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Pichon M, Hollenstein M. Controlled enzymatic synthesis of oligonucleotides. Commun Chem 2024; 7:138. [PMID: 38890393 PMCID: PMC11189433 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-024-01216-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Oligonucleotides are advancing as essential materials for the development of new therapeutics, artificial genes, or in storage of information applications. Hitherto, our capacity to write (i.e., synthesize) oligonucleotides is not as efficient as that to read (i.e., sequencing) DNA/RNA. Alternative, biocatalytic methods for the de novo synthesis of natural or modified oligonucleotides are in dire need to circumvent the limitations of traditional synthetic approaches. This Perspective article summarizes recent progress made in controlled enzymatic synthesis, where temporary blocked nucleotides are incorporated into immobilized primers by polymerases. While robust protocols have been established for DNA, RNA or XNA synthesis is more challenging. Nevertheless, using a suitable combination of protected nucleotides and polymerase has shown promises to produce RNA oligonucleotides even though the production of long DNA/RNA/XNA sequences (>1000 nt) remains challenging. We surmise that merging ligase- and polymerase-based synthesis would help to circumvent the current shortcomings of controlled enzymatic synthesis.
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- Maëva Pichon
- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3523, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, 28, Rue du Docteur Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3523, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, 28, Rue du Docteur Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France.
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Nafea AM, Wang Y, Wang D, Salama AM, Aziz MA, Xu S, Tong Y. Application of next-generation sequencing to identify different pathogens. Front Microbiol 2024; 14:1329330. [PMID: 38348304 PMCID: PMC10859930 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1329330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Early and precise detection and identification of various pathogens are essential for epidemiological monitoring, disease management, and reducing the prevalence of clinical infectious diseases. Traditional pathogen detection techniques, which include mass spectrometry, biochemical tests, molecular testing, and culture-based methods, are limited in application and are time-consuming. Next generation sequencing (NGS) has emerged as an essential technology for identifying pathogens. NGS is a cutting-edge sequencing method with high throughput that can create massive volumes of sequences with a broad application prospects in the field of pathogen identification and diagnosis. In this review, we introduce NGS technology in detail, summarizes the application of NGS in that identification of different pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, and analyze the challenges and outlook for using NGS to identify clinical pathogens. Thus, this work provides a theoretical basis for NGS studies and provides evidence to support the application of NGS in distinguishing various clinical pathogens.
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- Aljuboori M. Nafea
- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
- College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Science, Baghdad, Iraq
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
- Medical Laboratory at Sharkia Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Sharkia, Egypt
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- College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Ibn Sina University of Medical and Pharmaceutical Science, Baghdad, Iraq
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
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Russel NS, Kodali G, Stanley RJ, Narayanan M. Screening for Novel Fluorescent Nucleobase Analogues Using Computational and Experimental Methods: 2-Amino-6-chloro-8-vinylpurine (2A6Cl8VP) as a Case Study. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:7858-7871. [PMID: 37698525 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c03618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Novel fluorescent nucleic acid base analogues (FBAs) with improved optical properties are needed in a variety of biological applications. 2-Amino-6-chloro-8-vinylpurine (2A6Cl8VP) is structural analogue of two existing highly fluorescent FBAs, 2-aminopurine (2AP) and 8-vinyladenine (8VA), and can therefore be expected to have similar base pairing as well as better optical properties compared to its counterparts. In order to determine the absorption and fluorescence properties of 2A6Cl8VP, as a first step, we used TD-DFT calculations and the polarizable continuum model for simulating the solvents and computationally predicted absorption and fluorescence maxima. To test the computational predictions, we also synthesized 2A6Cl8VP and measured its UV/vis absorbance, fluorescence emission, and fluorescence lifetime. The computationally predicted absorbance and fluorescence maxima of 2A6Cl8VP are in reasonable agreement to the experimental values and are significantly redshifted compared to 2AP and 8VA, allowing for its specific excitation. The fluorescence quantum yield of 2A6Cl8VP, however, is significantly lower than those of 2AP and 8VA. Overall, 2A6Cl8VP is a novel fluorescent nucleobase analogue, which can be useful in studying structural, biophysical, and biochemical applications.
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- Nadim Shahriar Russel
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- GlowDNA LLC., Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, 1901 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Benedictine University, 5700 College Rd, Lisle, Illinois 60532, United States
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Feng W, Xiao Q, Wang L, Yang Y. A New Fluorescent Probe for Hydrogen Sulfide Detection in Solution and Living Cells. Molecules 2023; 28:6195. [PMID: 37687024 PMCID: PMC10488361 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28176195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Since Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) was recognized as a gas transmitter, its detection and quantification have become a hot research topic among chemists and biologists. In this area, fluorescent probes have shown great advantages: fast and strong response, low detection limit and easy manipulation. Here we developed a new fluorescent probe that detected H2S selectively among various bioactive and inorganic salts. This probe was based on the core structure of fluorescein and reacted with H2S through azide-reduction. Great linearity was achieved correlating fluorescence intensity and H2S concentrations in solution. The detection of H2S in cancer cells was also achieved.
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- Wei Feng
- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
- BGI-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518038, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 510006, China;
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China;
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Bracamonte AG. Current Advances in Nanotechnology for the Next Generation of Sequencing (NGS). BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:260. [PMID: 36832027 PMCID: PMC9954403 DOI: 10.3390/bios13020260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This communication aims at discussing strategies based on developments from nanotechnology focused on the next generation of sequencing (NGS). In this regard, it should be noted that even in the advanced current situation of many techniques and methods accompanied with developments of technology, there are still existing challenges and needs focused on real samples and low concentrations of genomic materials. The approaches discussed/described adopt spectroscopical techniques and new optical setups. PCR bases are introduced to understand the role of non-covalent interactions by discussing about Nobel prizes related to genomic material detection. The review also discusses colorimetric methods, polymeric transducers, fluorescence detection methods, enhanced plasmonic techniques such as metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF), semiconductors, and developments in metamaterials. In addition, nano-optics, challenges linked to signal transductions, and how the limitations reported in each technique could be overcome are considered in real samples. Accordingly, this study shows developments where optical active nanoplatforms generate signal detection and transduction with enhanced performances and, in many cases, enhanced signaling from single double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) interactions. Future perspectives on miniaturized instrumentation, chips, and devices aimed at detecting genomic material are analyzed. However, the main concept in this report derives from gained insights into nanochemistry and nano-optics. Such concepts could be incorporated into other higher-sized substrates and experimental and optical setups.
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- Angel Guillermo Bracamonte
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Físicoquímica de Córdoba (INFIQC), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina; or
- Departement de Chimie et Centre d’Optique, Photonique et Laser (COPL), Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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Cheng C, Fei Z, Xiao P, Huang H, Zhou G, Lu Z. Analysis of mutational genotyping using correctable decoding sequencing with superior specificity. Analyst 2023; 148:402-411. [PMID: 36537878 DOI: 10.1039/d2an01805e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The ability to accurately identify SNPs or low-abundance mutations is important for early clinical diagnosis of diseases, but the existing high-throughput sequencing platforms are limited in terms of their accuracy. Here, we propose a correctable decoding sequencing strategy that may be used for high-throughput sequencing platforms. This strategy is based on adding a mixture of two types of mononucleotides, natural nucleotide and cyclic reversible termination (CRT), for cyclic sequencing. Using the synthetic characteristic of CRTs, about 75% of the calls are unambiguous for a single sequencing run, and the remaining ambiguous sequence can be accurately deduced by two parallel sequencing runs. We demonstrate the feasibility of this strategy, and its cycle efficiency can reach approximately 99.3%. This strategy is proved to be effective for correcting errors and identifying whether the sequencing information is correct or not. And its conservative theoretical error rate was determined to be 0.0009%, which is lower than that of Sanger sequencing. In addition, we establish that the information of only a single sequencing run can be used to detect samples with known mutation sites. We apply this strategy to accurately identify a mutation site in mitochondrial DNA from human cells.
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- Chu Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The first Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jinling Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science & Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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Sabat N, Katkevica D, Pajuste K, Flamme M, Stämpfli A, Katkevics M, Hanlon S, Bisagni S, Püntener K, Sladojevich F, Hollenstein M. Towards the controlled enzymatic synthesis of LNA containing oligonucleotides. Front Chem 2023; 11:1161462. [PMID: 37179777 PMCID: PMC10172484 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1161462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Enzymatic, de novo XNA synthesis represents an alternative method for the production of long oligonucleotides containing chemical modifications at distinct locations. While such an approach is currently developed for DNA, controlled enzymatic synthesis of XNA remains at a relative state of infancy. In order to protect the masking groups of 3'-O-modified LNA and DNA nucleotides against removal caused by phosphatase and esterase activities of polymerases, we report the synthesis and biochemical characterization of nucleotides equipped with ether and robust ester moieties. While the resulting ester-modified nucleotides appear to be poor substrates for polymerases, ether-blocked LNA and DNA nucleotides are readily incorporated into DNA. However, removal of the protecting groups and modest incorporation yields represent obstacles for LNA synthesis via this route. On the other hand, we have also shown that the template-independent RNA polymerase PUP represents a valid alternative to the TdT and we have also explored the possibility of using engineered DNA polymerases to increase substrate tolerance for such heavily modified nucleotide analogs.
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- Nazarii Sabat
- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3523, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3523, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, Paris, France
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- Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharmaceutical Division, Synthetic Molecules Technical Development, Process Development and Catalysis, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharmaceutical Division, Synthetic Molecules Technical Development, Process Development and Catalysis, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharmaceutical Division, Synthetic Molecules Technical Development, Process Development and Catalysis, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
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- Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3523, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, Paris, France
- *Correspondence: Marcel Hollenstein,
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Synthetic DNA is of increasing demand across many sectors of research and commercial activities. Engineering biology, therapy, data storage and nanotechnology are set for rapid developments if DNA can be provided at scale and low cost. Stimulated by successes in next generation sequencing and gene editing technologies, DNA synthesis is already a burgeoning industry. However, the synthesis of >200 bp sequences remains unaffordable. To overcome these limitations and start writing DNA as effectively as it is read, alternative technologies have been developed including molecular assembly and cloning methods, template-independent enzymatic synthesis, microarray and rolling circle amplification techniques. Here, we review the progress in developing and commercializing these technologies, which are exemplified by innovations from leading companies. We discuss pros and cons of each technology, the need for oversight and regulatory policies for DNA synthesis as a whole and give an overview of DNA synthesis business models.
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Flamme M, Katkevica D, Pajuste K, Katkevics M, Sabat N, Hanlon S, Marzuoli I, Püntener K, Sladojevich F, Hollenstein M. Benzoyl and pivaloyl as efficient protecting groups for controlled enzymatic synthesis of DNA and XNA oligonucleotides. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Marie Flamme
- Institut Pasteur Structrual Biology and Chemistry FRANCE
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis: Latvijas Organiskas sintezes instituts Chemistry LATVIA
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis: Latvijas Organiskas sintezes instituts Chemistry LATVIA
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- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis: Latvijas Organiskas sintezes instituts Chemistry LATVIA
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- Institut Pasteur Structural Biology and Chemistry FRANCE
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Synthetic Molecules Technical Development SWITZERLAND
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Synthetic Molecules Technical Development SWITZERLAND
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Synthetic Molecules Technical Development SWITZERLAND
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- Institut Pasteur Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry 28 Rue du Dr. Roux 75015 Paris FRANCE
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Microarrays towards nanoarrays and the future Next Generation of Sequencing methodologies (NGS). SENSING AND BIO-SENSING RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2022.100503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Flamme M, Hanlon S, Marzuoli I, Püntener K, Sladojevich F, Hollenstein M. Evaluation of 3'-phosphate as a transient protecting group for controlled enzymatic synthesis of DNA and XNA oligonucleotides. Commun Chem 2022; 5:68. [PMID: 36697944 PMCID: PMC9814670 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-022-00685-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Chemically modified oligonucleotides have advanced as important therapeutic tools as reflected by the recent advent of mRNA vaccines and the FDA-approval of various siRNA and antisense oligonucleotides. These sequences are typically accessed by solid-phase synthesis which despite numerous advantages is restricted to short sequences and displays a limited tolerance to functional groups. Controlled enzymatic synthesis is an emerging alternative synthetic methodology that circumvents the limitations of traditional solid-phase synthesis. So far, most approaches strived to improve controlled enzymatic synthesis of canonical DNA and no potential routes to access xenonucleic acids (XNAs) have been reported. In this context, we have investigated the possibility of using phosphate as a transient protecting group for controlled enzymatic synthesis of DNA and locked nucleic acid (LNA) oligonucleotides. Phosphate is ubiquitously employed in natural systems and we demonstrate that this group displays most characteristics required for controlled enzymatic synthesis. We have devised robust synthetic pathways leading to these challenging compounds and we have discovered a hitherto unknown phosphatase activity of various DNA polymerases. These findings open up directions for the design of protected DNA and XNA nucleoside triphosphates for controlled enzymatic synthesis of chemically modified nucleic acids.
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- Marie Flamme
- grid.508487.60000 0004 7885 7602Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3523, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, 28, rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, Paris, France
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- grid.417570.00000 0004 0374 1269Pharmaceutical Devision, Synthetic Molecules Technical Development, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- grid.417570.00000 0004 0374 1269Pharmaceutical Devision, Synthetic Molecules Technical Development, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- grid.417570.00000 0004 0374 1269Pharmaceutical Devision, Synthetic Molecules Technical Development, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- grid.417570.00000 0004 0374 1269Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Grenzacherstrasse 124, 4070 Basel, Switzerland
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- grid.508487.60000 0004 7885 7602Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris Cité, CNRS UMR3523, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, 28, rue du Docteur Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, Paris, France
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Ezekannagha C, Becker A, Heider D, Hattab G. Design considerations for advancing data storage with synthetic DNA for long-term archiving. Mater Today Bio 2022; 15:100306. [PMID: 35677811 PMCID: PMC9167972 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is increasingly emerging as a serious medium for long-term archival data storage because of its remarkable high-capacity, high-storage-density characteristics and its lasting ability to store data for thousands of years. Various encoding algorithms are generally required to store digital information in DNA and to maintain data integrity. Indeed, since DNA is the information carrier, its performance under different processing and storage conditions significantly impacts the capabilities of the data storage system. Therefore, the design of a DNA storage system must meet specific design considerations to be less error-prone, robust and reliable. In this work, we summarize the general processes and technologies employed when using synthetic DNA as a storage medium. We also share the design considerations for sustainable engineering to include viability. We expect this work to provide insight into how sustainable design can be used to develop an efficient and robust synthetic DNA-based storage system for long-term archiving.
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- Chisom Ezekannagha
- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 6, D-35043, Marburg, Germany
- Corresponding author.
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- Center for Synthetic Microbiology (SYNMIKRO), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 14, D-35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 6, D-35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 6, D-35043, Marburg, Germany
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Cheng C, Xiao P. Evaluation of the correctable decoding sequencing as a new powerful strategy for DNA sequencing. Life Sci Alliance 2022; 5:5/8/e202101294. [PMID: 35422436 PMCID: PMC9012935 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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This article proposed the correctable decoding sequencing technology with conservative theoretical error rate of 0.0009%, and evaluated its robustness by simulation. This technology can provide a powerful new protocol for NGS platforms, enabling accurate identification of rare mutations in medicine. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) promises to revolutionize precision medicine, but the existing sequencing technologies are limited in accuracy. To overcome this limitation, we propose the correctable decoding sequencing strategy, which is a duplex sequencing protocol with conservative theoretical error rates of 0.0009%. This rate is lower than that for Sanger sequencing. Here, we simulate the sequencing reactions by the self-developed software, and find that this approach has great potential in NGS in terms of sequence decoding, reassembly, error correction, and sequencing accuracy. Besides, this approach can be compatible with most SBS-based sequencing platforms, and also has the ability to compensate for some of the shortcomings of NGS platforms, thereby broadening its application for researchers. Hopefully, it can provide a powerful new protocol that can be used as an alternative to the existing NGS platforms, enabling accurate identification of rare mutations in a variety of applications in biology and medicine.
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- Chu Cheng
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Ben Khedher M, Ghedira K, Rolain JM, Ruimy R, Croce O. Application and Challenge of 3rd Generation Sequencing for Clinical Bacterial Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:1395. [PMID: 35163319 PMCID: PMC8835973 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Over the past 25 years, the powerful combination of genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis has played a crucial role in interpreting information encoded in bacterial genomes. High-throughput sequencing technologies have paved the way towards understanding an increasingly wide range of biological questions. This revolution has enabled advances in areas ranging from genome composition to how proteins interact with nucleic acids. This has created unprecedented opportunities through the integration of genomic data into clinics for the diagnosis of genetic traits associated with disease. Since then, these technologies have continued to evolve, and recently, long-read sequencing has overcome previous limitations in terms of accuracy, thus expanding its applications in genomics, transcriptomics and metagenomics. In this review, we describe a brief history of the bacterial genome sequencing revolution and its application in public health and molecular epidemiology. We present a chronology that encompasses the various technological developments: whole-genome shotgun sequencing, high-throughput sequencing, long-read sequencing. We mainly discuss the application of next-generation sequencing to decipher bacterial genomes. Secondly, we highlight how long-read sequencing technologies go beyond the limitations of traditional short-read sequencing. We intend to provide a description of the guiding principles of the 3rd generation sequencing applications and ongoing improvements in the field of microbial medical research.
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- Mariem Ben Khedher
- Bacteriology Laboratory, Archet 2 Hospital, CHU Nice, 06000 Nice, France
- Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging Nice (IRCAN), CNRS, INSERM, Université Côte d’Azur, 06108 Nice, France
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Biomathematics and Biostatistics, Institute Pasteur of Tunis, Tunis 1002, Tunisia;
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- IRD, APHM, MEPHI, IHU-Méditerranée Infection, Aix Marseille Université, 13005 Marseille, France;
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- Bacteriology Laboratory, Archet 2 Hospital, CHU Nice, 06000 Nice, France
- Centre Méditerranéen de Médecine Moléculaire (C3M), INSERM, Université Côte D’Azur, 06108 Nice, France
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- Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging Nice (IRCAN), CNRS, INSERM, Université Côte d’Azur, 06108 Nice, France
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Choi H, Choi Y, Choi J, Lee AC, Yeom H, Hyun J, Ryu T, Kwon S. Purification of multiplex oligonucleotide libraries by synthesis and selection. Nat Biotechnol 2022; 40:47-53. [PMID: 34326548 DOI: 10.1038/s41587-021-00988-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Complex oligonucleotide (oligo) libraries are essential materials for diverse applications in synthetic biology, pharmaceutical production, nanotechnology and DNA-based data storage. However, the error rates in synthesizing complex oligo libraries can be substantial, leading to increment in cost and labor for the applications. As most synthesis errors arise from faulty insertions and deletions, we developed a length-based method with single-base resolution for purification of complex libraries containing oligos of identical or different lengths. Our method-purification of multiplex oligonucleotide libraries by synthesis and selection-can be performed either step-by-step manually or using a next-generation sequencer. When applied to a digital data-encoded library containing oligos of identical length, the method increased the purity of full-length oligos from 83% to 97%. We also show that libraries encoding the complementarity-determining region H3 with three different lengths (with an empirically achieved diversity >106) can be simultaneously purified in one pot, increasing the in-frame oligo fraction from 49.6% to 83.5%.
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- Hansol Choi
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Nano Systems Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Integrated Major in Innovative Medical Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- ATG Lifetech Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Nano Systems Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Interdisciplinary Program in Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. .,Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Bode D, Cull AH, Rubio-Lara JA, Kent DG. Exploiting Single-Cell Tools in Gene and Cell Therapy. Front Immunol 2021; 12:702636. [PMID: 34322133 PMCID: PMC8312222 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.702636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Single-cell molecular tools have been developed at an incredible pace over the last five years as sequencing costs continue to drop and numerous molecular assays have been coupled to sequencing readouts. This rapid period of technological development has facilitated the delineation of individual molecular characteristics including the genome, transcriptome, epigenome, and proteome of individual cells, leading to an unprecedented resolution of the molecular networks governing complex biological systems. The immense power of single-cell molecular screens has been particularly highlighted through work in systems where cellular heterogeneity is a key feature, such as stem cell biology, immunology, and tumor cell biology. Single-cell-omics technologies have already contributed to the identification of novel disease biomarkers, cellular subsets, therapeutic targets and diagnostics, many of which would have been undetectable by bulk sequencing approaches. More recently, efforts to integrate single-cell multi-omics with single cell functional output and/or physical location have been challenging but have led to substantial advances. Perhaps most excitingly, there are emerging opportunities to reach beyond the description of static cellular states with recent advances in modulation of cells through CRISPR technology, in particular with the development of base editors which greatly raises the prospect of cell and gene therapies. In this review, we provide a brief overview of emerging single-cell technologies and discuss current developments in integrating single-cell molecular screens and performing single-cell multi-omics for clinical applications. We also discuss how single-cell molecular assays can be usefully combined with functional data to unpick the mechanism of cellular decision-making. Finally, we reflect upon the introduction of spatial transcriptomics and proteomics, its complementary role with single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) and potential application in cellular and gene therapy.
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- Daniel Bode
- Wellcome Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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- York Biomedical Research Institute, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
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Shieh P, Hill MR, Zhang W, Kristufek SL, Johnson JA. Clip Chemistry: Diverse (Bio)(macro)molecular and Material Function through Breaking Covalent Bonds. Chem Rev 2021; 121:7059-7121. [PMID: 33823111 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In the two decades since the introduction of the "click chemistry" concept, the toolbox of "click reactions" has continually expanded, enabling chemists, materials scientists, and biologists to rapidly and selectively build complexity for their applications of interest. Similarly, selective and efficient covalent bond breaking reactions have provided and will continue to provide transformative advances. Here, we review key examples and applications of efficient, selective covalent bond cleavage reactions, which we refer to herein as "clip reactions." The strategic application of clip reactions offers opportunities to tailor the compositions and structures of complex (bio)(macro)molecular systems with exquisite control. Working in concert, click chemistry and clip chemistry offer scientists and engineers powerful methods to address next-generation challenges across the chemical sciences.
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- Peyton Shieh
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Xu C, Zhao C, Ma B, Liu H. Uncertainties in synthetic DNA-based data storage. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:5451-5469. [PMID: 33836076 PMCID: PMC8191772 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has evolved to be a naturally selected, robust biomacromolecule for gene information storage, and biological evolution and various diseases can find their origin in uncertainties in DNA-related processes (e.g. replication and expression). Recently, synthetic DNA has emerged as a compelling molecular media for digital data storage, and it is superior to the conventional electronic memory devices in theoretical retention time, power consumption, storage density, and so forth. However, uncertainties in the in vitro DNA synthesis and sequencing, along with its conjugation chemistry and preservation conditions can lead to severe errors and data loss, which limit its practical application. To maintain data integrity, complicated error correction algorithms and substantial data redundancy are usually required, which can significantly limit the efficiency and scale-up of the technology. Herein, we summarize the general procedures of the state-of-the-art DNA-based digital data storage methods (e.g. write, read, and preservation), highlighting the uncertainties involved in each step as well as potential approaches to correct them. We also discuss challenges yet to overcome and research trends in the promising field of DNA-based data storage.
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- Chengtao Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, China
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Baraniak D, Boryski J. Triazole-Modified Nucleic Acids for the Application in Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. Biomedicines 2021; 9:628. [PMID: 34073038 PMCID: PMC8229351 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9060628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This review covers studies which exploit triazole-modified nucleic acids in the range of chemistry and biology to medicine. The 1,2,3-triazole unit, which is obtained via click chemistry approach, shows valuable and unique properties. For example, it does not occur in nature, constitutes an additional pharmacophore with attractive properties being resistant to hydrolysis and other reactions at physiological pH, exhibits biological activity (i.e., antibacterial, antitumor, and antiviral), and can be considered as a rigid mimetic of amide linkage. Herein, it is presented a whole area of useful artificial compounds, from the clickable monomers and dimers to modified oligonucleotides, in the field of nucleic acids sciences. Such modifications of internucleotide linkages are designed to increase the hybridization binding affinity toward native DNA or RNA, to enhance resistance to nucleases, and to improve ability to penetrate cell membranes. The insertion of an artificial backbone is used for understanding effects of chemically modified oligonucleotides, and their potential usefulness in therapeutic applications. We describe the state-of-the-art knowledge on their implications for synthetic genes and other large modified DNA and RNA constructs including non-coding RNAs.
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- Dagmara Baraniak
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704 Poznan, Poland;
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Dutson C, Allen E, Thompson MJ, Hedley JH, Murton HE, Williams DM. Synthesis of Polyanionic C5-Modified 2'-Deoxyuridine and 2'-Deoxycytidine-5'-Triphosphates and Their Properties as Substrates for DNA Polymerases. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082250. [PMID: 33924626 PMCID: PMC8069024 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 04/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Modified 2′-deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) have widespread applications in both existing and emerging biomolecular technologies. For such applications it is an essential requirement that the modified dNTPs be substrates for DNA polymerases. To date very few examples of C5-modified dNTPs bearing negatively charged functionality have been described, despite the fact that such nucleotides might potentially be valuable in diagnostic applications using Si-nanowire-based detection systems. Herein we have synthesised C5-modified dUTP and dCTP nucleotides each of which are labelled with an dianionic reporter group. The reporter group is tethered to the nucleobase via a polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based linkers of varying length. The substrate properties of these modified dNTPs with a variety of DNA polymerases have been investigated to study the effects of varying the length and mode of attachment of the PEG linker to the nucleobase. In general, nucleotides containing the PEG linker tethered to the nucleobase via an amide rather than an ether linkage proved to be the best substrates, whilst nucleotides containing PEG linkers from PEG6 to PEG24 could all be incorporated by one or more DNA polymerase. The polymerases most able to incorporate these modified nucleotides included Klentaq, Vent(exo-) and therminator, with incorporation by Klenow(exo-) generally being very poor.
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- Claire Dutson
- Centre for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (C.D.); (E.A.); (M.J.T.)
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (C.D.); (E.A.); (M.J.T.)
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (C.D.); (E.A.); (M.J.T.)
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- QuantuMDx Group, Lugano Building, 57 Melbourne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2JQ, UK; (J.H.H.); (H.E.M.)
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- QuantuMDx Group, Lugano Building, 57 Melbourne Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2JQ, UK; (J.H.H.); (H.E.M.)
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- Centre for Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Sheffield Institute for Nucleic Acids, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (C.D.); (E.A.); (M.J.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-114-222-9502
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Ju J, Li X, Kumar S, Jockusch S, Chien M, Tao C, Morozova I, Kalachikov S, Kirchdoerfer RN, Russo JJ. Nucleotide analogues as inhibitors of SARS-CoV Polymerase. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2020; 8:e00674. [PMID: 33124786 PMCID: PMC7596664 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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SARS-CoV-2, a member of the coronavirus family, has caused a global public health emergency. Based on our analysis of hepatitis C virus and coronavirus replication, and the molecular structures and activities of viral inhibitors, we previously reasoned that the FDA-approved hepatitis C drug EPCLUSA (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir) should inhibit coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Here, using model polymerase extension experiments, we demonstrate that the active triphosphate form of Sofosbuvir is incorporated by low-fidelity polymerases and SARS-CoV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), and blocks further incorporation by these polymerases; the active triphosphate form of Sofosbuvir is not incorporated by a host-like high-fidelity DNA polymerase. Using the same molecular insight, we selected 3'-fluoro-3'-deoxythymidine triphosphate and 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine triphosphate, which are the active forms of two other anti-viral agents, Alovudine and AZT (an FDA-approved HIV/AIDS drug) for evaluation as inhibitors of SARS-CoV RdRp. We demonstrate the ability of two of these HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors to be incorporated by SARS-CoV RdRp where they also terminate further polymerase extension. Given the 98% amino acid similarity of the SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 RdRps, we expect these nucleotide analogues would also inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase. These results offer guidance to further modify these nucleotide analogues to generate more potent broad-spectrum anti-coronavirus agents.
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- Jingyue Ju
- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and TherapeuticsColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of ChemistryColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
- Institute of Molecular VirologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Center for Genome Technology and Biomolecular EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Department of Chemical EngineeringColumbia UniversityNew YorkNYUSA
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Nguyen HQ, Chattoraj S, Castillo D, Nguyen SC, Nir G, Lioutas A, Hershberg EA, Martins NMC, Reginato PL, Hannan M, Beliveau BJ, Church GM, Daugharthy ER, Marti-Renom MA, Wu CT. 3D mapping and accelerated super-resolution imaging of the human genome using in situ sequencing. Nat Methods 2020; 17:822-832. [PMID: 32719531 PMCID: PMC7537785 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-020-0890-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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There is a need for methods that can image chromosomes with genome-wide coverage, as well as greater genomic and optical resolution. We introduce OligoFISSEQ, a suite of three methods that leverage fluorescence in situ sequencing (FISSEQ) of barcoded Oligopaint probes to enable the rapid visualization of many targeted genomic regions. Applying OligoFISSEQ to human diploid fibroblast cells, we show how four rounds of sequencing are sufficient to produce 3D maps of 36 genomic targets across six chromosomes in hundreds to thousands of cells, implying a potential to image thousands of targets in only five to eight rounds of sequencing. We also use OligoFISSEQ to trace chromosomes at finer resolution, following the path of the X chromosome through 46 regions, with separate studies showing compatibility of OligoFISSEQ with immunocytochemistry. Finally, we combined OligoFISSEQ with OligoSTORM, laying the foundation for accelerated single-molecule super-resolution imaging of large swaths of, if not entire, human genomes.
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- Huy Q Nguyen
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- CNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- ReadCoor, Cambridge, MA, USA
- ReadCoor, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- CNAG-CRG, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Barcelona, Spain.
- CRG, BIST, Barcelona, Spain.
- Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain.
- ICREA, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Wyss Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Enzymatic Cleavage of 3'-Esterified Nucleotides Enables a Long, Continuous DNA Synthesis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7515. [PMID: 32372056 PMCID: PMC7200780 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64541-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The reversible dye-terminator (RDT)-based DNA sequencing-by-synthesis (SBS) chemistry has driven the advancement of the next-generation sequencing technologies for the past two decades. The RDT-based SBS chemistry relies on the DNA polymerase reaction to incorporate the RDT nucleotide (NT) for extracting DNA sequence information. The main drawback of this chemistry is the "DNA scar" issue since the removal of dye molecule from the RDT-NT after each sequencing reaction cycle leaves an extra chemical residue in the newly synthesized DNA. To circumvent this problem, we designed a novel class of reversible (2-aminoethoxy)-3-propionyl (Aep)-dNTPs by esterifying the 3'-hydroxyl group (3'-OH) of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate (dNTP) and examined the NT-incorporation activities by A-family DNA polymerases. Using the large fragment of both Bacillus stearothermophilus (BF) and E. coli DNA polymerase I (KF) as model enzymes, we further showed that both proteins efficiently and faithfully incorporated the 3'-Aep-dNMP. Additionally, we analyzed the post-incorporation product of N + 1 primer and confirmed that the 3'-protecting group of 3'-Aep-dNMP was converted back to a normal 3'-OH after it was incorporated into the growing DNA chain by BF. By applying all four 3'-Aep-dNTPs and BF for an in vitro DNA synthesis reaction, we demonstrated that the enzyme-mediated deprotection of inserted 3'-Aep-dNMP permits a long, continuous, and scar-free DNA synthesis.
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Laissue P, Vaiman D. Exploring the Molecular Aetiology of Preeclampsia by Massive Parallel Sequencing of DNA. Curr Hypertens Rep 2020; 22:31. [PMID: 32172383 DOI: 10.1007/s11906-020-01039-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This manuscript aims to review (for the first time) studies describing NGS sequencing of preeclampsia (PE) women's DNA. RECENT FINDINGS Describing markers for the early detection of PE is an essential task because, although associated molecular dysfunction begins early on during pregnancy, the disease's clinical signs usually appear late in pregnancy. Although several biochemical biomarkers have been proposed, their use in clinical environments is still limited, thereby encouraging research into PE's genetic origin. Hundreds of genes involved in numerous implantation- and placentation-related biological processes may be coherent candidates for PE aetiology. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) offers new technical possibilities for PE studying, as it enables large genomic regions to be analysed at affordable cost. This technique has facilitated the description of genes contributing to the molecular origin of a significant amount of monogenic and complex diseases. Regarding PE, NGS of DNA has been used in familial and isolated cases, thereby enabling new genes potentially related to the phenotype to be proposed. For a better understanding of NGS, technical aspects, applications and limitations are presented initially. Thereafter, NGS studies of DNA in familial and non-familial cases are described, including pitfalls and positive findings. The information given here should enable scientists and clinicians to analyse and design new studies permitting the identification of novel clinically useful molecular PE markers.
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- Paul Laissue
- Biopas Laboratoires, Biopas Group, Bogotá, Colombia. .,Inserm U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Institut Cochin, équipe FGTB, 24, rue du faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France. .,CIGGUR Genetics Group, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, El Rosario University, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Inserm U1016, CNRS UMR8104, Institut Cochin, équipe FGTB, 24, rue du faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014, Paris, France
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Sridhar K, Singh A, Butzmann A, Jangam D, Ohgami RS. Molecular genetic testing methodologies in hematopoietic diseases: current and future methods. Int J Lab Hematol 2019; 41 Suppl 1:102-116. [PMID: 31069972 DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Rapid technological advancements in clinical molecular genetics have increased our diagnostic and prognostic capabilities in health care. Understanding these assays, as well as how they may change over time, is critical for pathologists, clinicians, and translational researchers alike. METHODS This review provides a practical summary and basic reference for current molecular genetic technologies, as well as new testing methodologies that are in use, gaining momentum, or anticipated to contribute more broadly in the future. RESULTS Here, we discuss DNA and RNA based methodologies including classic assays such as the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Sanger sequencing, and microarrays, to more cutting-edge next-generation sequencing (NGS) based assays and emerging molecular technologies such as cell-free DNA (cfDNA) or circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), and NGS-based detection of infectious disease organisms. CONCLUSION This review serves as a basic foundation for knowledge in current and emerging clinical molecular genetic technologies.
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- Kaushik Sridhar
- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California.,Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
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LinWu SW, Tu YH, Tsai TY, Maestre-Reyna M, Liu MS, Wu WJ, Huang JY, Chi HW, Chang WH, Chiou CF, Wang AHJ, Lee J, Tsai MD. Thermococcus sp. 9°N DNA polymerase exhibits 3'-esterase activity that can be harnessed for DNA sequencing. Commun Biol 2019; 2:224. [PMID: 31240262 PMCID: PMC6586783 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0458-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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It was reported in 1995 that T7 and Taq DNA polymerases possess 3'-esterase activity, but without follow-up studies. Here we report that the 3'-esterase activity is intrinsic to the Thermococcus sp. 9°N DNA polymerase, and that it can be developed into a continuous method for DNA sequencing with dNTP analogs carrying a 3'-ester with a fluorophore. We first show that 3'-esterified dNTP can be incorporated into a template-primer DNA, and solve the crystal structures of the reaction intermediates and products. Then we show that the reaction can occur continuously, modulated by active site residues Tyr409 and Asp542. Finally, we use 5'-FAM-labeled primer and esterified dNTP with a dye to show that the reaction can proceed to ca. 450 base pairs, and that the intermediates of many individual steps can be identified. The results demonstrate the feasibility of a 3'-editing based DNA sequencing method that could find practical applications after further optimization.
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- Personal Genomics, Inc., Zhubei, Hsinchu 30261 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
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- Personal Genomics, Inc., Zhubei, Hsinchu 30261 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
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- Personal Genomics, Inc., Zhubei, Hsinchu 30261 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei, 115 Taiwan
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 106 Taiwan
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Gardner AF, Jackson KM, Boyle MM, Buss JA, Potapov V, Gehring AM, Zatopek KM, Corrêa IR, Ong JL, Jack WE. Therminator DNA Polymerase: Modified Nucleotides and Unnatural Substrates. Front Mol Biosci 2019; 6:28. [PMID: 31069234 PMCID: PMC6491775 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2019.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A variant of 9°N DNA polymerase [Genbank ID (AAA88769.1)] with three mutations (D141A, E143A, A485L) and commercialized under the name "Therminator DNA polymerase" has the ability to incorporate a variety of modified nucleotide classes. This Review focuses on how Therminator DNA Polymerase has enabled new technologies in synthetic biology and DNA sequencing. In addition, we discuss mechanisms for increased modified nucleotide incorporation.
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- New England Biolabs, Inc., Ipswich, MA, United States
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Thomas C, Rusanov T, Hoang T, Augustin T, Kent T, Gaspar I, Pomerantz RT. One-step enzymatic modification of RNA 3' termini using polymerase θ. Nucleic Acids Res 2019; 47:3272-3283. [PMID: 30818397 PMCID: PMC6468238 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Site-specific modification of synthetic and cellular RNA such as with specific nucleobases, fluorophores and attachment chemistries is important for a variety of basic and applied research applications. However, simple and efficient methods to modify RNA such as at the 3' terminus with specific nucleobases or nucleotide analogs conjugated to various chemical moieties are lacking. Here, we develop and characterize a one-step enzymatic method to modify RNA 3' termini using recombinant human polymerase theta (Polθ). We demonstrate that Polθ efficiently adds 30-50 2'-deoxyribonucleotides to the 3' terminus of RNA molecules of various lengths and sequences, and extends RNA 3' termini with an assortment of 2'-deoxy and 2',3'-dideoxy ribonucleotide analogs containing functional chemistries, such as high affinity attachment moieties and fluorophores. In contrast to Polθ, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) is unable to use RNA as a substrate altogether. Overall, Polθ shows a strong preference for adding deoxyribonucleotides to RNA, but can also add ribonucleotides with relatively high efficiency in particular sequence contexts. We anticipate that this unique activity of Polθ will become invaluable for applications requiring 3' terminal modification of RNA and potentially enzymatic synthesis of RNA.
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- Crystal Thomas
- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Germany
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA
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Kropp HM, Diederichs K, Marx A. The Structure of an Archaeal B-Family DNA Polymerase in Complex with a Chemically Modified Nucleotide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:5457-5461. [PMID: 30761722 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201900315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Archaeal B-family DNA polymerases (DNA pols) are the driving force of cutting-edge biotechnological applications like next-generation sequencing. The acceptance of chemically modified nucleotides by DNA pols is key to these technologies. Until now, no structural data have been available for these DNA pols in complex with modified substrates, which could build the basis for understanding interactions between the enzyme and the chemically modified nucleotide and for the further development of next-generation nucleotides. For the first time, we crystallized an exonuclease-deficient variant of the wild-type B-family KOD DNA pol with a modified nucleotide in a closed, ternary complex. We also crystalized the A-family DNA pol KlenTaq with the same nucleotide. The reported structural data reveal how the protein and the DNA modulate two distinct conformations of the appended moiety in the A- and B-family DNA pols and how these influence the processing of the modified nucleotide. Overall, this study provides first insight into the interplay between B-family DNA pols and relevant modified substrates.
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- Heike M Kropp
- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 7857, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 7857, Konstanz, Germany
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Kropp HM, Diederichs K, Marx A. Struktur einer archaealen B‐Familien‐DNA‐Polymerase in Komplex mit einem chemisch modifizierten Nukleotid. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201900315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Heike M. Kropp
- Fachbereich Chemie und Konstanz Research School Chemical BiologyUniversität Konstanz Universitätsstraße 10 7857 Konstanz Deutschland
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- Fachbereich Biologie und Konstanz Research School Chemical BiologyUniversität Konstanz Universitätsstraße 10 78457 Konstanz Deutschland
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Konstanz Research School Chemical BiologyUniversität Konstanz Universitätsstraße 10 7857 Konstanz Deutschland
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Gupta N, Verma VK. Next-Generation Sequencing and Its Application: Empowering in Public Health Beyond Reality. MICROORGANISMS FOR SUSTAINABILITY 2019. [PMCID: PMC7122948 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8844-6_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Next-generation sequencing has the ability to revolutionize almost all fields of biological science. It has drastically reduced the cost of sequencing. This allows us to study the whole genome or part of the genome to understand how the cellular functions are governed by the genetic code. The data obtained in huge quantity from sequencing upon analysis gives an insight to understand the mechanism of pathogen biology, virulence, and phenomenon of bacterial resistance, which helps in investigating the outbreak. This ultimately helps in the development of therapies for public health welfare against human pathogen and diagnostic reagents for the screening. This chapter includes the basic of Sanger’s method of DNA sequencing and next-generation sequencing, different available platforms for sequencing with their advantages, and limitations and their chemistry with an overview of downstream data analysis. Furthermore, the breadth of applications of high-throughput NGS technology for human health has been discussed.
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Jurtz VI, Olsen LR. Computational Methods for Identification of T Cell Neoepitopes in Tumors. Methods Mol Biol 2019; 1878:157-172. [PMID: 30378075 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8868-6_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cancer immunotherapy has experienced several major breakthroughs in the past decade. Most recently, technical advances in next-generation sequencing methods have enabled discovery of tumor-specific mutations leading to protective T cell neoepitopes. Many of the successes are enabled by computational methods, which facilitate processing of raw data, mapping of mutations, and prediction of neoepitopes. In this book chapter, we provide an overview of the computational tasks related to the identification of neoepitopes, propose specific tools and best practices, and discuss strengths, weaknesses, and future challenges.
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- Vanessa Isabell Jurtz
- Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Bio and Health Informatics, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Su X, Tayebi N, Credo GM, Wu K, Elibol OH, Liu DJ, Daniels JS, Li H, Hall DA, Varma M. Scalable Nanogap Sensors for Non-Redox Enzyme Assays. ACS Sens 2018; 3:1773-1781. [PMID: 30156096 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.8b00500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Clinical diagnostic assays that monitor redox enzyme activity are widely used in small, low-cost readout devices for point-of-care monitoring (e.g., a glucometer); however, monitoring non-redox enzymes in real-time using compact electronic devices remains a challenge. We address this problem by using a highly scalable nanogap sensor array to observe electrochemical signals generated by a model non-redox enzyme system, the DNA polymerase-catalyzed incorporation of four modified, redox-tagged nucleotides. Using deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) tagged with para-aminophenyl monophosphate (pAPP) to form pAP-deoxyribonucleoside tetra-phosphates (AP-dN4Ps), incorporation of the nucleotide analogs by DNA polymerase results in the release of redox inactive pAP-triphosphates (pAPP3) that are converted to redox active small molecules para-aminophenol (pAP) in the presence of phosphatase. In this work, cyclic enzymatic reactions that generated many copies of pAP at each base incorporation site of a DNA template in combination with the highly confined nature of the planar nanogap transducers ( z = 50 nm) produced electrochemical signals that were amplified up to 100,000×. We observed that the maximum signal level and amplification level were dependent on a combination of factors including the base structure of the incorporated nucleotide analogs, nanogap electrode materials, and electrode surface coating. In addition, electrochemical signal amplification by redox cycling in the nanogap is independent of the in-plane geometry of the transducer, thus allowing the nanogap sensors to be highly scalable. Finally, when the DNA template concentration was constrained, the DNA polymerase assay exhibited different zero-order reaction kinetics for each type of base incorporation reaction, resolving the closely related nucleotide analogs.
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- Xing Su
- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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- Intel Labs, Intel Corporation, 2200 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara, California 95054, United States
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Snapshots of a modified nucleotide moving through the confines of a DNA polymerase. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018; 115:9992-9997. [PMID: 30224478 PMCID: PMC6176618 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1811518115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Despite being evolved to process the four canonical nucleotides, DNA polymerases are known to incorporate and extend from modified nucleotides, which is the key to numerous core biotechnology applications. The structural basis for postincorporation elongation remained elusive. We successfully crystallized KlenTaq DNA polymerase in six complexes, providing high-resolution snapshots of the modification “moving” from the 3′ terminus upstream to the sixth nucleotide in the primer strand. Combining these data with quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations and biochemical studies elucidates how the enzyme and the modified substrate mutually modulate their conformations without compromising the enzyme’s activity. This highlights the unexpected plasticity of the system as origin of the broad substrate properties of the DNA polymerase and guide for the design of improved systems. DNA polymerases have evolved to process the four canonical nucleotides accurately. Nevertheless, these enzymes are also known to process modified nucleotides, which is the key to numerous core biotechnology applications. Processing of modified nucleotides includes incorporation of the modified nucleotide and postincorporation elongation to proceed with the synthesis of the nascent DNA strand. The structural basis for postincorporation elongation is currently unknown. We addressed this issue and successfully crystallized KlenTaq DNA polymerase in six closed ternary complexes containing the enzyme, the modified DNA substrate, and the incoming nucleotide. Each structure shows a high-resolution snapshot of the elongation of a modified primer, where the modification “moves” from the 3′-primer terminus upstream to the sixth nucleotide in the primer strand. Combining these data with quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics calculations and biochemical studies elucidates how the enzyme and the modified substrate mutually modulate their conformations without compromising the enzyme’s activity significantly. The study highlights the plasticity of the system as origin of the broad substrate properties of DNA polymerases and facilitates the design of improved systems.
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Blighe K, DeDionisio L, Christie KA, Chawes B, Shareef S, Kakouli-Duarte T, Chao-Shern C, Harding V, Kelly RS, Castellano L, Stebbing J, Lasky-Su JA, Nesbit MA, Moore CBT. Gene editing in the context of an increasingly complex genome. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:595. [PMID: 30086710 PMCID: PMC6081867 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-4963-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The reporting of the first draft of the human genome in 2000 brought with it much hope for the future in what was felt as a paradigm shift toward improved health outcomes. Indeed, we have now mapped the majority of variation across human populations with landmark projects such as 1000 Genomes; in cancer, we have catalogued mutations across the primary carcinomas; whilst, for other diseases, we have identified the genetic variants with strongest association. Despite this, we are still awaiting the genetic revolution in healthcare to materialise and translate itself into the health benefits for which we had hoped. A major problem we face relates to our underestimation of the complexity of the genome, and that of biological mechanisms, generally. Fixation on DNA sequence alone and a 'rigid' mode of thinking about the genome has meant that the folding and structure of the DNA molecule -and how these relate to regulation- have been underappreciated. Projects like ENCODE have additionally taught us that regulation at the level of RNA is just as important as that at the spatiotemporal level of chromatin.In this review, we chart the course of the major advances in the biomedical sciences in the era pre- and post the release of the first draft sequence of the human genome, taking a focus on technology and how its development has influenced these. We additionally focus on gene editing via CRISPR/Cas9 as a key technique, in particular its use in the context of complex biological mechanisms. Our aim is to shift the mode of thinking about the genome to that which encompasses a greater appreciation of the folding of the DNA molecule, DNA- RNA/protein interactions, and how these regulate expression and elaborate disease mechanisms.Through the composition of our work, we recognise that technological improvement is conducive to a greater understanding of biological processes and life within the cell. We believe we now have the technology at our disposal that permits a better understanding of disease mechanisms, achievable through integrative data analyses. Finally, only with greater understanding of disease mechanisms can techniques such as gene editing be faithfully conducted.
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- K Blighe
- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, USA.
- Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK.
- Bill Lyons Informatics Centre, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, WC1E 6DD, London, UK.
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- Avellino Laboratories, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SA, UK
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- COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University of Raparin, Ranya, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Institute of Technology Carlow, Department of Science and Health, Kilkenny Road, Carlow, Ireland
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SA, UK
- Avellino Laboratories, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Imperial College London, Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, USA
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- Imperial College London, Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
- JMS Building, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK
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- Imperial College London, Division of Cancer, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
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- Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, USA
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SA, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1SA, UK.
- Avellino Laboratories, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA.
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Mondal M, Liao R, Nazaroff CD, Samuel AD, Guo J. Highly multiplexed single-cell in situ RNA and DNA analysis with bioorthogonal cleavable fluorescent oligonucleotides. Chem Sci 2018; 9:2909-2917. [PMID: 29732074 PMCID: PMC5914540 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc05089e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The ability to profile transcripts and genomic loci comprehensively in single cells in situ is essential to advance our understanding of normal physiology and disease pathogenesis. Here we report a highly multiplexed single-cell in situ RNA and DNA analysis approach using bioorthogonal cleavable fluorescent oligonucleotides. In this approach, oligonucleotides tethered to fluorophores through an azide-based cleavable linker are used to detect their nucleic acids targets by in situ hybridization. After fluorescence imaging, the fluorophores in the whole specimen are efficiently cleaved in 30 minutes without loss of RNA or DNA integrity. Through reiterative cycles of hybridization, imaging, and cleavage, this method has the potential to quantify hundreds to thousands of different RNA species or genomic loci in single cells in situ at the single-molecule sensitivity. Applying this approach, we demonstrate that different nucleic acids can be detected in each hybridization cycle by multi-color staining, and at least ten continuous hybridization cycles can be carried out in the same specimen. We also show that the integrated single-cell in situ analysis of DNA, RNA and protein can be achieved using cleavable fluorescent oligonucleotides combined with cleavable fluorescent antibodies. This highly multiplexed imaging platform will have wide applications in systems biology and biomedical research.
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- Manas Mondal
- Biodesign Institute , School of Molecular Sciences , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , USA .
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- Biodesign Institute , School of Molecular Sciences , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , USA .
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- Biodesign Institute , School of Molecular Sciences , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , USA .
- Division of Pulmonary Medicine , Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Mayo Clinic Arizona , Scottsdale , Arizona 85259 , USA
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- Biodesign Institute , School of Molecular Sciences , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , USA .
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- Biodesign Institute , School of Molecular Sciences , Arizona State University , Tempe , Arizona 85287 , USA .
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Kadina A, Kietrys AM, Kool ET. RNA Cloaking by Reversible Acylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:3059-3063. [PMID: 29370460 PMCID: PMC5842138 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201708696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We describe a selective and mild chemical approach for controlling RNA hybridization, folding, and enzyme interactions. Reaction of RNAs in aqueous buffer with an azide-substituted acylating agent (100-200 mm) yields several 2'-OH acylations per RNA strand in as little as 10 min. This poly-acylated ("cloaked") RNA is strongly blocked from hybridization with complementary nucleic acids, from cleavage by RNA-processing enzymes, and from folding into active aptamer structures. Importantly, treatment with a water-soluble phosphine triggers a Staudinger reduction of the azide groups, resulting in spontaneous loss of acyl groups ("uncloaking"). This fully restores RNA folding and biochemical activity.
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- Anastasia Kadina
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Anastasia Kadina
- Department of Chemistry; Stanford University; Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Stanford University; Stanford CA 94305 USA
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- Department of Chemistry; Stanford University; Stanford CA 94305 USA
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Mathews AS, Yang H, Montemagno C. 3'-O-Caged 2'-Deoxynucleoside Triphosphates for Light-Mediated, Enzyme-Catalyzed, Template-Independent DNA Synthesis. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN NUCLEIC ACID CHEMISTRY 2017; 71:13.17.1-13.17.38. [PMID: 29275537 DOI: 10.1002/cpnc.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Synthesis, purification, and characterization of 3'-O-caged 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs), namely 3'-O-(2-nitrobenzyl)-2'-deoxy ribonucleoside triphosphates (NB-dNTPs) and 3'-O-(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl)-2'-deoxy ribonucleoside triphosphates (DMNB-dNTPs), are discussed in detail. A total of eight 3'-O-caged dNTPs are synthesized with specific protocols depending on the nitrogenous base on the first carbon, i.e., adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine, as well as the photo-cleavable group, i.e, 2-nitrobenzyl and 4,5- dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl, to be attached in the 3'-O position. The purification of the synthesized compounds is done using ion-exchange and flash chromatography; this is followed by structural confirmation by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectroscopy (MS). The efficiency of the designed compounds is tested by conducting and evaluating UV-cleaving experiments at 365 nm with proton NMR and LC-MS curves. Finally, the application of the 3'-O-cagged dNTPs in template-independent, enzyme-catalyzed, photo-mediated oligonucleotide synthesis is demonstrated. © 2017 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- Anu Stella Mathews
- Ingenuity Lab, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Ingenuity Lab, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Crystal structures of ternary complexes of archaeal B-family DNA polymerases. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188005. [PMID: 29211756 PMCID: PMC5718519 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Archaeal B-family polymerases drive biotechnology by accepting a wide substrate range of chemically modified nucleotides. By now no structural data for archaeal B-family DNA polymerases in a closed, ternary complex are available, which would be the basis for developing next generation nucleotides. We present the ternary crystal structures of KOD and 9°N DNA polymerases complexed with DNA and the incoming dATP. The structures reveal a third metal ion in the active site, which was so far only observed for the eukaryotic B-family DNA polymerase δ and no other B-family DNA polymerase. The structures reveal a wide inner channel and numerous interactions with the template strand that provide space for modifications within the enzyme and may account for the high processivity, respectively. The crystal structures provide insights into the superiority over other DNA polymerases concerning the acceptance of modified nucleotides.
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Goodwin S, McPherson JD, McCombie WR. Coming of age: ten years of next-generation sequencing technologies. Nat Rev Genet 2017; 17:333-51. [PMID: 27184599 PMCID: PMC10373632 DOI: 10.1038/nrg.2016.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2139] [Impact Index Per Article: 305.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Since the completion of the human genome project in 2003, extraordinary progress has been made in genome sequencing technologies, which has led to a decreased cost per megabase and an increase in the number and diversity of sequenced genomes. An astonishing complexity of genome architecture has been revealed, bringing these sequencing technologies to even greater advancements. Some approaches maximize the number of bases sequenced in the least amount of time, generating a wealth of data that can be used to understand increasingly complex phenotypes. Alternatively, other approaches now aim to sequence longer contiguous pieces of DNA, which are essential for resolving structurally complex regions. These and other strategies are providing researchers and clinicians a variety of tools to probe genomes in greater depth, leading to an enhanced understanding of how genome sequence variants underlie phenotype and disease.
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- Sara Goodwin
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine; and the Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Davis, California 95817, USA
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Chakravorty S, Hegde M. Gene and Variant Annotation for Mendelian Disorders in the Era of Advanced Sequencing Technologies. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2017; 18:229-256. [PMID: 28415856 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-083115-022545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Comprehensive annotations of genetic and noncoding regions and corresponding accurate variant classification for Mendelian diseases are the next big challenge in the new genomic era of personalized medicine. Progress in the development of faster and more accurate pipelines for genome annotation and variant classification will lead to the discovery of more novel disease associations and candidate therapeutic targets. This ultimately will facilitate better patient recruitment in clinical trials. In this review, we describe the trends in research at the intersection of basic and clinical genomics that aims to increase understanding of overall genomic complexity, complex inheritance patterns of disease, and patient-phenotype-specific genomic associations. We describe the emerging field of translational functional genomics, which integrates other functional "-omics" approaches that support next-generation sequencing genomic data in order to facilitate personalized diagnostics, disease management, biomarker discovery, and medicine. We also discuss the utility of this integrated approach for diagnostic clinics and medical databases and its role in the future of personalized medicine.
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- Samya Chakravorty
- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322;
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- Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30322;
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Rosenblum SL, Weiden AG, Lewis EL, Ogonowsky AL, Chia HE, Barrett SE, Liu MD, Leconte AM. Design and Discovery of New Combinations of Mutant DNA Polymerases and Modified DNA Substrates. Chembiochem 2017; 18:816-823. [PMID: 28160372 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chemical modifications can enhance the properties of DNA by imparting nuclease resistance and generating more-diverse physical structures. However, native DNA polymerases generally cannot synthesize significant lengths of DNA with modified nucleotide triphosphates. Previous efforts have identified a mutant of DNA polymerase I from Thermus aquaticus DNA (SFM19) as capable of synthesizing a range of short, 2'-modified DNAs; however, it is limited in the length of the products it can synthesize. Here, we rationally designed and characterized ten mutants of SFM19. From this, we identified enzymes with substantially improved activity for the synthesis of 2'F-, 2'OH-, 2'OMe-, and 3'OMe-modified DNA as well as for reverse transcription of 2'OMe DNA. We also evaluated mutant DNA polymerases previously only tested for synthesis for 2'OMe DNA and showed that they are capable of an expanded range of modified DNA synthesis. This work significantly expands the known combinations of modified DNA and Taq DNA polymerase mutants.
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- Sydney L Rosenblum
- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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- W. M. Keck Science Department, Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA
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Mondal M, Liao R, Xiao L, Eno T, Guo J. Highly Multiplexed Single-Cell In Situ Protein Analysis with Cleavable Fluorescent Antibodies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201611641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Manas Mondal
- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona 85287 USA
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- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona 85287 USA
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- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona 85287 USA
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- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona 85287 USA
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- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences; Arizona State University; Tempe Arizona 85287 USA
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Mondal M, Liao R, Xiao L, Eno T, Guo J. Highly Multiplexed Single-Cell In Situ Protein Analysis with Cleavable Fluorescent Antibodies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:2636-2639. [PMID: 28128531 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201611641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 12/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Limitations on the number of proteins that can be quantified in single cells in situ impede advances in our deep understanding of normal cell physiology and disease pathogenesis. Herein, we present a highly multiplexed single-cell in situ protein analysis approach that is based on chemically cleavable fluorescent antibodies. In this method, antibodies tethered to fluorophores through a novel azide-based cleavable linker are utilized to detect their protein targets. After fluorescence imaging and data storage, the fluorophores coupled to the antibodies are efficiently cleaved without loss of protein target antigenicity. Upon continuous cycles of target recognition, fluorescence imaging, and fluorophore cleavage, this approach has the potential to quantify over 100 different proteins in individual cells at optical resolution. This single-cell in situ protein profiling technology will have wide applications in signaling network analysis, molecular diagnosis, and cellular targeted therapies.
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- Manas Mondal
- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA
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- Biodesign Institute & School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 85287, USA
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Kent T, Rusanov TD, Hoang TM, Velema WA, Krueger AT, Copeland WC, Kool ET, Pomerantz RT. DNA polymerase θ specializes in incorporating synthetic expanded-size (xDNA) nucleotides. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:9381-9392. [PMID: 27591252 PMCID: PMC5100566 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Revised: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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DNA polymerase θ (Polθ) is a unique A-family polymerase that is essential for alternative end-joining (alt-EJ) of double-strand breaks (DSBs) and performs translesion synthesis. Because Polθ is highly expressed in cancer cells, confers resistance to ionizing radiation and chemotherapy agents, and promotes the survival of homologous recombination (HR) deficient cells, it represents a promising new cancer drug target. As a result, identifying substrates that are selective for this enzyme is a priority. Here, we demonstrate that Polθ efficiently and selectively incorporates into DNA large benzo-expanded nucleotide analogs (dxAMP, dxGMP, dxTMP, dxAMP) which exhibit canonical base-pairing and enhanced base stacking. In contrast, functionally related Y-family translesion polymerases exhibit a severely reduced ability to incorporate dxNMPs, and all other human polymerases tested from the X, B and A families fail to incorporate them under the same conditions as Polθ. We further find that Polθ is inhibited after multiple dxGMP incorporation events, and that Polθ efficiency for dxGMP incorporation approaches that of native dGMP. These data demonstrate a unique function for Polθ in incorporating synthetic large-sized nucleotides and suggest the future possibility of the use of dxG nucleoside or related prodrug analogs as selective inhibitors of Polθ activity.
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- Tatiana Kent
- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry, Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Tan L, Liu Y, Yang Q, Li X, Wu XY, Gong B, Shen YM, Shao Z. Design and synthesis of fluorescence-labeled nucleotide with a cleavable azo linker for DNA sequencing. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:954-7. [PMID: 26587573 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc09131d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A cleavable azo linker was synthesized and reacted with 5-(6)-carboxytetramethyl rhodamine succinimidyl ester, followed by further reactions with di(N-succinimidyl) carbonate and 5-(3-amino-1-propynyl)-2'-deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate [dUTP(AP3)] to obtain the terminal product dUTP-azo linker-TAMRA as a potential reversible terminator for DNA sequencing by synthesis with no need for 3'-OH blocking.
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- Lianjiang Tan
- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China. and Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Bio-ID Center, School of Bio-medical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China and Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Key Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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- Bio-ID Center, School of Bio-medical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shawn E. Levy
- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama 35806; ,
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- HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Huntsville, Alabama 35806; ,
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Mathews AS, Yang H, Montemagno C. Photo-cleavable nucleotides for primer free enzyme mediated DNA synthesis. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:8278-88. [PMID: 27527494 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01371f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis, characterization and potential application of eight 3'-O modified 2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) are discussed. These nucleotide analogues are modified by capping the 3'-OH with a photolabile protecting group which can temporarily cease DNA strand growth and can smoothly reinitiate the growth by the photodecomposition of the protecting group and setting the 3'-OH of dNTPs free to propagate. The synthesis of 3'-O-(2-nitrobenzyl)-2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (NB-dNTPs) and 3'-O-(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrobenzyl)-2'-deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (DMNB-dNTPs) is discussed in detail with structural confirmation using NMR. The UV-cleaving studies are monitored and quantified using LCMS and (1)H NMR spectral traces. The synthesised nucleotides are employed for terminating and reinitiating template-less DNA synthesis, using primer independent Terminal Deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT) enzyme. The use of this photolabile nucleotide in one step stop-start DNA synthesis is a novel strategy towards the precise assembly of dNTPs with the potential to reinforce present technologies.
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- Anu Stella Mathews
- Ingenuity Lab, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 3M9, Canada.
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Kölmel DK, Barandun LJ, Kool ET. Efficient synthesis of fluorescent alkynyl C-nucleosides via Sonogashira coupling for the preparation of DNA-based polyfluorophores. Org Biomol Chem 2016; 14:6407-12. [PMID: 27296353 PMCID: PMC4935563 DOI: 10.1039/c6ob01199c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A facile and general procedure for the preparation of alkynyl C-nucleosides with varied fluorophores is presented. Sonogashira coupling was used as a key reaction to conjugate the dyes to an easily accessible ethynyl functionalized deoxyribose derivative. The new C-nucleosides were used for the preparation of DNA-based polyfluorophores.
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- Dominik K Kölmel
- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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