Recombinant cells and organisms having persistent nonstandard amino acid dependence and methods of making them

US9834775B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9834775-B2
Application numberUS-201415025406-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 26, 2014
Priority dateSep 27, 2013
Publication dateDec 5, 2017
Grant dateDec 5, 2017

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Recombinant cells and recombinant organisms persistently expressing nonstandard amino acids (NSAAs) are provided. Methods of making recombinant cells and recombinant organisms dependent on persistently expressing NSAAs for survival are also provided. These methods may be used to make safe recombinant cells and recombinant organisms and/or to provide a selective pressure to maintain one or more reassigned codon functions in recombinant cells and recombinant organisms.

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What is claimed is: 1. A genetically modified Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) cell comprising: an essential polypeptide encoded by an essential nucleic acid sequence, wherein the essential polypeptide comprises a recoded adenylate kinase (adk) comprising I4A, L6V, V103A, L178bipA, Y182V, and T191I substitutions; a recoded alanyl-tRNA synthetase (alaS) comprising M1bipA, F90A, F293A, L338bipA, M342A, and L349P substitutions; a recoded methionyl-tRNA synthetase (metG) comprising M485A, F502G, and L503bipA substitutions; a recoded phosphoglycerate kinase (pgk) comprising V185A, I187A, I211G, and L297bipA substitutions; or a recoded tyrosol-tRNA synthetase (tyrS) comprising F706A, W778F, T787V, F823G, L907bipA, and V919A substitutions, wherein bipA is L-4,4′-bisphenylalanine. 2. The cell of claim 1 , comprising two or more essential polypeptides encoded by two or more essential nucleic acid sequences. 3. The cell of claim 1 wherein the essential polypeptide comprises the recoded adk comprising I4A, L6V, V103A, L178bipA, Y182V, and T191I substitutions. 4. The cell of claim 1 wherein the essential polypeptide comprises the recoded alaS comprising M1bipA, F90A, F293A, L338bipA, M342A, and L349P substitutions. 5. The cell of claim 1 wherein the essential polypeptide comprises the recoded metG comprising M485A, F502G, and L503bipA substitutions. 6. The cell of claim 1 wherein the essential polypeptide comprises the recoded pgk comprising V185A, I187A, I211G, and L297bipA substitutions. 7. The cell of claim 1 wherein the essential polypeptide comprises the recoded tyrS comprising F706A, W778F, T787V, F823G, L907bipA, and V919A substitutions.

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  • C12N1/36Primary

    Adaptation or attenuation of cells · CPC title

  • Vectors comprising a coding region that has been codon optimised for expression in a respective host · CPC title

  • C12N15/65Primary

    using markers (enzymes used as markers C12N15/52) · CPC title

  • Genes encoding for enzymes or proenzymes · CPC title

  • inhibiting translation · CPC title

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What does patent US9834775B2 cover?
Recombinant cells and recombinant organisms persistently expressing nonstandard amino acids (NSAAs) are provided. Methods of making recombinant cells and recombinant organisms dependent on persistently expressing NSAAs for survival are also provided. These methods may be used to make safe recombinant cells and recombinant organisms and/or to provide a selective pressure to maintain one or more …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Harvard College
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C12N1/36. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
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Publication date Tue Dec 05 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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