Lasergen, Inc.

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

Weidong Wu

Michael L Metzker

Brian P Stupi

Vladislav A Litosh

Megan N Hersh

Sidney E Morris

Hong Li

David Hertzog

Holly Hogrefe

Connie Jo Hansen

Michelle H Cayouette

Jeffrey Fox

Jinchun Wang

Mimi Healy

Su Zhang

Stacie Frye

Sophia Petrichenko

Xiyi Chen

Brian Philip Stupi

Mutant polymerases are provided that have improved ability to incorporate modified nucleotides, including 3'-OH unblocked reversible terminators. The mutant polymerases may be used in a variety of applications, such as for polynucleotide sequencing, primer extension reactions, and template-independent enzymatic oligonucleotide synthesis.

Polymerase mutants and use with 3'-OH unblocked reversible terminators

The present invention relates generally to 3'-OH unblocked nucleotides and nucleosides labeled and unlabeled with 5-methoxy-substituted nitrobenzyl-based photocleavable terminating groups for use in methods and systems related to DNA and RNA sequencing and analysis. These compounds may be used as reversible terminators as they exhibit fast nucleotide incorporation kinetics, single-base termination, high nucleotide selectivity, and rapid terminating group cleavage that results in a naturally occurring nucleotide.

3'-OH unblocked, fast photocleavable terminating nucleotides and methods for nucleic acid sequencing

Provided herein are methods of using photocleavable labels for multiplex and serial antigen detection. The methods comprise detecting the presence of photocleavable labels, which are conjugated through functional linkers to antigen-binding complexes, which in turn non-covalently bind to antigens. The presence of a photocleavable label is indicative of the presence of an antigen specifically or selectively bound by an antigen-binding complex. Also provided are apparatuses for using photocleavable labels for multiplex and serial antigen detection.

Antigen detection using photocleavable labels

The present invention relates generally to labeled and unlabled cleavable terminating groups and methods for DNA sequencing and other types of DNA analysis. More particularly, the invention relates in part to nucleotides and nucleosides with chemically cleavable, photocleavable, enzymatically cleavable, or non-photocleavable groups and methods for their use in DNA sequencing and its application in biomedical research.

Nucleotides and nucleosides and methods for their use in DNA sequencing

Provided are novel nucleotides, nucleoside, and their derivatives described herein, that can be used in DNA sequencing technology and other types of DNA analysis. In one embodiment, the nucleotide or nucleoside with an unprotected 3'-OH group is derivatized at the nucleobase to include a fluorescent dye attached via a linker to a photocleavable terminating group. The photocleavable-fluorescent group is designed to terminate DNA synthesis as well as be cleaved so that DNA oligomers can be sequenced efficiently in a parallel format. The design of such rapidly cleavable fluorescent groups on nucleotides and nucleosides can enhance the speed and accuracy of sequencing of large oligomers of DNA in parallel, to allow rapid whole genome sequencing, and the identification of polymorphisms and other valuable genetic information, as well as allowing further manipulation and analysis of nucleic acid molecules in their native state following cleavage of the fluorescent group.

Photocleavable labeled nucleotides and nucleosides and methods for their use in DNA sequencing

The present invention relates generally to 3'-OH unblocked, labeled and unlabeled nucleotides and nucleosides with 5-methoxy-substituted nitrobenzyl-based photocleavable terminating groups for use in methods and systems related to DNA and RNA sequencing and analysis. These compounds, which may be represented by the following formulas: wherein the variables are defined herein, may be used as reversible terminators as they exhibit fast nucleotide incorporation kinetics, single-base termination, high nucleotide selectivity, and rapid terminating group cleavage that results in a naturally occurring nucleotide.

The present invention relates generally to labeled and unlabeled cleavable terminating groups and methods for DNA sequencing and other types of DNA analysis. More particularly, the invention relates in part to nucleotides and nucleosides with chemically cleavable, photocleavable, enzymatically cleavable, or non-photocleavable groups and methods for their use in DNA sequencing and its application in biomedical research.

3'OH-unblocked, nucleotides and nucleosides base modified with labels and photocleavable, terminating groups and methods for their use in DNA sequencing

Provided are novel nucleotides, nucleoside, and their derivatives described herein, that can be used in DNA sequencing technology and other types of DNA analysis. In one embodiment, the nucleotide or nucleoside with an unprotected 3'-OH group is derivatized at the nucleobase to include a fluorescent dye attached via a linker to a non-cleavable terminating group. The non-cleavable-fluorescent group is designed to terminate DNA synthesis so that DNA oligomers can be sequenced efficiently in a parallel format. These reagents and methods will lead to more accurate identification of polymorphisms and other valuable genetic information.

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Weidong Wu