METHODS FOR MULTIPART, MODULAR AND SCARLESS ASSEMBLY OF DNA MOLECULES
First Claim
1. A method for scarless assembly of two or more DNA molecules, said method comprising:
- generating a first DNA molecule having a single stranded terminus,generating a second DNA molecule having a single stranded terminus,ligating the first and second DNA molecules such that the ligation product corresponds to the combined sequence of the first and second DNA molecules.
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Abstract
The present invention consists of methods for joining DNA molecules (parts) together to form larger DNA molecules (assemblies) of specified sequence and organization. The invention exhibits three necessary characteristics. Firstly, the invention enables 2 or more parts to be joined in a single reaction. Secondly, the seam between joined parts is scarless, producing no residual sequence dependencies like restriction enzyme recognition sites. Thirdly, parts are modular and can easily be reused in novel assemblies without modification. Prior technologies have exhibited no more than two of the three necessary characteristics, limiting their utility in synthesizing and editing DNA molecules of arbitrary sequence.
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1. A method for scarless assembly of two or more DNA molecules, said method comprising:
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generating a first DNA molecule having a single stranded terminus, generating a second DNA molecule having a single stranded terminus, ligating the first and second DNA molecules such that the ligation product corresponds to the combined sequence of the first and second DNA molecules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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