IP Library Granted Patent US 12,680,132
Granted Patent B2
US 12,680,132 · App. 17/918,072 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Nucleotide cleavable linkers with rigid spacers and uses thereof

Inventors: Ada Tong (San Diego, CA); Ronald Graham (Carlsbad, CA); Megha Cila (San Diego, CA); Eli N. Glezer (Del Mar, CA); Zachary Terranova (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
C12Q1/6869C12Q1/6818
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Patent No.
US 12,680,132
App. No.
17/918,072
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein, inter alia, are compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof for sequencing a nucleic acid.

Claims (70)

1 . A compound having the formula:

wherein

B is a divalent nucleobase;

L 100 is a polymerase-compatible cleavable linker;

R 1 is a polyphosphate moiety, monophosphate moiety, 5′-O-nucleoside protecting group, nucleic acid moiety, hydrogen, or —OH;

R 2 is hydrogen, a polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety, or —OH;

R 3 is an —O-polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety, a polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety, hydrogen, —OH, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

R 4 is an anchor moiety or a detectable moiety;

L 200 has the formula:

R 201 is independently hydrogen, —CCl 3 , —CBr 3 , —CF 3 , —Cl 3 , —CHCl 2 , —CHBr 2 , —CHF 2 , —CHI 2 , —CH 2 Cl, —CH 2 Br, —CH 2 F, —CH 2 I, —CN, —OH, —COOH, —CONH 2 , —OCCl 3 , —OCF 3 , —OCBr 3 , —OCl 3 , —OCHCl 2 , —OCHBr 2 , —OCHI 2 , —OCHF 2 , —OCH 2 Cl, —OCH 2 Br, —OCH 2 I, —OCH 2 F, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl;

R 202 is independently —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —PO 3 H, —PO 4 H, halogen, —CCl 3 , —CBr 3 , —CF 3 , —Cl 3 , —CHCl 2 , —CHBr 2 , —CHF 2 , —CHI 2 , —CH 2 Cl, —CH 2 Br, —CH 2 F, —CH 2 I, —CN, —OH, —NH 2 , —COOH, —CONH 2 , —NO 2 , —SH, —NHNH 2 , —ONH 2 , —NHC(O)NHNH 2 , —NHC(O)NH 2 , —NHSO 2 H, —NHC(O)H, —NHC(O)OH, —NHOH, —OCCl 3 , —OCF 3 , —OCBr 3 , —OC 3 , —OCHCl 2 , —OCHBr 2 , —OCHI 2 , —OCHF 2 , —OCH 2 Cl, —OCH 2 Br, —OCH 2 I, —OCH 2 F, —N 3 , —SF 5 , —SO 2 Cl, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, or L 212 -R 212A ;

L 202 is independently a covalent linker;

R 202A is independently a detectable moiety, anchor moiety, triplet state quencher moiety, or protein moiety;

z202 is independently an integer from 0 to 2;

R 201 and R 202 may optionally be joined to form a substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl;

W 203 and W 204 are independently CH, N, or C(R 202);

L 205 is independently a bond or —CH 2 NH—; and

z206 is an integer from 1 to 100;

wherein, when R 4 is a detectable moiety, then R 202 is L 202 -R 202A , and R 4 and R 202A are a FRET pair of detectable moieties.

2 . A compound having the formula:

wherein

B is a divalent nucleobase;

L 100 is a polymerase-compatible cleavable linker;

R 1 is a polyphosphate moiety, monophosphate moiety, 5′-O-nucleoside protecting group, nucleic acid moiety, hydrogen, or —OH;

R 2 is hydrogen, a polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety, or —OH;

R 3 is an —O-polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety, a polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety, hydrogen, —OH, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl;

R 4 is an anchor moiety or a detectable moiety; and

L 200 is a divalent polymer, divalent double-stranded nucleic acid, or divalent polypeptide.

3 . The compound of claim 2 , wherein the divalent polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequences (EAAAK) n1 (SEQ ID NO:1), (EP) n2 (SEQ ID NO:5), (KP) n3 (SEQ ID NO:6), (AP) n4 (SEQ ID NO:7), or (TPR) n5 (SEQ ID NO:8), wherein n1, n2, n3, n4, and n5 are each independently an integer from 2 to 20.

4 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L 200 has the formula:

5 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the triplet state quencher moiety is a monovalent ascorbic acid, monovalent cyclooctatetraene (COT), monovalent nitrobenzyl alcohol, monovalent methyl viologen, monovalent Trolox, or monovalent Trolox-quinone.

6 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety is independently -(substituted or unsubstituted alkylene)-SS-(unsubstituted alkyl).

7 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein the polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety is independently:

8 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein B is a divalent cytosine or a derivative thereof, divalent guanine or a derivative thereof, divalent adenine or a derivative thereof, divalent thymine or a derivative thereof, divalent uracil or a derivative thereof, divalent hypoxanthine or a derivative thereof, divalent xanthine or a derivative thereof, divalent 7-methylguanine or a derivative thereof, divalent 5,6-dihydrouracil or a derivative thereof, divalent 5-methylcytosine or a derivative thereof, or divalent 5-hydroxymethylcytosine or a derivative thereof.

9 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein B is

10 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L 100 is a polymerase-compatible cleavable linker comprising:

wherein R 9 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl.

11 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L 100 is a polymerase-compatible cleavable linker comprising

wherein R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

12 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein L 100 is -L 101 -L 102 -L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -; and

L 101 , L 102 , L 103 , L 104 , and L 105 are independently a bond, —NH—, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)NH—, —NHC(O)—, —NHC(O)NH—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —SS—, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted arylene, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene;

wherein at least one of L 101 , L 102 , L 103 , L 104 , and L 105 is not a bond.

13 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein L 100 is -L 101 -O—CH(—SR 100 )-L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -, -L 101 -O—C(CH 3 )(—SR 100 )-L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -, -L 101 -O—CH(N 3 )-L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -, or -L 101 -SS-L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -;

L 101 , L 103 , L 104 , and L 105 are independently a bond, —NH—, —O—, —C(O)—, —C(O)NH—, —NHC(O)—, —NHC(O)NH—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, substituted or unsubstituted alkylene, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted arylene, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroarylene;

R 100 is —SR 102 or —CN; and

R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

14 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein L 100 is -L 101 -O—CH(—SR 100 )-L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -, -L 101 -O—C(CH 3 )(—SR 100 )-L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -, -L 101 -O—CH(N 3 )-L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -, or -L 101 -SS-L 103 -L 104 -L 105 -;

L 101 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkylene or substituted or unsubstituted 8 to 20 membered heteroalkylene;

L 103 is a bond or substituted or unsubstituted 2 to 10 membered heteroalkylene;

L 104 is a bond, substituted or unsubstituted 4 to 18 membered heteroalkylene, or substituted or unsubstituted phenylene;

L 105 is a bond or substituted or unsubstituted 4 to 18 membered heteroalkylene;

R 100 is —SR 102 or —CN; and

R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

15 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein L 100 is

wherein

R 9 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and

R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

16 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein L 100 is

wherein

R 9 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; and

R 102 is unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

17 . The compound of claim 12 , wherein L 100 is

18 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 4 is an anchor moiety.

19 . The compound of claim 18 , wherein the anchor moiety is biotin, azide, transcyclooctene (TCO), or phenyl boric acid (PBA).

20 . A method for sequencing a nucleic acid, comprising:

(i) incorporating in series with a nucleic acid polymerase, within a reaction vessel, one of four different compounds into a primer to create an extension strand, wherein said primer is hybridized to said nucleic acid and wherein each of the four different compounds comprises a unique detectable moiety or a unique anchor moiety;

(ii) if the compound of step (i) above comprises a unique anchor moiety, further adding to said reaction vessel a complementary anchor compound comprising a complementary anchor moiety to said unique anchor moiety bonded to a unique detectable moiety; and

(iii) detecting the unique detectable moiety of each incorporated compound or incorporated compound-complementary anchor compound complex, so as to thereby identify each incorporated compound in said extension strand, thereby sequencing the nucleic acid;

wherein each of said four different compounds is independently a compound of claim 1 .

21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising adding to said reaction vessel a photodamage mitigating agent.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2025
From: SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
To: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Reel/Frame 070440/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2023
From: TONG, ADA; GRAHAM, RONALD; CILA, MEGHA; GLEZER, ELI N.
To: SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC
Reel/Frame 062722/0534 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2022
From: TONG, ADA; GRAHAM, RONALD; CILA, MEGHA; GLEZER, ELI N.; TERRANOVA, ZACHARY
To: SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC
Reel/Frame 061743/0918 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63022089 · May 8, 2020
Related Publication 20230160001A1 · May 25, 2023
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