Modified nanopores, compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof
AssigneeOxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
InventorsLakmal Nishantha Jayasinghe, Elizabeth Jayne Wallace, Pratik Raj Singh
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Abstract
Provided herein relate to modified or mutant forms of secretin and compositions comprising the same. In particular, the modified or mutant forms of secretin permits efficient capture and/or translocation of an analyte through the modified or mutant secretin nanopores. Methods for using unmodified secretin or the modified or mutant forms of secretin and compositions, for example, for characterizing an analyte, e.g., a target polynucleotide, are also provided.
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A method of detecting the presence or absence of an analyte in a sample and/or characterising an analyte in a sample, the method comprising contacting a secretin nanopore disposed in a membrane with the sample, applying a voltage gradient across the membrane and detecting ionic current flow through the nanopore.
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