Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions, and methods relating to fluoride aptamers, fluoride-responsive riboswitches, fluoride-regulated expression constructs, fluoride transporters, nucleic acids encoding fluoride transporters, expression constructs encoding fluoride transporters, and cells containing or including any combination of these.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions, and methods relating to fluoride aptamers, fluoride-responsive riboswitches, fluoride-regulated expression constructs, fluoride transporters, nucleic acids encoding fluoride transporters, expression constructs encoding fluoride transporters, and cells containing or including any combination of these.

Abstract: The present invention discloses nucleic acid enzymes and deoxyribonucleic acid enzymes capable of cleaving nucleic acid sequences or molecules, particularly RNA, in a site-specific manner, as well as compositions including same. Methods of making and using the disclosed enzymes and compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: Multidomain polynucleotides responsive to signalling agents are designed and constructed to have at least three domains which can be partially or completely overlapping or nonoverlapping: an actuator (catalytic or reporter) domain, a bridging domain, and a receptor domain. In a typical embodiment, a signalling agent such as a chemical ligand interacts with the receptor domain, which changes conformation or otherwise influences the bridging domain so that the activity, catalytic, or reporter function of the actuator domain is stimulated or inhibited. In some ribozyme embodiments, for example, ligand-specific molecular sensors composed of RNA are created by coupling pre-existing catalytic and receptor domains via novel structural bridges which function such that binding of a ligand to the receptor domain triggers a conformational change within the bridge, and this structural reorganization dictates the activity of the adjoining ribozyme.

Abstract: Methods for generating nucleic acid reagents useful for detecting nucleic acids, polynucleotides, and oligonucleotides are disclosed. Selection techniques, enzymatic nucleic acid molecules, allozymes (allosteric nucleic acid sensor molecules), ribozymes, and DNAzymes used as diagnostic reagents and tools are described.

Abstract: Conjoined polynucleotides are linked RNA and/or DNA that comprise at least tow catalytic domains which function in concert to provide a chemical transformation involving multiple sequential or component reactions. In many embodiments, the domains are fused together, typically by means of conventional 3??5? phosphodiester bonds, with or without intervening nucleotides which are not part of the catalytic domains per se, to form conjoined polynucleotides using standard ligation procedures. Conjoined DNA comprising kinase and adenylase domains and conjoined polynucleotides comprising kinase; adenylase, and ligase domains are useful in DNA cloning.

Abstract: Polynucleotides having allosteric properties that modify a function or configuration of the polynucleotide with a chemical effector and/or physical signal are employed primarily as biosensors and/or enzymes for diagnostic and catalytic purposes. In some preferred embodiments, the polynucleotides are DNA enzymes that are used in solution/suspension or attached to a solid support as biosensors to detect the presence or absence of a compound, its concentration, or physical change in a sample by observation of self-catalysis. Chemical effectors include organic compounds such as amino acids, amino acid derivatives, peptides, nucleosides, nucleotides, steroids, and mixtures of these with each other and with metal ions, cellular metabolites or blood components obtained from biological samples, steroids, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, herbicides, food toxins, and the like. Physical signals include radiation, temperature changes, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: It has been discovered that certain natural mRNAs serve as metabolite-sensitive genetic switches wherein the RNA directly binds a small organic molecule. This binding process changes the conformation of the mRNA, which causes a change in gene expression by a variety of different mechanisms. Modified versions of these natural “riboswitches” (created by using various nucleic acid engineering strategies) can be employed as designer genetic switches that are controlled by specific effector compounds. Such effector compounds that activate a riboswitch are referred to herein as trigger molecules. The natural switches are targets for antibiotics and other small molecule therapies.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Nucleic acid catalysts, methods of synthesis, and uses thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to the characterization of mixtures. More specifically, this invention provides tools and methodologies for characterizing a mixture by detecting defined and undefined structures which form when the substances of the mixture contact a configuration of immobilized polymers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleozymes (DNA catalysts, DNA enzymes), methods of synthesis, and uses thereof.

Abstract: Methods for generating nucleic acid reagents useful for detecting nucleic acids, polynucleotides, and oligonucleotides are disclosed. Selection techniques, enzymatic nucleic acid molecules, allozymes (allosteric nucleic acid sensor molecules), ribozymes, and DNAzymes used as diagnostic reagents and tools are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Nucleic acid catalysts, methods of synthesis, and uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleozymes (DNA catalysts, DNA enzymes), methods of synyhesis, and uses thereof.