Nuclera Ltd

Nuclera Nucleics Ltd.

Gordon R McInroy

Michael C Chen

Jiahao Huang

Michael Chun Hao Chen

Radu A Lazar

Sumit Kalsi

Sihong Chen

Richard J Paolini, Jr

Luke M Slominski

Cristina Visani

David Zhitomirsky

Laurence Livingstone Bell

Christopher Dulson

Stephanie Reikine

Ian Haston Cook

Rick Paolini

The invention relates to methods and kits for the synthesis and assembly of oligonucleotides into contiguous strands. The oligonucleotides can be synthesised and assembled in the same device, allowing production of strands longer than can be prepared using base by base synthesis alone.

Method of oligonucleotide synthesis

The invention relates to engineered terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) enzymes or the homologous amino acid sequence of Polμ, Polβ, Polλ, and Polθ of any species or the homologous amino acid sequence of X family polymerases of any species and their use in a method of nucleic acid synthesis, to methods of synthesizing nucleic acids, and to the use of kits comprising said enzymes in a method of nucleic acid synthesis. The invention also relates to the use of new terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases and 3'-blocked nucleoside triphosphates in a method of template independent nucleic acid synthesis.

Modified terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) enzymes

The invention relates to methods of synthesizing polymers, biopolymers, and nucleic acids, to immobilised dNTP/NTPs and kits comprising said immobilised dNTP/NTPs for use in said methods of nucleic acid synthesis.

Polymer synthesis using electrowetting devices

The invention relates to engineered terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) enzymes or the homologous amino acid sequence of Polμ, Polβ, Polλ, and Polθ of any species or the homologous amino acid sequence of X family polymerases of any species and uses thereof.

The invention relates to the use of a modified terminal transferase enzyme in a method of adding one or more nucleotides to the 3' end of a nucleic acid. The invention also relates to methods of nucleic acid synthesis and sequencing comprising the use of said modified terminal transferase enzyme, to kits comprising said modified terminal transferase enzyme and to the use of said kits in methods of nucleic acid synthesis and sequencing.

Use of terminal transferase enzyme in nucleic acid synthesis

Disclosed is a method for the cell-free expression of peptides or proteins in a liquid filled digital microfluidic device. The droplets having the components required for cell-free protein expression can be manipulated by electrokinesis in order to enhance levels of protein expression in the droplets.

Methods for cell-free protein expression

The invention relates to the use of specific terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) enzymes in a method of nucleic acid synthesis, to methods of synthesizing nucleic acids, and to the use of kits comprising said enzymes in a method of nucleic acid synthesis. The invention also relates to the use of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferases and 3'-blocked nucleotide triphosphates in a method of template independent nucleic acid synthesis.

Compositions and methods related to nucleic acid synthesis

A method for moving an aqueous droplet comprising providing an electrokinetic device including a first substrate having a matrix of electrodes, wherein each of the matrix electrodes is coupled to a thin film transistor, and wherein the matrix electrodes are overcoated with a functional coating comprising: a dielectric layer in contact with the matrix electrodes, a conformal layer in contact with the dielectric layer, and a hydrophobic layer in contact with the confornial layer; a second substrate comprising a top electrode; a spacer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and defining an electrokinetic workspace; and a voltage source operatively coupled to the niatrix electrodes. The method further comprises disposing an aqueous droplet on a first matrix electrode; and providing a differential electrical potential between the first matrix electrode and a second matrix electrode with the voltage source, thereby moving the aqueous droplet.

Method of electrowetting

The invention relates to the use of polyphosphate containing species in a method of nucleic acid synthesis, to methods of nucleic acid synthesis, and to the use of kits comprising said polyphosphate containing species. The invention also relates to the use of polyphosphate containing species for the capping of 3'-terminal hydroxyl moieties using terminal transferases.

Methods of nucleic acid synthesis comprising polyphosphate containing species

The invention relates to the use of an amine masked moiety in a method of enzymatic nucleic acid synthesis. The invention also relates to said amine masked moieties per se and a process for preparing nucleotide triphosphates comprising said amine masked moieties.

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

Gordon R McInroy