Publication number: 20230357838
Abstract: Provided herein, among other things, is a method for deaminating a double-stranded nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the method may comprise contacting a double-stranded DNA substrate that comprises cytosines and a double-stranded DNA deaminase having an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to any of SEQ ID NOS: 21, 40, 47, 49, 50, 55, 58, 59, 62, 63, 65, 67, 70, 71, 76, 106, 107, 110, 112, 114, 117, 163 and/or 164 to produce a deamination product that comprises deaminated cytosines. Enzymes and kits for performing the method are also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 24, 2023
Publication date:
November 9, 2023
Applicant:
New England Biolabs, Inc.
Inventors:
Zhiyi Sun, Sean R. Johnson, Bo Yan, Lixin Chen, G. Brett Robb, Thomas C. Evans, JR., Romualdas Vaisvila
Publication number: 20230257730
Abstract: Provided herein, among other things, is a method for deaminating a double-stranded nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the method may comprise contacting a double-stranded DNA substrate that comprises cytosines and a double-stranded DNA deaminase having an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to any of SEQ ID NOS: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 24, 26, 27, 28, 33, 40, 49, 50, 63, 95, 96, 97, and/or 99 to produce a deamination product that comprises deaminated cytosines. Enzymes and kits for performing the method are also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 22, 2022
Publication date:
August 17, 2023
Applicant:
New England Biolabs, Inc.
Inventors:
Romualdas Vaisvila, Sean R. Johnson, Zhiyi Sun, Thomas C. Evans, JR.