Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Nanopore-matched protein shuttle for molecular characterization
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Application No.: US16629640Application Date: 2018-07-17
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Publication No.: US11567061B2Publication Date: 2023-01-31
- Inventor: Lene V. Hau , Jene A. Golovchenko , Min Chen
- Applicant: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE , UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
- Applicant Address: US MA Cambridge; US MA Boston
- Assignee: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE,UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
- Current Assignee: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE,UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Cambridge; US MA Boston
- Agency: Nixon Peabody LLP
- Agent David S. Resnick; Wayne L. Tang
- International Application: PCT/US2018/042490 WO 20180717
- International Announcement: WO2019/018398 WO 20190124
- Main IPC: G01N33/487
- IPC: G01N33/487 ; G01N27/447 ; G01N33/543

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for trapping and electrically monitoring molecules in a nanopore sensor. The nanopore sensor comprises a support structure with a first and a second fluidic chamber, at least one nanopore fluidically connected to the two chambers, and a protein shuttle. The protein shuttle comprises an electrically charged protein molecule, such as Avidin. The nanopore can be a Clytosolin A. A method can comprise applying a voltage across the nanopores to draw protein shuttles towards the nanopores. The ionic current through each or all of the nanopores can be concurrently measured. Based on the measured ionic current, blockage events can be detected. Each blockage event indicates a capture of a protein shuttle by at least one nanopore. Each blockage event can be detected through a change of the total ionic current flow or a change in the ionic current flow for a particular nanopore.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210148884A1 NANOPORE-MATCHED PROTEIN SHUTTLE FOR MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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