Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to the design and synthesis of nucleic acid libraries containing non-random mutations or variants. Aspects of the invention provide methods for assembling libraries containing high densities of predetermined variant sequences. Certain embodiments relate to the design and synthesis of nucleic acid libraries that express a predetermined polypeptide from a library of nucleic acids having silent sequence variants. Certain embodiments relate to the design and synthesis of nucleic acid libraries that express predetermined RNA variants that encode the same polypeptide sequence.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 4, 2007
Publication date:
November 20, 2008
Applicant:
Codon Devices
Inventors:
Brian M. Baynes, Dasa Lipovsek, Subhayu Basu
Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to the design and synthesis of nucleic acid libraries. Certain embodiments relate to the design and synthesis of nucleic acid libraries that express polypeptides. In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for analyzing polypeptide sequences and identifying those that may confer undesirable properties in vivo (e.g., poor solubility, high immunogenicity, low stability, etc.). In some embodiments, the invention provides methods for synthesizing a library of nucleic acids having predetermined sequences (e.g., a library of nucleic acids that encode polypeptides having related sequences with predetermined sequence variations).