Abstract:
Provided herein are methods, systems, and compositions for seamless nucleic acid assembly. Such methods, systems, and compositions for seamless nucleic acid assembly include those for in vitro recombination cloning, single-stranded hierarchal DNA assembly, or overlap extension PCR without primer removal.
Abstract:
A modified programmable nuclease provided as an antiviral therapeutic includes a programmable nuclease such as an RNA-guided nuclease, a DNA-guided nuclease, or a protein- guided nuclease linked to a secondary moiety to improve uptake, half-life, efficacy, or other properties. The nuclease is programmed to cleave viral genetic material in an infected patient.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides systems, compositions and methods for regulating expression of a target polynucleotide in a cell. The systems, compositions and methods comprise a chimeric receptor polypeptide, a chimeric adaptor polypeptide, at least one actuator moiety and a cleavage moiety.
Abstract:
The invention provides compositions and methods for treating human papillomavirus (HPV) infections using a targetable nuclease, which compositions and methods can be used to selectively target the HPV genome or selectively express the targetable nuclease within cells that infected by HPV. By selectively targeting cells infected by HPV, the HPV genome within infected cells, or both, the nuclease is able to cleave the HPV genome thereby inactivating it and rendering it inoperable, interfering with the virus's ability to propagate even where the virus is in a latent stage of infection. Since latent HPV can be cleaved and eradicated from the host cells, compositions and methods of the invention may be used to treat HPV infections and potentially prevent many of the adverse health consequences associated with the papillomavirus.
Abstract:
The present invention provides compositions and methods for assaying the activity of nicking enzyme and polymerase in a reaction involving the use of a nucleic acid substrate molecule that detects nicking enzyme and polymerase extension activities by the release of a detectable reporter (e.g., a fluorophore).
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA, or a protein associated with a target DNA, in a eukaryotic cell. The present disclosure provides methods of binding a target DNA in a eukaryotic cell.
Abstract:
The present invention provides livestock animals and methods to create recipient animals for spermatogonial stem cell transplantation through modulation of the NANOS gene. In one embodiment genome editing issued to create animals with insertions or deletions (indels) that inactivate or otherwise modulate NANOS gene activity so that resulting males lack functional germ cells yet retain functional somatic cells, and females are fertile. These males can then be transplanted with donor spermatogonial stem cells and used for breeding.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns the use of a polypeptide having deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activity for preventing, reducing or removing static electricity from an item; a composition comprising such polypeptide; a method for reducing or removing static electricity from an item; and a wipe for such use.