucleotide Quality and Preserves Surface Integrity on Gold and Indium Tin Oxide Substrates. Anal Chem 2024; 96:2378-2386. [PMID: 38285499 PMCID: PMC10867803 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
Nucleic acids attached to electrically conductive surfaces are very frequently used platforms for sensing and analyte detection as well as for imaging. Synthesizing DNA on these uncommon substrates and preserving the conductive layer is challenging as this coating tends to be damaged by the repeated use of iodine and water, which is the standard oxidizing medium following phosphoramidite coupling. Here, we thoroughly investigate the use of camphorsulfonyl oxaziridine (CSO), a nonaqueous alternative to I2/H2O, for the synthesis of DNA microarrays in situ. We find that CSO performs equally well in producing high hybridization signals on glass microscope slides, and CSO also protects the conductive layer on gold and indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated slides. DNA synthesis on conductive substrates with CSO oxidation yields microarrays of quality approaching that of conventional glass with intact physicochemical properties.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erika Schaudy
- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, Vienna 1090, Austria
- Leibniz-Institute
for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Straße 30, Freising 85354, Germany
- Chair
of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, Freising 85354, Germany
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- Institute
of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, Vienna 1090, Austria
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Kekić T, Lietard J. A Canvas of Spatially Arranged DNA Strands that Can Produce 24-bit Color Depth. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:22293-22297. [PMID: 37787949 PMCID: PMC10591465 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Nucleic acid microarray photolithography combines density, throughput, and positional control in DNA synthesis. These surface-bound sequence libraries are conventionally used in large-scale hybridization assays against fluorescently labeled, perfect-match DNA strands. Here, we introduce another layer of control for in situ microarray synthesis─hybridization affinity─to precisely modulate fluorescence intensity upon duplex formation. Using a combination of Cy3-, Cy5-, and fluorescein-labeled targets and an ensemble of truncated DNA probes, we organize 256 shades of red, green, and blue intensities that can be superimposed and merged. In so doing, hybridization alone is able to produce a large palette of 16 million colors or 24-bit color depth. Digital images can be reproduced with high fidelity at the micrometer scale by using a simple process that assigns sequence to any RGB value. Largely automated, this approach can be seen as miniaturized DNA-based painting.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tadija Kekić
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Schaudy E, Lietard J. In situ enzymatic template replication on DNA microarrays. Methods 2023; 213:33-41. [PMID: 37001684 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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DNA microarrays are very useful tools to study the realm of nucleic acids interactions at high throughput. The conventional approach to microarray synthesis employs phosphoramidite chemistry and yields unmodified DNA generally attached to a surface at the 3' terminus. Having a freely accessible 3'-OH instead of 5'-OH is desirable too, and being able to introduce nucleoside analogs in a combinatorial manner is highly relevant in the context of nucleic acid therapeutics and in aptamer research. Here, we describe an enzymatic approach to the synthesis of high-density DNA microarrays that can also contain chemical modifications. The method uses a standard DNA microarray, to which a DNA primer is covalently bound through photocrosslinking. The extension of the primer with a DNA polymerase yields double-stranded DNA but is also amenable to the incorporation of modified dNTPs. Further processing with T7 exonuclease, which catalyzes the degradation of DNA in a specific (5'→3') direction, results in template strand removal. Overall, the method produces surface-bound natural and non-natural DNA oligonucleotides, is applicable to commercial microarrays and paves the way for the preparation of combinatorial, chemically modified aptamer libraries.
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Kekić T, Lietard J. An 8-bit monochrome palette of fluorescent nucleic acid sequences for DNA-based painting. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:17528-17533. [PMID: 36416340 PMCID: PMC9730302 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05269e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The ability to regulate, maintain and reproduce fluorogenic properties is a fundamental prerequisite of modern molecular diagnostics, nanotechnology and bioimaging. The sequence-dependence of the fluorescence properties in fluorophores commonly used in nucleic acid labelling is here being exploited to assemble a color scale in 256 shades of green Cy3 fluorescence. Using photolithography, we synthesize microarrays of labeled nucleic acids that can accurately reproduce 8-bit monochrome graphics by mapping color to fluorescence intensity and sequence. This DNA-based painting approach paves the way for a full RGB scale array fabrication process.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tadija Kekić
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Lietard J, Leger A, Erlich Y, Sadowski N, Timp W, Somoza MM. Chemical and photochemical error rates in light-directed synthesis of complex DNA libraries. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:6687-6701. [PMID: 34157124 PMCID: PMC8266620 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Nucleic acid microarrays are the only tools that can supply very large oligonucleotide libraries, cornerstones of the nascent fields of de novo gene assembly and DNA data storage. Although the chemical synthesis of oligonucleotides is highly developed and robust, it is not error free, requiring the design of methods that can correct or compensate for errors, or select for high-fidelity oligomers. However, outside the realm of array manufacturers, little is known about the sources of errors and their extent. In this study, we look at the error rate of DNA libraries synthesized by photolithography and dissect the proportion of deletion, insertion and substitution errors. We find that the deletion rate is governed by the photolysis yield. We identify the most important substitution error and correlate it to phosphoramidite coupling. Besides synthetic failures originating from the coupling cycle, we uncover the role of imperfections and limitations related to optics, highlight the importance of absorbing UV light to avoid internal reflections and chart the dependence of error rate on both position on the array and position within individual oligonucleotides. Being able to precisely quantify all types of errors will allow for optimal choice of fabrication parameters and array design.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jory Lietard
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Johns Hopkins University, Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Genetics and Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria.,Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, 85354 Freising, Germany.,Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Schaudy E, Lietard J, Somoza MM. Sequence Preference and Initiator Promiscuity for De Novo DNA Synthesis by Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase. ACS Synth Biol 2021; 10:1750-1760. [PMID: 34156829 PMCID: PMC8291772 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.1c00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
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The untemplated activity
of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase
(TdT) represents its most appealing feature. Its use is well established
in applications aiming for extension of a DNA initiator strand, but
a more recent focus points to its potential in enzymatic de
novo synthesis of DNA. Whereas its low substrate specificity
for nucleoside triphosphates has been studied extensively, here we
interrogate how the activity of TdT is modulated by the nature of
the initiating strands, in particular their length, chemistry, and
nucleotide composition. Investigation of full permutational libraries
of mono- to pentamers of d-DNA, l-DNA, and 2′O-methyl-RNA
of differing directionality immobilized to glass surfaces, and generated via photolithographic in situ synthesis,
shows that the efficiency of extension strongly depends on the nucleobase
sequence. We also show TdT being catalytically active on a non-nucleosidic
substrate, hexaethylene glycol. These results offer new perspectives
on constraints and strategies for de novo synthesis
of DNA using TdT regarding the requirements for initiation of enzymatic
generation of DNA.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erika Schaudy
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Chair of Food Chemistry and Molecular Sensory Science, Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Straße 34, 85354 Freising, Germany
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