Abstract: The invention relates to variants of a DNA polymerase of the polX family capable of synthesizing a nucleic acid molecule without a template strand, or of a functional fragment of such a polymerase, comprising at least one mutation of a residue in at least one specific position, and to uses of said variants, in particular for the synthesis of nucleic acid molecules comprising 3?-OH modified nucleotides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel polypeptides having an endonuclease V activity, and uses thereof.

Abstract: The invention is directed to systems, apparatus and kits for automated synthesis of a plurality of polynucleotides in an array of reaction chambers using a template-free polymerase. In some embodiments, adaptive elements and processes are provided to monitor and control disruption of the synthesis process and fluid movement by enzyme aggregation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase (TdT) variants lacking dismutation acivity for template-free enzymatic synthesis of polynucleotides of any predetermined sequence. Such TdT variants permit higher yields of correct sequence polynucleotides.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for synthesising long nucleic acids, including at least one cycle of elongating initial fragments of nucleic acids, including a) a phase comprising the enzymatic addition of nucleotides to said fragments, b) a phase comprising the purification of the fragments having a correct sequence, c) an optional phase of enzymatic amplification, each cycle being performed in a reaction medium which is compatible with enzymatic addition and amplification, such as an aqueous medium, the synthesis method also comprising, at the end of all the elongation cycles, a last step of final amplification. The invention also relates to the use of the method for the production of genes, or sequences of synthetic nucleic acids, DNA or RNA. The invention further relates to a kit for implementing said method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to variant of Family A polymerases able to synthesize a nucleic acid fragment without template and to incorporate a reversible modified terminator nucleotide during the nucleic acid fragment synthesis. The present invention further relates to uses thereof for enzymatic synthesis of nucleic acid molecules.

Abstract: The invention relates to variants of a DNA polymerase of the polX family capable of synthesizing a nucleic acid molecule without a template strand, or of a functional fragment of such a polymerase, comprising at least one mutation of a residue in at least one specific position, and to uses of said variants, in particular for the synthesis of nucleic acid molecules comprising 3?-OH modified nucleotides.

Abstract: Methods for preparing 3?-O-amino-2?-deoxyribonucleoside-5?-triphosphates with reduced 3?-hydroxy-2?-deoxyribonucleoside-5?-triphosphate contamination by converting 3?-(N-acetone-oxime)-2?-deoxynucleoside triphosphate to 3?-O-amine-2?-deoxynucleoside triphosphate by treatment with an aryl-oxyamine and compositions produced therefrom.

Abstract: The invention is directed to compositions and methods for enzymatic template-free synthesis of polynucleotides wherein different terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) variants are used to incorporate different 3?-O-reversibly blocked deoxynucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) into a growing chain. In part, the invention is a recognition and appreciation that different TdT variants can be engineered to preferentially incorporate specific dNTPs with higher efficiency than a single “general purpose” TdT variant used to incorporate all four 3-O-reversibly blocked dNTPs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of Terminal deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT), each of which (i) has an amino acid sequence similarity to SEQ ID NO: 2. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 or 35 with corresponding amino acid substitutions, (ii) is capable of synthesizing a nucleic acid fragment without a template and (iii) is capable of incorporating a modified nucleotide into the nucleic acid fragment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to variant of Family A polymerases able to synthesize a nucleic acid fragment without template and to incorporate a reversible modified terminator nucleotide during the nucleic acid fragment synthesis. The present invention further relates to uses thereof for enzymatic synthesis of nucleic acid molecules.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods for synthesizing oligonucleotides direction on biomolecules or cells living or fixed. In some embodiments, template-free enzymatic synthesis is implemented under biological conditions with successive cycles of (i) enzymatic addition of a 3?-O-blocked nucleoside triphosphate and (ii) enzymatic deblocking of the incorporated nucleotide to regenerate a free 3? hydroxyl. The invention has applications in single-cell cDNA library construction and analysis.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods for synthesizing oligonucleotides directly on biomolecules or cells living or fixed. In some embodiments, template-free enzymatic synthesis is implemented under biological conditions with successive cycles of (i) enzymatic addition of a 3?-O-blocked nucleoside triphosphate and (ii) enzymatic deblocking of the incorporated nucleotide to regenerate a free 3? hydroxyl. The invention has applications in single-cell cDNA library construction and analysis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of Terminal deoxynucleotidyl Transferase (TdT), each of which (i) has an amino acid sequence similarity to SEQ ID NO: 2. 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 or 35 with corresponding amino acid substitutions, (ii) is capable of synthesizing a nucleic acid fragment without a template and (iii) is capable of incorporating a modified nucleotide into the nucleic acid fragment.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods for massively parallel template-free enzymatic synthesis of a plurality of different polynucleotides of predetermined sequences. In one aspect, methods of the invention employ large scale arrays of reaction sites each associated with at least one working electrode for controlling deprotection and deblocking steps at predetermined user selected sites. In another aspect, the invention provides template-free enzymatic synthesis with proofreading, wherein completed polynucleotides at predetermined reaction sites are sequenced using a sequencing by synthesis technique, particularly employing electrochemically labile blocking groups.

Abstract: Methods for preparing 3?-O-amino-2?-deoxyribonucleoside-5?-triphosphates with reduced 3?-hydroxy-2?-deoxyribonucleoside-5?-triphosphate contamination by converting 3?-(N-acetone-oxime)-2?-deoxynucleoside triphosphate to 3?-O-amine-2?-deoxynucleoside triphosphate by treatment with an aryl-oxyamine and compositions produced therefrom.

Abstract: A modified nucleotide, intended for the synthesis of long chain nucleic acids by enzymatic processes, comprising a “natural” nitrogenous base or a natural nitrogenous base analogue, a ribose or deoxyribose carbohydrate, and at least one phosphate group, characterized in that said nucleotide comprises at least one R group, termed the modifier group, carried by said nitrogenous base or analogue and/or by the oxygen in position 3? of the ribose or deoxyribose molecule, making it possible to block the polymerization of said nucleotide and/or to allow the interaction of said nucleotide with another molecule, such as a protein, during the nucleic acid synthesis, R comprising at least one functional terminal group.

Abstract: The invention is directed to methods for synthesizing oligonucleotides direction on biomolecules or cells living or fixed. In some embodiments, template-free enzymatic synthesis is implemented under biological conditions with successive cycles of (i) enzymatic addition of a 3?-O-blocked nucleoside triphosphate and (ii) enzymatic deblocking of the incorporated nucleotide to regenerate a free 3? hydroxyl. The invention has applications in single-cell cDNA library construction and analysis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for synthesising long nucleic acids, including at least one cycle of elongating initial fragments of nucleic acids, including a) a phase comprising the enzymatic addition of nucleotides to said fragments, b) a phase comprising the purification of the fragments having a correct sequence, c) an optional phase of enzymatic amplification, each cycle being performed in a reaction medium which is compatible with enzymatic addition and amplification, such as an aqueous medium, the synthesis method also comprising, at the end of all the elongation cycles, a last step of final amplification. The invention also relates to the use of the method for the production of genes, or sequences of synthetic nucleic acids, DNA or RNA. The invention further relates to a kit for implementing said method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for synthesising long nucleic acids, including at least one cycle of elongating initial fragments of nucleic acids, including a) a phase comprising the enzymatic addition of nucleotides to said fragments, b) a phase comprising the purification of the fragments having a correct sequence, c) an optional phase of enzymatic amplification, each cycle being performed in a reaction medium which is compatible with enzymatic addition and amplification, such as an aqueous medium, the synthesis method also comprising, at the end of all the elongation cycles, a last step of final amplification. The invention also relates to the use of the method for the production of genes, or sequences of synthetic nucleic acids, DNA or RNA. The invention further relates to a kit for implementing said method.