IP Library Granted Patent US 12,637,489
Granted Patent B2
US 12,637,489 · App. 18/104,690 · Granted May 26, 2026

Silicon containing modified nucleotide analogs

Inventors: Ronald Graham (Carlsbad, CA); Zachary Terranova (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.
C07H23/00C12Q1/6869
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Patent No.
US 12,637,489
App. No.
18/104,690
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein, inter alia, are silicon containing cleavable linkers and compounds for use in nucleic acid sequencing.

Claims (50)

1 . A compound having the formula:

wherein

B is a divalent nucleobase;

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

R 2 and R 3 are independently hydrogen, halogen, —CCl 3 , —CBr 3 , —CF 3 , —CI 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, —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —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 , —OCI 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 , substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety, or an —O-polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety;

R 4 is a fluorescent dye moiety; and

L 100 is a divalent linker comprising

 wherein

R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen, —CN, —OH, —NH 2 , —COOH, —CONH 2 , —NO 2 , —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —NHNH 2 , —ONH 2 , 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 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently hydrogen, 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.

2 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen.

3 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is a triphosphate moiety.

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

5 . The compound of claim 1 , having the formula:

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

L 101 , L 102 , 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; and

L 103 is

7 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen, or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl.

8 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen, or unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 alkyl.

9 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted 2 to 8 membered heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted 2 to 8 membered heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 to C 12 aryl, or substituted or unsubstituted 2 to 8 membered heteroaryl.

10 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl.

11 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl.

12 . The compound of claim 6 , wherein L 100 has the formula:

13 . The compound of claim 6 , wherein L 100 has the formula:

14 . The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 3 is an —O-polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety having the formula

15 . A compound having the formula:

wherein

B is a divalent nucleobase;

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

R 2 is hydrogen, halogen, —CCl 3 , —CBr 3 , —CF 3 , —CI 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, —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —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 , —OCI 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 , substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl, or a polymerase-compatible cleavable moiety;

R 3 is

R 4 is a fluorescent dye moiety;

L 100 is a divalent linker;

R 5 and R 6 are independently hydrogen, —CN, —OH, —NH 2 , —COOH, —CONH 2 , —NO 2 , —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —SO 2 NH 2 , —NHNH 2 , —ONH 2 , 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 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently hydrogen, 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 10 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl.

16 . 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 fluorescent dye moiety;

(ii) detecting said unique fluorescent dye moiety of each incorporated compound, 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 .

17 . 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 fluorescent dye moiety;

(ii) detecting said unique fluorescent dye moiety of each incorporated compound, 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 15 .

18 . A method of sequencing a nucleic acid comprising:

(i) providing a nucleic acid template hybridized to a primer;

(ii) extending the primer hybridized to said nucleic acid template with a compound of claim 1 ; and

(iii) identifying the compound, so as to sequence the nucleic acid.

19 . A method of incorporating a compound into a primer, the method comprising combining a polymerase, a primer hybridized to a nucleic acid template and the compound within a reaction vessel and allowing said polymerase to incorporate said compound into said primer thereby forming an extended primer, wherein said compound is a compound of claim 1 .

20 . A nucleic acid polymerase complex comprising a nucleic acid polymerase, wherein said nucleic acid polymerase is bound to a compound of claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
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: GRAHAM, RONALD; TERRANOVA, ZACHARY
To: SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC
Reel/Frame 062722/0671 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63305987 · Feb 2, 2022
Related Publication 20230242571A1 · Aug 3, 2023
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