Iterative nucleic acid assembly using activation of vector-encoded traits
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1. A method for assembling nucleic acid segments, the method comprisingproviding a first and second population of nucleic acids, each population having at least a first, second, third and fourth restriction sites, wherein each population comprises at its 5′
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activation sequence located between the first and second restriction sites and at its 3′
end a 3′
activation sequence located between the third and fourth restriction sites;
generating a first population of nucleic acid segments having the 5′
activation sequence but lacking the 3′
activation sequence by digesting the first population of nucleic acids using a first set of restriction enzymes that cleave the nucleic acids at the first and third restriction sites;
generating a second population of nucleic acid segments having the 3′
activation sequence but lacking the 5′
activation sequence by digesting the second population of nucleic acids using a second set of restriction enzymes that cleave the nucleic acids at the second and fourth restriction sites;
combining the first and second populations of nucleic acid segments with a first linearized nucleic acid vector that is digested with one or more restriction enzymes that produce restriction site overhangs that are complementary to the overhangs generated by the first and fourth restriction enzymes on the first and second populations of nucleic acid segments, wherein the first linearized nucleic acid vector comprises (i) at its 3′
end a coding sequence of a first marker gene 5′
of the first restriction site, and (ii) at its 5′
end a coding sequence of a second marker gene 3′
of the fourth restriction site, andisolating ligated first nucleic acid vectors that express the first and the second marker genes, wherein expression of the first and the second marker genes is indicative of correct assembly of the first and second populations of nucleic acid segments and wherein expression of the first marker gene is regulated by the first activation sequence and expression of the second marker gene is regulated by the second activation sequence.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the present invention provide methods for assembling nucleic acid molecules using iterative activation of one or more vector-encoded traits to progressively assemble a longer nucleic acid insert. Aspects of the invention also provide kits, compositions, devices, and systems for assembling synthetic nucleic acids using iterative activation of one or more vector-encoded traits.
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1. A method for assembling nucleic acid segments, the method comprising
providing a first and second population of nucleic acids, each population having at least a first, second, third and fourth restriction sites, wherein each population comprises at its 5′ - end a 5′
activation sequence located between the first and second restriction sites and at its 3′
end a 3′
activation sequence located between the third and fourth restriction sites;generating a first population of nucleic acid segments having the 5′
activation sequence but lacking the 3′
activation sequence by digesting the first population of nucleic acids using a first set of restriction enzymes that cleave the nucleic acids at the first and third restriction sites;generating a second population of nucleic acid segments having the 3′
activation sequence but lacking the 5′
activation sequence by digesting the second population of nucleic acids using a second set of restriction enzymes that cleave the nucleic acids at the second and fourth restriction sites;combining the first and second populations of nucleic acid segments with a first linearized nucleic acid vector that is digested with one or more restriction enzymes that produce restriction site overhangs that are complementary to the overhangs generated by the first and fourth restriction enzymes on the first and second populations of nucleic acid segments, wherein the first linearized nucleic acid vector comprises (i) at its 3′
end a coding sequence of a first marker gene 5′
of the first restriction site, and (ii) at its 5′
end a coding sequence of a second marker gene 3′
of the fourth restriction site, andisolating ligated first nucleic acid vectors that express the first and the second marker genes, wherein expression of the first and the second marker genes is indicative of correct assembly of the first and second populations of nucleic acid segments and wherein expression of the first marker gene is regulated by the first activation sequence and expression of the second marker gene is regulated by the second activation sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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3. A method for assembling nucleic acid segments, the method comprising
providing a first and second population of nucleic acids, each population having at least first, second, third and fourth restriction sites, wherein each population comprises at its 5′ - end a 5′
promoter sequence located between the first and second restriction sites and at its 3′
end a 3′
promoter sequence located between the third and fourth restriction sites, wherein the 5′ and
3′
promoter sequences are in opposite orientation to each other;generating a first population of nucleic acid segments having the 5′
promoter sequence but lacking the 3′
promoter sequence by digesting the first population of nucleic acids using a first set of restriction enzymes that cleave the nucleic acids at the first and third restriction sites,generating a second population of nucleic acid segments having the 3′
promoter sequence but lacking the 5′
promoter sequence by digesting the second population of nucleic acids using a second set of restriction enzymes that cleave the nucleic acids at the second and fourth restriction sites,combining in the presence of a ligase the first and second populations of nucleic acid segments with a first linearized nucleic acid vector that is digested with restriction enzymes that cleave at the first and fourth restriction sites, wherein the first linearized nucleic acid vector comprises (i) at its 3′
end a coding sequence of a first marker gene 5′
of the first restriction site, wherein the first marker gene expression is regulated by the 5′
promoter sequence, and (ii) at its 5′
end a coding sequence of a second marker gene 3′
of the fourth restriction site, wherein the second marker gene is regulated by the 3′
promoter sequence, andselecting for ligated first nucleic acid vectors that express the first and the second marker genes, wherein expression of the first and the second marker genes is indicative of correct assembly of the first and second populations of nucleic acid segments.
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20. A method of assembling a nucleic acid, the method comprising a plurality of consecutive alternating assembly cycles, wherein each alternating assembly cycle comprises:
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a) combining a first nucleic acid insert with a second nucleic acid insert and a first vector, wherein the first nucleic acid insert comprises a 5′
first portion of a target sequence and at its 5′
end a first activation sequence or fragment thereof, the second nucleic acid insert comprises a second portion of the target sequence and at its 3′
end a second activation sequence or fragment thereof, and the first linearized vector comprises a first activatable marker at its 3′
end and a second activatable marker at its 5′
end;b) selecting for correct assembly of the first and second nucleic acid inserts in the first vector by selecting for activation of the first and second activatable markers, wherein correct assembly results in activation of the first activatable marker by the first activation sequence and activation of the second activatable marker by the second activation sequence; c) isolating from step b) an assembled nucleic acid comprising the first and second portions of the target sequence and the first activation sequence, but not the second activation sequence; d) combining the nucleic acid of step c) with a third nucleic acid insert and a second vector, wherein the third nucleic acid insert comprises a third portion of the target sequence and the second activation sequence at its 3′
end, and the second linearized vector comprises a third activatable marker at its 3′
end and a fourth activatable markers at its 5′
end;e) selecting for correct assembly of the nucleic acid of step c) and the third nucleic acid insert in the second vector by selecting for activation of the third and fourth activatable markers, wherein correct assembly results in activation of the third activatable marker by the first activation sequence and activation of the fourth activatable marker by the second activation sequence; and f) isolating from step e) an assembled nucleic acid comprising the first, second, and third portions of the target sequence and the first activation sequence, but not the second activation sequence;
wherein the nucleic acid of step f) can be combined in a subsequent assembly cycle starting at step a) with a with a fourth nucleic acid insert and the first linearized vector, wherein the fourth nucleic acid insert comprises a 3′
fourth portion of the target sequence and the second activation sequence. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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