纳米孔
纳米孔测序
化学
DNA
核苷酸
胸腺嘧啶
胞嘧啶
鸟嘌呤
DNA测序
生物化学
生物物理学
计算生物学
纳米技术
基因
生物
材料科学
作者
Christopher A. Thomas,Jonathan M. Craig,Shuichi Hoshika,Henry Brinkerhoff,Jesse R. Huang,Sarah J. Abell,Hwanhee C. Kim,Michaela C Franzi,Jessica D Carrasco,Hyo‐Joong Kim,Drew C Smith,Jens H. Gundlach,Steven A. Benner,Andrew H. Laszlo
摘要
Chemists have now synthesized new kinds of DNA that add nucleotides to the four standard nucleotides (guanine, adenine, cytosine, and thymine) found in standard Terran DNA. Such "artificially expanded genetic information systems" are today used in molecular diagnostics; to support directed evolution to create medically useful receptors, ligands, and catalysts; and to explore issues related to the early evolution of life. Further applications are limited by the inability to directly sequence DNA containing nonstandard nucleotides. Nanopore sequencing is well-suited for this purpose, as it does not require enzymatic synthesis, amplification, or nucleotide modification. Here, we take the first steps to realize nanopore sequencing of an 8-letter "hachimoji" expanded DNA alphabet by assessing its nanopore signal range using the MspA (Mycobacterium smegmatis porin A) nanopore. We find that hachimoji DNA exhibits a broader signal range in nanopore sequencing than standard DNA alone and that hachimoji single-base substitutions are distinguishable with high confidence. Because nanopore sequencing relies on a molecular motor to control the motion of DNA, we then assessed the compatibility of the Hel308 motor enzyme with nonstandard nucleotides by tracking the translocation of single Hel308 molecules along hachimoji DNA, monitoring the enzyme kinetics and premature enzyme dissociation from the DNA. We find that Hel308 is compatible with hachimoji DNA but dissociates more frequently when walking over C-glycoside nucleosides, compared to N-glycosides. C-glycocide nucleosides passing a particular site within Hel308 induce a higher likelihood of dissociation. This highlights the need to optimize nanopore sequencing motors to handle different glycosidic bonds. It may also inform designs of future alternative DNA systems that can be sequenced with existing motors and pores.
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