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US 11,834,689 B2Granted
Incorporation of unnatural nucleotides and methods thereof
AssigneesThe Scripps Research Institute, Synthorx, Inc.
InventorsJerod Ptacin, Carolina Caffaro, Hans Aerni, Yorke Zhang, Emil C. Fischer, Aaron W. Feldman, Vivian T. Dien, Floyd E. Romesberg
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and kits for the synthesis of proteins which comprises unnatural amino acids that utilize a mutant tRNA.
Claims25
A cell comprising:
- a. a nucleoside triphosphate transporter from Phaeodactylum tricornutum;
- b. a tRNA from Methanosarcina mazei or Methanococcus jannaschii comprising an anticodon, wherein the anticodon comprises a sequence selected from GGY, GYG, YGG, GAY, GYA, YGA, GCY, GYC, YGC, GUY, GYU, YGU, CAY, CYA, YCA, CGY, CYG, YCG, CUY, CYU, YCU, CCY, CYC, YCC, AAY, AYA, YAA, AGY, AYG, YAG, ACY, AYC, YAC, AUY, AYU, YAU, UUY, UYU, YUU, UAY, UYA, YUA, UGY, UYG, YUG, UCY, UYC, YUC, GYY, YGY, YYG, CYY, YCY, YYC, AYY, YAY, YYA, UYY, YUY, YYU, YYY, GGX, GXG, XGG, GAX, GXA, XGA, GCX, GXC, XGC, GUX, GXU, XGU, CAX, CXA, XCA, CGX, CXG, XCG, CUX, CXU, XCU, CCX, CXC, XCC, AAX, AXA, XAA, AGX, AXG, XAG, ACX, AXC, XAC, AUX, AXU, XAU, UUX, UXU, XUU, UAX, UXA, XUA, UGX, UXG, XUG, UCX, UXC, XUC, GXX, XGX, XXG, CXX, XCX, XXC, AXX, XAX, XXA, UXX, XUX, XXU, or XXX, and wherein each of Y and X are an unnatural nucleotide comprising an unnatural nucleobase selected from
- c. an aminoacyl tRNA synthetase from Methanosarcina or Methanococcus jannaschii;
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- d. an mRNA comprising a codon, wherein the codon comprises a sequence selected from GGY, GYG, YGG, GAY, GYA, YGA, GCY, GYC, YGC, GUY, GYU, YGU, CAY, CYA, YCA, CGY, CYG, YCG, CUY, CYU, YCU, CCY, CYC, YCC, AAY, AYA, YAA, AGY, AYG, YAG, ACY, AYC, YAC, AUY, AYU, YAU, UUY, UYU, YUU, UAY, UYA, YUA, UGY, UYG, YUG, UCY, UYC, YUC, GYY, YGY, YYG, CYY, YCY, YYC, AYY, YAY, YYA, UYY, YUY, YYU, YYY, GGX, GXG, XGG, GAX, GXA, XGA, GCX, GXC, XGC, GUX, GXU, XGU, CAX, CXA, XCA, CGX, CXG, XCG, CUX, CXU, XCU, CCX, CXC, XCC, AAX, AXA, XAA, AGX, AXG, XAG, ACX, AXC, XAC, AUX, AXU, XAU, UUX, UXU, XUU, UAX, UXA, XUA, UGX, UXG, XUG, UCX, UXC, XUC, GXX, XGX, XXG, CXX, XCX, XXC, AXX, XAX, XXA, UXX, XUX, XXU, or XXX, and wherein each of Y and X are an unnatural nucleotide comprising an unnatural nucleobase selected from
- and wherein the anticodon of the tRNA pairs with the codon of the mRNA.
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