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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Peng Yin, Brookline, MA (US);
Niles A. Pierce, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peng Yin, Brookline, MA (US);
Niles A. Pierce, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/00 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12P 19/14 (2006.01); C07K 1/13 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 1/13 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6441 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present embodiments relate to engineering imaging probes based on 'triggered molecular geometry.' Upon detection of a molecular signal, nucleic acid hairpin monomers assemble an imageable molecular shape with prescribed geometry. In some embodiments the prescribed shape can be imaged directly. In some embodiments, the prescribed shape can serve as a spatial organizer or amplification scheme for other imaging entities, such as fluorophore and fluorescent proteins.