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US 12,473,538 · App. 18/328,078 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

DP04 polymerase variants

Inventors: Mark Stamatios Kokoris (Bothell, WA); Marc Prindle (Seattle, WA); Jack Chase (Seattle, WA); Robert Busam (Seattle, WA); Michael Kovarik (Seattle, WA); Salka Keller (Shoreline, WA); Megan Murt (Seattle, WA); Greg Thiessen (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.
C12N9/1252C12P19/34C12Q1/6806C12Y207/07007
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Patent No.
US 12,473,538
App. No.
18/328,078
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Recombinant DPO4-type DNA polymerase variants with amino acid substitutions that confer modified properties upon the polymerase for improved single molecule sequencing applications are provided. Such properties may include enhanced binding and incorporation of bulky nucleotide analog substrates into daughter strands and the like. Also provided are compositions comprising such DPO4 variants and nucleotide analogs, as well as nucleic acids which encode the polymerases with the aforementioned phenotypes.

Claims (5)

1 . An isolated recombinant DNA polymerase, which recombinant DNA polymerase comprises an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% identical to amino acids 1-340 of SEQ ID NO:1, which recombinant DNA polymerase comprises mutations at amino acid positions 42, 56, 76, 78, 79, 82, 83, 86, 184, 189, 248, 289, 290, 291, 292, and 293, 297, 301, and 325, wherein the mutations are amino acid substitutions, wherein identification of positions is relative to wildtype DPO4 polymerase (SEQ ID NO:1), and which recombinant DNA polymerase exhibits polymerase activity.

2 . The recombinant DNA polymerase of claim 1 , wherein the mutation at position 42 is A42V, the mutation at position 56 is K56Y, the mutation at position 76 is M76W, the mutation at position 78 is K78N, the mutation at position 79 is E79L, the mutation at position 82 is Q82W, the mutation at position 83 is Q83G, the mutation at position 86 is S86E, the mutation at position 184 is P184L, the mutation at position 189 is I189W, the mutation at position 289 is V289W, the mutation at position 290 is T290K or T290R, the mutation at position 291 is E291S, the mutation at position 292 is D292Y, the mutation at position 293 is L293W, the mutation at position 297 is selected from the group consisting of S297H, S297T, S297P, S297W, S297L, S297Q, S297Y, S297C, S297R, and S297F, the mutation at position 301 is selected from the group consisting of T301R, T301H, T301F, T301V, T301W, T301E, T301Y, T301M, T301K, T301S, AND T301Q, and the mutation at position 325 is selected from the group consisting of E325K, E325Q, E325R, E325G, E325V, E325S, and E325A.

3 . The recombinant DNA polymerase of claim 1 , comprising the amino acid sequence as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 11, 12, 84, 86, 88, 91, 94, 95, 103 and 104.

4 . A composition comprising a recombinant DNA polymerase as set forth in claim 1 .

5 . The recombinant DNA polymerase of claim 1 , wherein amino acids 341-352 relative to wildtype DPO4 polymerase (SEQ ID NO:1) is deleted.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 1, 2023
From: STRATOS GENOMICS, INC.
To: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS SEATTLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 065419/0739 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2023
From: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS SEATTLE, INC.
To: ROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065419/0919 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16610460
Provisional Application 62501526 · May 4, 2017
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