Patents by Inventor Xun Xu

Xun Xu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250179559
    Abstract: Provided are a dual-luciferase reporter gene detection system and use thereof. The detection system includes Gaussia luciferase, Pleuromamma xiphias luciferase, and a substrate. The substrate is coelenterazine or a derivative thereof. Compared with other dual-luciferase reporter gene detection systems, the present dual-luciferase reporter gene detection system produces stronger signals and requires simple reaction conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2025
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: BGI SHENZHEN
    Inventors: Shitian ZHUO, Bo TENG, Wenwei Zhang, Ao Chen, Xun Xu
  • Publication number: 20250163492
    Abstract: Provided are a method for performing position labeling of nucleic acid molecules, a method for constructing a nucleic acid molecule library for transcriptome sequencing, and a kit for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Xun XU, Ao CHEN, Wenwei ZHANG, Sha LIAO
  • Publication number: 20250154581
    Abstract: A method for sequencing polynucleotides by using nanopores. The present invention relates to, in particular, a method for sequencing polynucleotides by means of covalently binding a polynucleotide binding protein and a nanopore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Xun XU, Yuliang DONG, Zhouxiang JI, Lele WANG, Tao ZENG, Yuxiang LI, Ao CHEN, Wenwei ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20250136974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule capable of blocking motor protein, a library containing the nucleic acid molecule, a method for constructing the nucleic acid molecule or library containing the same, and an application of the nucleic acid molecule or library containing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Ou Wang, Xiao Shi, Xun Xu, Wenwei Zhang, Fei Guo, Siyu Bao, Yuliang Dong, Tao Zeng
  • Publication number: 20250129407
    Abstract: The present application relates to transcriptome sequencing and biomolecule space information detection. Specifically, the present application relates to a method for positioning and labeling a nucleic acid molecule, a method for constructing a nucleic acid molecule library for transcriptome sequencing, and a kit for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Sha LIAO, Ao CHEN, Wenwei ZHANG, Xun XU, Jian PENG, Wenjiao LI, Xi CHEN, Defeng FU
  • Patent number: 12277468
    Abstract: Provided are a magnetic bead-based detection method, a storage medium, and a detection device. The detection method includes: collecting a white light image of a to-be-detected solution, in which the to-be-detected solution is mixed with a to-be-detected sample and magnetic beads with a capture agent (S1); determining magnetic stripe regions in the white light image, and determining first magnetic bead regions based on the magnetic stripe regions (S2); selecting, by using a first neural network, second magnetic bead regions containing magnetic beads from the first magnetic bead regions, and obtaining a marker position of each of the magnetic beads (S3); and obtaining, by using a second neural network and based on each of the second magnetic bead regions, codes at code bits of a corresponding magnetic bead, and obtaining corresponding code information based on the codes of the code bits and the marker position of the magnetic bead (S4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BGI SHENZHEN
    Inventors: Wenwei Zhang, Mei Li, Weimao Wang, Yuxiang Li, Xun Xu
  • Patent number: 12276809
    Abstract: Disclosed are a super-resolution imaging system (1, 41, 51), a super-resolution imaging method, a biological sample identification system (4, 61) and method, a nucleic acid sequencing imaging system (5) and method, and a nucleic acid identification system (6) and method. The super-resolution imaging system (1, 41, 51) includes an illumination system (A) and an imaging system (B). The illumination system (A) outputs excitation light to irradiate a biological sample to generate excited light, and the imaging system (B) collects and records the excited light to generate an excited light image. The illumination system (A) includes an excitation light source (10, 10a) and a structured light generation and modulation device (11, 11a). The excitation light source (10, 10a) outputs the excitation light, and the structured light generation and modulation device (11, 11a) modulates the excitation light into structured light to irradiate the biological sample to generate the excited light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: BGI SHENZHEN
    Inventors: Jielei Ni, Ming Ni, Fan Zhou, Zeyu Su, Ke Ji, Dong Wei, Mengzhe Shen, Yuanqing Liang, Mei Li, Xun Xu
  • Publication number: 20250092452
    Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is a method for sequencing a double-stranded target polynucleotide. The method can keep ATP at a relatively constant concentration during sequencing, so that the sequencing rate can be better kept stable and unchanged. Further provided in the present disclosure is a kit for sequencing a double-stranded target polynucleotide, the kit including a transmembrane pore in the membrane, a helicase, an ATP-generating enzyme and an ATP-generating substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: BGI SHENZHEN
    Inventors: Zhouxiang JI, Jingxiong LU, Rongrong ZHENG, Wenwei ZHANG, Yuliang DONG, Yuxiang LI, Tao ZENG, Xun XU
  • Patent number: 12247198
    Abstract: A nucleic acid synthesis device and a nucleic acid purification device, uses thereof, and a nucleic acid synthesis method and a nucleic acid purification method. The nucleic acid synthesis device includes a solid support, and the solid support includes a controlled pore glass (CPG), the CPG is an unmodified and bare CPG, a surface of the CPG has a hydroxyl group, and the hydroxyl group is attachable, though a covalent bond, to a phosphoramidite-protected nucleotide monomer or multimer for synthesis of nucleic acid. The nucleic acid synthesis device of the present disclosure can be used for not only synthesis of an oligonucleotide primer, but also for purification of enzymatic digestion and PCR product by using the oligonucleotide primer immobilized on the CPG, and has advantages of simple structure, small volume, light weight, high efficiency, low costs, and diversified functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: BGI SHENZHEN
    Inventors: Xin Fang, Xiaoluo Huang, Yue Shen, Xun Xu
  • Patent number: 12246324
    Abstract: A gene sequencing reaction device, a gene sequencing system and a gene sequencing reaction method. The gene sequencing reaction device includes: a supporting platform; a dipping container disposed on the supporting platform, wherein the dipping container has a dipping reaction area, and the dipping reaction area is configured to hold a chemical reagent for gene sequencing reaction, so as to dip a sequencing chip having a DNA sample loading structure on the surface and having a DNA sample loaded thereon in the chemical reagent to perform a gene sequencing reaction; a temperature control apparatus, configured to control the temperature of the chemical reagent in the dipping reaction area; and a transfer apparatus, configured to insert the sequencing chip into the dipping reaction area or pull out the sequencing chip from the dipping reaction area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: MGI Tech Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Ma, Xun Xu, Jiabo Wu, Ming Ni, Dong Wei, Jiansheng Tang
  • Publication number: 20250066747
    Abstract: Provided is helicase BCH1X, which comprises an amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1 or 2. Further provided are a complex structure comprising helicase BCH1X and a binding moiety used for binding to a polynucleotide, and a use thereof in the control and characterization of a polynucleotide and in single molecule nanopore sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Xun Xu, Fei Guo, Qiaoxia Hu, Denghui Li, Junyi Chen, Lele Wang, Ziyu Zhao, Zhouxiang Ji, Tao Zeng, Ou Wang, Yuxiang Li, Yuliang Dong, Wenwei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250066748
    Abstract: The present invention provides a helicase BCH2X, comprising an amino acid sequence represented by any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-3. The present invention also provides a complex structure comprising the helicase BCH2X and a binding moiety for binding polynucleotides. The present invention also provides a use of the helicase BCH2X or the complex structure comprising same in the control and characterization of polynucleotides and single-molecule nanopore sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Lele Wang, Tao Zeng, Zhenjun Liu, Junyi Chen, Ziyu Zhao, Denghui Li, Fei Guo, Zhouxiang Ji, Ou Wang, Yuxiang Li, Yuliang Dong, Wenwei Zhang, Xun Xu
  • Publication number: 20250067703
    Abstract: A membrane forming device and a membrane forming method are provided. The membrane forming device includes: a base (10); a main body (20) arranged to the base (10) and the main body (20) having a recess; and an opening member (30) arranged inside a recess port on an end of the recess away from the base (10), and a hollow portion (32) of the opening member (30) being configured to form a amphipathic molecular membrane (80), wherein a cross-sectional area of the hollow portion (32) of the opening member (30) is smaller than that of the accommodating chamber (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Yuning ZHANG, Quanxin YUN, Yuxiang LI, Yuliang DONG, Wenwei ZHANG, Xun XU
  • Publication number: 20250059530
    Abstract: Provided are a method for positioning and labeling a nucleic acid molecule, and a method for constructing a nucleic acid molecule library for single-cell transcriptome sequencing, which relate to the technical fields of single-cell transcriptome sequencing and biomolecular space information detection. Further provided are a nucleic acid molecule library constructed by using the method, and a kit for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Sha LIAO, Ao CHEN, Wenwei ZHANG, Xun XU
  • Publication number: 20250043273
    Abstract: A DNA library sequence for increasing the number of chip probes and an application thereof. The DNA library sequence comprises two or more position information labeling sequences and three or more fixed sequences, wherein the position information labeling sequences and the fixed sequences are arranged at intervals. The DNA library sequence increases the number of probes of a chip used for spatiotemporal omics, and then a capture number of transcript genes is increased. The present invention has a very high application prospect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Sha LIAO, Ao CHEN, Wenwei ZHANG, Xun XU, Xi CHEN, Defeng FU
  • Patent number: 12195493
    Abstract: Reversibly blocked nucleoside analogues and methods of using such nucleoside analogues for sequencing of nucleic acids are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: MGI Tech Co., Ltd., BGI Shenzhen
    Inventors: Handong Li, Snezana Drmanac, Radoje Drmanac, Xun Xu, Lingling Peng, Scott Gablenz
  • Publication number: 20250010290
    Abstract: A microfluidic device and a microfluid detection device, comprising a body (100) and a liquid channel (201) provided within the body (100); a fluid input port (103) communicated with the liquid channel (201) is also provided on the body (100), and an arrangement position of the fluid input port (103) does not include a sensing area (301). The microfluidic device and the microfluidic detection device are easy to operate, and can effectively solve the problem of introducing bubbles due to directly opening a liquid injection hole on the sensing area (301).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Zhentao ZHAO, Yuning ZHANG, Yuxiang LI, Quanxin YUN, Yuliang DONG, Wenwei ZHANG, Xun XU
  • Publication number: 20240392263
    Abstract: Provided is a recombinant KOD polymerase. A KOD polymerase mutant is a protein as follows: the protein is a protein having DNA polymerase activity that is obtained by modifying amino acid residues in at least one of the following 48 positions in the amino acid sequence of KOD DNA polymerase GH78: 267, 326, 347, 349, 353, 375, 378, 379, 380, 385, 451, 452, 453, 454, 457, 461, 465, 470, 474, 477, 478, 479, 480, 482, 484, 485, 486, 493, 496, 497, 514, 574, 584, 605, 610, 630, 665, 666, 667, 674, 676, 680, 682, 698, 707, 718, 723 and 729, without changing other amino acid sequences; and compared with KOD DNA polymerase GH78, with regard to catalysis, the recombinant DNA polymerase exhibits a faster reaction rate, better catalytic efficiency, better affinity and other advantages, thereby improving the reaction rate of DNA polymerase in sequencing and increasing the reaction read length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Lili Zhai, Qingqing Xie, Ruyin Cao, Zi Wang, Yue Zheng, Yuliang Dong, Wenwei Zhang, Xun Xu
  • Patent number: D1084393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Inventors: Wu Zhan, Quanxin Yun, Zhentao Zhao, Lin Li, Yao Wang, Lei Yu, Yuxiang Li, Yuliang Dong, Wenwei Zhang, Yuning Zhang, Xun Xu
  • Patent number: D1084394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Inventors: Wu Zhan, Quanxin Yun, Zhentao Zhao, Lin Li, Yao Wang, Lei Yu, Yuxiang Li, Yuliang Dong, Wenwei Zhang, Yuning Zhang, Xun Xu