Patent classifications
C12Q2565/531
NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING BY SYNTHESIS USING MAGNETIC SENSOR ARRAYS
Disclosed herein are apparatuses for nucleic acid sequencing, and methods of making and using such apparatuses. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a magnetic sensor array comprising a plurality of magnetic sensors, each of the plurality of magnetic sensors coupled to at least one address line, and a fluid chamber adjacent to the magnetic sensor array, the fluid chamber having a proximal wall adjacent to the magnetic sensor array. In some embodiments, a method of sequencing nucleic acid using the apparatus comprises (a) coupling a plurality of molecules of a nucleic acid polymerase to the proximal wall of the fluid chamber; (b) in one or more rounds of addition, adding, to the fluid chamber, (i) a nucleic acid template comprising a primer binding site and an extendable primer, and (ii) a first magnetically-labeled nucleotide precursor comprising a first cleavable magnetic label, a second magnetically-labeled nucleotide comprising a second cleavable magnetic label, a third magnetically-labeled nucleotide comprising a third cleavable magnetic label, and a fourth magnetically-labeled nucleotide comprising a fourth cleavable magnetic label; and (c) sequencing the nucleic acid template, wherein sequencing the nucleic acid template comprises, using the at least one address line, detecting a characteristic of at least a portion of the magnetic sensors in the magnetic sensor array, wherein the characteristic indicates which of the first, second, third, or fourth magnetically-labeled nucleotide precursors has been incorporated into the extendable primer. In some embodiments, a method of sequencing nucleic acid using the apparatus comprises (a) binding a nucleic acid strand to the proximal wall; (b) in one or more rounds of addition, adding, to the fluid chamber, (i) an extendable primer, and (ii) a plurality of molecules of a nucleic acid polymerase; (c) adding, to the fluid chamber, a first magnetically-labeled nucleotide precursor comprising a first cleavable magnetic label; and (d) sequencing the nucleic acid template, wherein sequencing the nucleic acid template comprises, using the at least one address line, detecting a characteristic of at least a first portion of the magnetic sensors in the magnetic sensor array, wherein the characteristic indicates that the first magnetically-labeled nucleotide precursor has bound to at least one molecule of the plurality of molecules of the nucleic acid polymerase or has been incorporated into the extendable primer. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a nucleic acid sequencing device having at least one fluid chamber configured to contain fluid comprises fabricating a first addressing line on a substrat
NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING BY SYNTHESIS USING MAGNETIC SENSOR ARRAYS
Disclosed herein are apparatuses for nucleic acid sequencing, and methods of making and using such apparatuses. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a magnetic sensor array comprising a plurality of magnetic sensors, each of the plurality of magnetic sensors coupled to at least one address line, and a fluid chamber adjacent to the magnetic sensor array, the fluid chamber having a proximal wall adjacent to the magnetic sensor array. In some embodiments, a method of sequencing nucleic acid using the apparatus comprises (a) coupling a plurality of molecules of a nucleic acid polymerase to the proximal wall of the fluid chamber; (b) in one or more rounds of addition, adding, to the fluid chamber, (i) a nucleic acid template comprising a primer binding site and an extendable primer, and (ii) a first magnetically-labeled nucleotide precursor comprising a first cleavable magnetic label, a second magnetically-labeled nucleotide comprising a second cleavable magnetic label, a third magnetically-labeled nucleotide comprising a third cleavable magnetic label, and a fourth magnetically-labeled nucleotide comprising a fourth cleavable magnetic label; and (c) sequencing the nucleic acid template, wherein sequencing the nucleic acid template comprises, using the at least one address line, detecting a characteristic of at least a portion of the magnetic sensors in the magnetic sensor array, wherein the characteristic indicates which of the first, second, third, or fourth magnetically-labeled nucleotide precursors has been incorporated into the extendable primer. In some embodiments, a method of sequencing nucleic acid using the apparatus comprises (a) binding a nucleic acid strand to the proximal wall; (b) in one or more rounds of addition, adding, to the fluid chamber, (i) an extendable primer, and (ii) a plurality of molecules of a nucleic acid polymerase; (c) adding, to the fluid chamber, a first magnetically-labeled nucleotide precursor comprising a first cleavable magnetic label; and (d) sequencing the nucleic acid template, wherein sequencing the nucleic acid template comprises, using the at least one address line, detecting a characteristic of at least a first portion of the magnetic sensors in the magnetic sensor array, wherein the characteristic indicates that the first magnetically-labeled nucleotide precursor has bound to at least one molecule of the plurality of molecules of the nucleic acid polymerase or has been incorporated into the extendable primer. In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing a nucleic acid sequencing device having at least one fluid chamber configured to contain fluid comprises fabricating a first addressing line on a substrat
ANALYSIS OF CRISPR-CAS BINDING AND CLEAVAGE SITES FOLLOWED BY HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING (ABC-SEQ)
The present invention relates to a method for the analysis of binding and cleavage sites followed by high-throughput sequencing. This method is called “ABC-seq”. The method is based on CUT&RUN (or CUT&Tag), originally developed for the detection of epigenetic marks, in combination with recombinant catalytically active or inactive Cas and a bioinformatics pipeline to identify off-site binding and off-site cleavage events in parallel.
ANALYSIS OF CRISPR-CAS BINDING AND CLEAVAGE SITES FOLLOWED BY HIGH-THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING (ABC-SEQ)
The present invention relates to a method for the analysis of binding and cleavage sites followed by high-throughput sequencing. This method is called “ABC-seq”. The method is based on CUT&RUN (or CUT&Tag), originally developed for the detection of epigenetic marks, in combination with recombinant catalytically active or inactive Cas and a bioinformatics pipeline to identify off-site binding and off-site cleavage events in parallel.
Multiplexed Imaging with Nanobody Probes
Methods include (a) contacting a biological sample with a composition featuring a plurality of different types of probes, where each type of probe of the plurality of different types of probes includes a detection moiety that selectively binds to a different type of protein target in the sample, a nanobody bound to the detection moiety, and an oligonucleotide linked to the nanobody and featuring an oligonucleotide sequence, where the oligonucleotide sequence of each type of probe is different from the oligonucleotide sequences of each of the other types of probes of the plurality of probes; and (b) contacting the sample with a set of one or more different types of optical labels, where each different type of optical label of the set of optical labels includes an oligonucleotide that selectively hybridizes to only one type of probe.
Multiplexed Imaging with Nanobody Probes
Methods include (a) contacting a biological sample with a composition featuring a plurality of different types of probes, where each type of probe of the plurality of different types of probes includes a detection moiety that selectively binds to a different type of protein target in the sample, a nanobody bound to the detection moiety, and an oligonucleotide linked to the nanobody and featuring an oligonucleotide sequence, where the oligonucleotide sequence of each type of probe is different from the oligonucleotide sequences of each of the other types of probes of the plurality of probes; and (b) contacting the sample with a set of one or more different types of optical labels, where each different type of optical label of the set of optical labels includes an oligonucleotide that selectively hybridizes to only one type of probe.
SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMIC TRANSFER MODES
Provided herein are methods and systems for determining the location of one or more analytes in a biological sample with electrophoresis analyte transfer modes.
SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMIC TRANSFER MODES
Provided herein are methods and systems for determining the location of one or more analytes in a biological sample with electrophoresis analyte transfer modes.
METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING TAU
The invention relates to methods and kits for assessing brain injury, e.g., traumatic brain injury resulting from blast exposure. The invention provides methods of quantifying the amount of phosphorylated tau or total tau in a biological sample. The invention further provides a method of determining the number of blast exposures experienced by a subject. Also provided herein are kits for detecting phosphorylated tau or total tau in a biological sample.
Highly-multiplexed fluorescent imaging
Provided herein is a method and system for analyzing a sample. In some embodiments the method makes use of a plurality of capture agents that are each linked to a different oligonucleotide and a corresponding plurality of labeled nucleic acid probes, wherein each of the labeled nucleic acid probes specifically hybridizes with only one of the oligonucleotides. The sample is labeled with the capture agents en masse, and sub-sets of the capture agents are detected using iterative cycles using corresponding subsets of the labeled nucleic acid probes.