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US 12,421,537 · App. 17/258,377 · Granted Sep 23, 2025
Ribosome variants for sequence defined polymer synthesis
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Northwestern University
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Abstract
Disclosed are engineered or modified E. coli ribosomes and methods, components, compositions, and kits for preparing and identifying engineered or modified E. coli ribosomes. The engineered or modified E. coli ribosomes may be prepared and identified under a set of defined conditions, such as in the presences of a engineered or modified tRNA comprising a non-natural, non-α-amino acid monomer (NNA), in order to obtain an engineered or modified ribosome that utilizes the engineered or modified tRNA as a substrate for synthesizing a polymer comprising the NNA.
Claims (8)
1. An engineered Escherichia coli ribosome comprising one or more engineered mutations in ribosomal RNA of the ribosome, wherein at least one of the one or more engineered mutations is selected from the group consisting of A2448C, A2448U, A2448G, A2453U, A2453C, C2456U, C2456G, C2456A, C2496U, C2496G, C2496A, A2497U, A2497C, C2498U, C2499G, U2500A, U2500G, A2567C, G2588U, G2588C, C2606U, C2606A, C2606G, G2607U, and G2607A, wherein the positions are defined relative to a wild-type Escherichia coli 23 S rRNA encoded by SEO ID NO: 1.
2. The engineered ribosome of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional engineered mutations in the peptidyl transferase center (PTC) of 23S rRNA.
3. The engineered ribosome of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional engineered mutations in the central PTC-ring of 23S rRNA, defined as G2057-C2063, G2447-C2456, C2496-C2507, G2582-G2588, A2602, and C2606-C2611.
4. The engineered ribosome of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional engineered mutations in the A-loop of the PTC, defined as U2548-A2560.
5. The engineered ribosome of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional engineered mutations in the P-loop of the PTC, defined as G2250-C2254.
6. A method of synthesizing a sequence-defined polymer encoded by a messenger RNA (mRNA), the method comprising translating the mRNA using the engineered ribosome of claim 1 .
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the method is performed in vitro in a cell-free system.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the method is performed in vivo in a cell.
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From: JEWETT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER; D'AQUINO, ANNE E.
To: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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