Oligonucleotide directed and recorded combinatorial synthesis of encoded probe molecules

1. A probe molecule, wherein the probe molecule is according to formula (I),

([(B 1 ) M -D-L 1 ] Y -H 1 ) O -G-(H 2 -[L 2 -E-(B 2 ) K ] W ) P   (I)

wherein

G is an oligonucleotide, the oligonucleotide comprising at least two coding regions encoding positional building blocks and at least one terminal coding region encoding a first building block or a second building block, wherein the at least two coding regions are single stranded and the at least one terminal coding region is single or double stranded;

H 1 is a hairpin structure comprising oligonucleotides comprising a loop portion, a stem portion, and a 5′ single stranded portion, wherein H 1 comprises a 5′ end that is complementary to an end of the oligonucleotide G;

H 2 is a hairpin structure comprising oligonucleotides comprising a loop portion, a stem portion, and a 3′ single stranded portion, wherein H 2 comprises a 3′ end that is complementary to an end of the oligonucleotide G;

D is the first building block;

E is the second building block, wherein D and E are the same or different;

B 1 is a positional building block and M represents an integer from 1 to 20;

B 2 is a positional building block and K represents an integer from 1 to 20, wherein B 1 and B 2 are the same or different, wherein M and K are the same or different;

L 1 is a linker that covalently bonds D to the loop portion or the stem portion of H 1 ;

L 2 is a linker that covalently bonds E to the loop portion or the stem portion of H 2 ;

O is an integer from zero to 1;

P is an integer from zero to 1;

provided that at least one of O and P is 1;

Y is an integer from 1 to 5, when the value of O is 1;

W is an integer from 1 to 5, when the value of P is 1;

at least one of Y or W is at least 2; and

wherein at least one of each positional building block B 1 at position M and B 2 at position K is identified by one of the at least two coding regions, and wherein at least one of the first building block D and second building block E is identified by the at least one terminal coding region.

2. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein G comprises a sequence represented by the formula (C N —(Z N —C N+1 ) A ), wherein C is a coding region, Z is a non-coding region, N is an integer from 1 to 20, and A is an integer from 1 to 20;

wherein each non-coding region contains from 4 to 50 nucleotides and is optionally double stranded.

3. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein one of O or P is zero.

4. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein at least one of Y and W is an integer from 1 to 2.

5. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein each coding region contains from 6 to 50 nucleotides.

6. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein at least one of H 1 and H 2 comprises from 20 to 90 nucleotides.

7. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein each coding region contains from 12 to 40 nucleotides.

8. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein P is zero, Y is an integer from 1 to 2, and each coding region contains from 12 to 40 nucleotides.

9. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein O is zero, W is an integer from 1 to 2 , and each coding region contains from 12 to 40 nucleotides.

10. The probe molecule of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of positional building blocks at B 1 and B 2 are different.

11. A method of identifying probe molecules capable of binding or selecting for a target molecule comprising:

exposing the target molecule to a pool of probe molecules, wherein the probe molecules are according to claim 1 ,

removing at least one probe molecule that does not bind the target molecule,

amplifying at least one oligonucleotide G from the at least one probe molecule that was not removed from the target molecule to form a copy sequence,

sequencing at least one oligonucleotide G of the copy sequence to identify the at least two coding regions of the probe molecule to further identify at least one of each positional building block B 1 at position M and B 2 at position K, and to identify the at least one terminal coding region of the copy molecule to further identify at least one of the first building block D and the second building block E of the probe molecule.

12. A method of forming a probe molecule, wherein the probe molecule is according to formula (I), the method comprising:

providing at least one hybridization array, the at least one hybridization array comprising at least one single stranded anti-codon oligomer immobilized on the at least one hybridization array, wherein the at least one single stranded anti-codon oligomer immobilized on the at least one hybridization array is capable of hybridizing to a coding region of a molecule of formula (II):

([(B 1 ) (M−1) -D-L 1 ] Y -H 1 ) O -G-(H 2 -[L 2 -E-(B 2 ) (K−1) ] W ) P   (II)

wherein

G is an oligonucleotide, the oligonucleotide comprising at least two coding regions encoding positional building blocks and at least one terminal coding region encoding a first building block or a second building block, wherein the at least two coding regions are single stranded and the at least one terminal coding region is single or double stranded;

H 1 is a hairpin structure comprising oligonucleotides comprising a loop portion, a stem portion, and a 5′ single stranded portion, wherein H 1 incomprises a 5′ end that is complementary to an end of the oligonucleotide G;

H 2 is a hairpin structure comprising oligonucleotides comprising a loop portion, a stem portion, and a 3′ single stranded portion, wherein H 2 comprises a 3′ end that is complementary to an end of the oligonucleotide G;

D is the first building block;

E is the second building block, wherein D and E are the same or different;

B 1 is a positional building block and M represents an integer from 1 to 20;

B 2 is a positional building block and K represents an integer from 1 to 20, wherein B 1 and B 2 are the same or different, wherein M and K are the same or different;

L 1 is a linker that acovalently bonds D to the loop portion or the stem portion of H 1 ;

L 2 is a linker that covalently bonds E to the loop portion or the stem portion of H 2 ;

O is an integer from zero to 1;

P is an integer from zero to 1;

provided that at least one of O and P is 1;

Y is an integer from 1 to 5, when the value of O is 1;

W is an integer from 1 to 5, when the value of P is 1;

at least one of Y or W is at least 2; and

wherein at least one of each positional building block B 1 at position M and B 2 at position K is identified by one of the at least two coding regions and wherein at least one of the first building block D and second building block E is identified by the at least one terminal coding region;

sorting a pool of molecules of formula (II) into sub-pools by hybridizing a coding region of the sub-pool of molecules of formula (II) to the at least one single stranded anti-codon oligomer immobilized on the at least one hybridization array;

a step of optionally releasing the sub-pool of molecules of formula (II) from the at least one hybridization array into separate containers;

providing at least one of positional building blocks B 1 and B 2 ; and

reacting the at least one of positional building blocks B 1 and B 2 with the molecule of formula (II) to form a sub-pool of probe molecules of formula (I):

([(B 1 ) M -D-L 1 ] Y -H 1 ) O -G-(H 2 -[L 2 -E-(B 2 ) K ] W ) P ,   (I)

wherein

G is an oligonucleotide, the oligonucleotide comprising at least two coding regions encoding a positional building block and at least one terminal coding region encoding a first building block or a second building block, wherein the at least two coding regions are single stranded and the at least one terminal coding region is single or double stranded;

H 1 is a hairpin structure comprising oligonucleotides comprising a loop portion, a stem portion, and a 5′ single stranded portion, wherein H 1 comprises a 5′ end that is complementary to an end of the oligonucleotide G;

H 2 is a hairpin structure comprising oligonucleotides comprising a loop portion, a stem portion, and a 3′ single stranded portion, wherein H 2 comprises a 3′ end that is complementary to an end of the oligonucleotide G;

D is the first building block;

E is the second building block, wherein D and E are the same or different;

B 1 is a positional building block and M represents an integer from 1 to 20;

B 2 is a positional building block and K represents an integer from 1 to 20, wherein B 1 and B 2 are the same or different, wherein M and K are the same or different;

L 1 is a linker that covalently bonds D to the loop portion or the stem portion of H 1 ;

L 2 is a linker that covalently bonds E to the loop portion or the stem portion of H 2 ;

O is an integer from zero to 1;

P is an integer from zero to 1;

provided that at least one of O and P is 1;

Y is an integer from 1 to 5, when the value of O is 1;

W is an integer from 1 to 5, when the value of P is 1

at least one of Y or W is at least 2; and

wherein at least one of each positional building block B 1 at position M and B 2 at position K is identified by one of the at least two coding regions, and wherein at least one of the first building block D and second building block E is identified by the at least one terminal coding region.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the molecule of formula (II) is prepared by:

providing an oligonucleotide G′, the oligonucleotide G′ comprising at least two coding regions and at least one terminal coding region, wherein the at least two coding regions are single stranded, the at least one terminal coding region is single stranded, and the at least one terminal coding region at a 5′ and/or a 3′ end of the oligonucleotides G′ is different;

providing at least one charged carrier anti-codon, the at least one charged carrier anti-codon having the formula of ([(B 1 ) (M−1) -D-L 1 ] Y -H 1 ) and/or (H 2 -[L 2 -E-(B 2 ) (K−1) ] W );

combining the oligonucleotide G′ and the at least one charged carrier anti-codon;

bonding the 5′ end of the oligonucleotide G′ to the 3′ end of H 1 , and/or bonding the 3′ end of the oligonucleotide G′ to the 5′ end of H 2 to form a molecules of formula (II):

([(B 1 ) (M−1) -D-L 1 ] Y -H 1 ) O -G-(H 2 -[L 2 -E-(B 2 ) (K−1) ] W ) P   (II)

wherein G, Hi, H 2 , D, E, B 1 , B 2 , L 1 , L 2 , O, P, Y, and W are as defined in claim 11 , and M and K are one.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

removing a portion of oligonucleotide from the at least one terminal coding region of a probe molecule or molecule of formula (I) or (II).

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

ligating at least one of H 1 to G and H 2 to G.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein G comprises a sequence represented by the formula (C N —(Z N —C N+1 ) A ), wherein C is a coding region, Z is a non-coding region, N is an integer from 1 to 20, and A is an integer from 1 to 20;

wherein each non-coding region contains from 4 to 50 nucleotides and is optionally double stranded.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein one of O or P is zero.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of Y and W is an integer from 1 to 2.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of H 1 and H 2 comprises from 20 to 90 nucleotides.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein P is zero, Y is an integer from 1 to 2, and each coding region contains from 12 to 40 nucleotides; or

O is zero, W is an integer from 1 to 2, and each coding region contains from 12 to 40 nucleotides.