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• nucleic acids that significantly reduces the error rate and organic waste generation associated with phosphoramidite-mediated chemical synthesis. Additionally, there is a need in the art for synthesis of nucleic acids at a significantly reduced cost. Described herein are compositions of matter and methods to synthesize any nucleic acid (NA) sequence using completely natural nucleic acid sources without the need for large- scale phosphoramidite-mediated chemical synthesis.
• NA nucleic acid
• the present disclosure provides one or more Addamers where each carries a payload of at least three base pairs (bp).
• the full set of 3-mer donor or acceptor Addamer designs includes, as payload, all 64 3-mer bp possibilities. Other embodiments have similar hairpin designs with increased length of the payload. With a payload of three, there are 64 possible Addamers. With a payload of 4 bp there are 256 possible Addamers in a given library. Likewise, for 5-mer payloads there are 1,024 elements and for 6-mer payloads, 4,096 elements.
• Addamers are double stranded, through placement of various design features it is possible to use fewer than the all-possible N- mer maximum for a given library and still achieve complete sequence coverage.
• Addamers can comprise hairpin turns of several bases and a stretch of short sequence, which can be used to guide the cleavage of the payload from the hairpin region with endonucleases.
• the hairpin regions can comprise any of several possible specific structural sequences, such as: aptamer sequences for affinity purification or attachment; enzymatic sequences (DNAzymes) for controlled autocleavage; nested endonuclease recognition sites, for attachment by sticky-end ligation to solid supports; or unpaired single-stranded regions for attachment by hybridization to a solid-support bound anchor sequence.
• Addamers can comprise a variety' of offset cutting Type II S restriction endonuclease sites to enable a variety' of overhang lengths or to allow a whole given construct to be cut to a specific shorter length.
• IISREs Type II S restriction endonucleases
• an array of uni que Acceptor and Donor starting payloads are generated by sequential attachment of 3-mer Addamer.
• distinct solid surfaces which have been pre-loaded with double-stranded multiple cloning site (MCS) bearing ‘atachment studs’ are digested with an appropriate restriction endonuclease (RE), such as BamHI.
• RE restriction endonuclease
• first 3-mer Addamers are RE digested and ligated to the ‘attachment studs.’ After exonuclease treatment and rinsing attached Addamer constructs are digested with appropriate blunt cutting IISREs, yielding a blunt-ended, either an attached Addamer with an exposed 3-mer sequence at its end (Acceptor) or a free blunt-ended Addamer with an exposed 3-mer at its end (Donor). Donor Addamer containing solutions are transferred to desired Acceptor Addamer containing wells and the two Addamers are blunt ligated together using human DNA Ligase III (hLig3), which has a high efficiency of >60% for blunt ligation.
• hLig3 human DNA Ligase III
• Hexamer payloads can then be combined through application of appropriate IISREs to generate Acceptor and Donor versions. Donor solutions are then applied to Acceptor wells and ligated via sticky ends to generate an elongated payload, which is then exonuclease treated and rinsed leaving the desired intermediate payload. This reaction cycle is repeated, and payload lengths increased until a payload of desired NA sequence is generated (see FIG. 8).
• hairpin regions can comprise structural features such as aptamers, which may be used to affix the Addamer to solid supports via molecular affinity' for aptamer ligands
• hairpin regions can comprise restriction endonuclease sites for restriction endonuclease cleavage to allow' Addamer ligation to nucleic acids previously affixed to solid supports.
• hairpin regions can comprise lambda phage cos sites that can be cleaved by lambda terminase to allow Addamer ligation to nucleic acids previously affixed to solid supports
• hairpin regions can comprise single-stranded regions that may be hybridized to nucleic acids previously affixed to solid supports
• the present disclosure provides nucleic acid sequences derived from the combination of Addamers after restriction endonuclease cleavage and subsequent ligation.
• the present disclosure provides double stranded DNA anchor sequences with 5’ end modifications to attach to solid supports, containing multiple cloning sites, a hairpin structure and a modified, exonuclease-resistant 3" end.
• the present disclosure provides single stranded DNA anchor sequences with 5’ end modifications to attach to solid supports containing a sequence complementary to appropriate Addamer sequences and a modified, exonuclease-resistant 3’ end
• the present disclosure provides a method for the generation of Addamer libraries comprising: a) designing of the library elements including the sequence and placement of hairpins, Type ⁇ S restriction endonuclease sites, payloads, other restriction endonuclease sites and target sites for insert excision; b) cloning each of the different Addamer elements of the library' into a high copy number plasmid, either as a single copy or a multiple copy insert; c) purifying each plasmid or bacteriophage DNA; d) excising the insert using at least one of the following: i) Nickase; ii) Cas9 Nickase with appropriate guide RNAs; and iii) Trans or Cis acting DNAzymes; e) Ligating the inserts to generate Addamer structures; and f) optionally, performing treatment to purify the Addamers.
• the present disclosure provides a method for the generation of Addamer libraries comprising: a) designing the library elements including the sequence and placement of hairpins, Type II S restriction endonuclease sites, payloads, other restriction endonuclease sites and target sites for insert excision; b) performing phosphoramidite synthesis of separate top and bottom strands of the specific Addamers; c) optional treatment of pre-Addamer duplexes with MutS or similar error-correcting enzyme; d) contacting the top and bottom strands of the specific Addamers with a ligase enzyme to generate Addamer structure; and e) treating the products of step (d) with exonuclease to purify functional Addamers.
• the present disclosure provides a method for the attachment of one or more Addamers to solid supports comprising: a) loading double stranded anchor sequences containing 5’ modification onto a solid surface; b) performing a bacteriophage lambda terminase digestion of anchor sequences; c) performing a bacteriophage lambda terminase digestion of the one or more Addamers; d) incubating the digested one or more Addamers with the digested anchor sequences; and e) ligating the digested one or more Addamers and the digested anchor sequences.
• the present disclosure provides a method for the attachment of one or more Addamers to solid supports comprising: a) loading double stranded anchor sequences containing 5’ modification onto a solid surface; b) performing a restriction endonuclease digestion of anchor sequences; e) preforming restriction endonuclease digestion of the one or more Addamers; d) incubating the digested one or more Addamers and the digested anchor sequences; ligating the digested one or more Addamers and the digested anchor sequences.
• the present disclosure provides a method for attachment of one or more Addamers comprising an aptamer sequence to solid supports comprising: a) attaching at least one chemical ligand to solid support, wherein the at least one chemical ligand binds to the aptamer sequence; and b) incubating the one or more Addamers and the solid support, thereby attaching the one or more Addamers to the solid support.
• the present disclosure provides a method of nucleic synthesis comprising: a) attaching one or more Addamers to at least one solid support; b) performing independent restriction enzyme digestions of Acceptor and Donor Addamers by appropriate IISREs; c) washing the Acceptor Addamer reaction volume; d) incubating the Donor Addamer solution with the Acceptor Addamer reaction volume; e) Ligating the digested Donor and Acceptor Addamers; f) performing an exonuclease digestion; and g) optionally washing the products of step (f).
• the resulting product can be used as either Acceptor or Donor Addamers in subsequent steps as a. through g. are repeated until the desired final product is generated.
• the present disclosure provides a double-stranded Addamer, wherein the Addamer comprises a) a first Type II S restriction endonuclease (IISRE) sequence; b) an N-mer sequence; c) an at least second IISRE sequence; and wherein at least one end of the Addamer comprises a hairpin structure.
• an Addamer can comprise a hairpin structure at both ends of the Addamer.
• an Addamer can comprise a) a first IISRE sequence; b) a second IISRE sequence; c) an N-mer sequence; and d) an at least third IISRE sequence.
• an Addamer can comprise a) a first IISRE sequence; b) a second IISRE sequence; c) an N-mer sequence; d) a third IISRE sequence; and e) an at least fourth IISRE sequence.
• an Addamer can further comprise a multiple cloning site (MCS) sequence, wherein the MCS sequence comprises one or more restriction endonuclease sequences.
• MCS multiple cloning site
• a IISRE sequence can be selected from a MlyI sequence, a NgoAVII sequence, SspD5I sequence, an AlwI sequence, a BccI sequence, a BcefI sequence, a PleI sequence, a BceAI sequence, a BceSIV sequence, a BscAI sequence, a BspD6I sequence, a FauI sequence, an EarI sequence, a BspQI sequence, a BfuAI sequence, a PaqCI sequence, an Esp3I sequence, a BbsI sequence, a BbvI sequence, a BtgZI sequence, a FokI sequence, a BsmFI sequence, a BsaI sequence, a BcoDI sequence and a HgaI sequence.
• a hairpin structure can comprise an aptamer sequence.
• an aptamer sequence can be selected from a pL1 aptamer sequence, a Thrombin 29-mer aptamer sequence, an S2.2 aptamer sequence, an ART1172 aptamer sequence, an R12.45 aptamer sequence, a Rb008 aptamer sequence and a 38NT SELEX aptamer sequence.
• the present disclosure provides a composition comprising the Addamer of the presented disclosure immobilized to a solid support.
• a solid support can be a bead.
• a bead can comprise polyacrylamide, polystyrene, agarose or any combination thereof.
• a solid support can be the surface of a well or chamber. In some aspects, a well or chamber can be part of a multi-well plate. [0023] In some aspects wherein an Addamer is immobilized to a solid support, the Addamer comprises a hairpin structure comprising at least one aptamer sequence, the solid surface comprises at least one ligand that binds to the aptamer sequence, and the Addamer is immobilized to the solid surface via binding of the at least one aptamer sequence to the at least one ligand.
• an Addamer is immobilized to a solid support
• the Addamer comprises at least one 5' overhang or 3' overhang
• the solid surface comprises at least one single- stranded or partially double-stranded nucleic acid molecule with a single-stranded portion that is complementary to the at least one 5' overhang or 3' overhang
• the Addamer is immobilized to the solid surface by hybridizing the at least one 5' overhang or 3' overhang to the at least one single- stranded or partially double-stranded nucleic acid on the solid surface.
• an Addamer is immobilized to a solid support
• the Addamer comprises at least one 5' overhang or 3' overhang
• the solid surface comprises at least one single- stranded or partially double-stranded nucleic acid molecule with a single-stranded portion that is complementary to the at least one 5' overhang or 3' overhang
• the Addamer is immobilized to the solid surface by hybridizing the at least one 5' overhang or 3' overhang to the at least one single- stranded or partially double-stranded nucleic acid on the solid surface and ligating the Addamer and the at least one single-stranded or partially double-stranded nucleic acid.
• the present disclosure provides a method of producing the Addamer of the present disclosure, the method comprising: a) chemically synthesizing a first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and a second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, wherein the sequences of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprise portions of the Addamer that is to be produced, wherein the first single stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first region that is complementary to a second region on the second single- stranded nucleic acid molecule and the second region that is self-complementary, and the second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first region that is self-complementary and a second region that is complementary to a first region on the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule; b) hybridizing the first single-stranded nucleic acid and the second single-stranded nucleic acid to produce a double-strand
• the preceding method can further comprise treating the products of step (c) with an exonuclease, thereby purifying properly ligated Addamers.
• the preceding method can further comprise, after step (b) and before step (c), contacting the partially double-stranded nucleic acid molecule with a MutS enzyme.
• the present disclosure provides method of producing the Addamer of the present disclosure, the method comprising: a) cloning the Addamer sequence into a phagemid such that the Addamer sequence is flanked on both sides by one or more DNAzymes that can be selectively activated; b) converting the phagemid into packaged bacteriophage using a helper phage, wherein the packaged bacteriophage produces single-stranded DNA comprising the Addamer sequence flanked on both sides by one or more DN Azymes; c) purifying the single-stranded DNA produced by the packaged bacteriophage; d) allowing the purified single-stranded DNA to fold to produce the one or more DNAzyme structure and a majority portion of the double-stranded Addamer sequence; e) activating the one or more DNAzymes, thereby excising the Addamer sequence from the single-stranded DNA produced by the packaged bacteriophage; f) contacting the excised Addamer with
• the present disclosure provides method of producing the Addamer of the present disclosure, the method comprising: a) cloning the Addamer sequence into a plasmid; b) propagating the plasmid in a suitable host organism; c) purifying the plasmid from the host organism; d) treating the purified plasmid with one or more of a nickase enzymes and a restriction endonuclease enzyme, or simply one or more nickase enzymes to excise the Addamer sequences from the plasmid; and e) contacting the excised Addamer sequences with ligase to produce double- stranded Addamer structures capped at both ends by a hairpin structure.
• the present disclosure provides a method of synthesizing a nucleic acid molecule comprising a target nucleic acid sequence, the method comprising: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first II8RE sequence, followed by a first N-mer sequence, followed by a second IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; b) providing a second Addamer of any one of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the second Addamer comprising a third IISRE sequence, followed by a second N-mer sequence, followed by a fourth IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; c) contacting the first Addamer with a IISRE that cleaves the second IISRE sequence located in the first Addamer, thereby producing a first Cleaved Product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the first IISRE sequence, the first N- mer sequence and
• step (e) ligating the first Cleaved Product and the Second Cleaved Product using a ligase enzyme to produce a first Ligation Product; f) treating the products of step (e) with an exonuclease, thereby remo ving non- ligated first Cleaved Product and/or second Cleaved Product; and g) repeating steps (a)-(f) until the nucleic acid molecule comprising the target nucleic acid sequence has been synthesized.
• a ligase enzyme can be human DNA ligase III (liLig3). In some aspects, a ligase enzyme can be T4 DNA ligase.
• a target nucleic acid sequence can be at least about 100, or at least about 500, or at least about 1000, or at least about 2000, or at least about 3000, or at least about 4000, at least about 5000 nucleotides in length.
• a nucleic acid molecule comprising the target nucleic acid sequence synthesized by the methods of the present disclosure can have a purity of at least 80% or at least 90%.
• FIG. 1 is an exemplar ⁇ ' schematic of an Addamer, which is a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising a hairpin at both ends.
• FIG. 2 shows exemplary schematics of vari ous Addamer designs of the present disclosure. Show are several examples of Addamer design each Addamer type possesses a payload with flanking IISRE sites, a means of attachment to a solid support and double hairpins to promote exonuclease resistance. Shown in the key are some possible IISRE and RE sites as well as the thrombin aptamer hairpin.
• FIG. 3 shows the sequences of 6 non-limiting examples of Addamers of the present disclosure.
• the Addamer designs comprise simple hairpins, a multiple cloning site and paired IISRE binding sites. In this case each has one blunt cutting IISRE, Mlyl, which will leave end of the 3-rner payload, NNN, exposed for blunt ligation.
• NNN blunt cutting
• NNN blunt cutting
• NNN blunt cutting
• NNN 3-rner payload
• NNN blunt cutting end of the 3-rner payload
• NNN blunt ligation
• NNN 3-rner payload
• the nucleotide sequences of ten or more nucleotides presented in FIG. 3 correspond to those put forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1-12.
• FIG. 4 show exemplary nested Type 11 S restriction endonuclease (IISRE) sequences (hereafter "IISRE sequence") for use in the Addamers of the present disclosure.
• IISRE sequence exemplary nested Type 11 S restriction endonuclease sequences
• FIG. 5 is an exemplary schematic of a method of producing an Addamer of the present disclosure.
• two distinct oligonucleotides are synthesized and hybridized together.
• Treatment with MutS which binds mismatched bases and exposes DNA to exonuclease digestion, is combined with ligation, followed by T7 exonuclease digestion. This process leaves substantially pure Addamer.
• These Addamer can be evaluated in oligonucleotide synthesis reactions and then serve as templates for clonal production of Addamer.
• the nucleotide sequences of ten or more nucleotides presented in FIG. 5 correspond to those put forth in SEQ ID NOs: 29-32.
• FIG. 6 is a schematic of a phagemid for use in the production of an Addamer of the present disclosure.
• This phagemid construct comprises the information to generate bacteriophages from double-stranded DNA as well as the DNAzyme for efficient excision of pure Addamers of clonal origin. From a chemically synthesized Addamer, of any payload length, an insert is generated using the For and Rev primers and ligated into the phagemid vector.
• FIG. 7 A is an exemplary schematic of a method of producing an Addamer of the present disclosure using a phagemid and DNAzymes.
• Depicted is a schematic of a specific Addamer 3- mer payload GCC in an Addamer design that includes nested iiSREs (blunt cutting site nested with 4-base overhang site and blunt site nested with 4-base site) and paired MCS (MSC left and MCS right).
• This design also includes forward and reverse amplification primer sites (For and Rev) as well as DNAzyme scar sequences.
• flanking DNAzyme pairs Single stranded DNA produced by bacteriophage propagation in E.
• coli is purified and allowed to fold to produce DNAzyme structures and the majority portion of the double-stranded Addamer sequence. After activation by treatment with Zn+, ligation and 17 exonuclease treatment pure clonal Addamer is produced.
• FIG 7B is an exemplary schematic of a method of producing an Addamer of the present disclosure using bimolecular, trans cleavage excision of an Addamer sequence.
• FIG. 8 is an exemplary schematic of a nucleic acid synthesis method of the present disclosure that comprises the use of Addamers of the present disclosure. Initially the 1 st and 2 nd Addamers are attached using DNA ligation to MCS bearing attachments studs, which have already been loaded onto a solid support. Donor and Acceptor constructs are generated in separate volumes. Donor and Acceptor constructs are treated with distinct IISREs to generate ligatable ends.
• the Acceptor is generated by digestion with the R1 IISRE, the released end and enzyme are discarded by rinsing.
• the Donor construct is generated by digestion with the purple L2 enzyme.
• the Donor construct solution (carrying the L2 enzyme) is transferred to the Acceptor well and ligated using T4 DNA Ligase, which has a high efficiency of >80% for 2, 3 or 4-base sticky end ligation.
• the well is treated with exonuclease and rinsed.
• the resulting attached Addamer construct is then ready for subsequent cycles of elongation.
• FIG. 9H are exemplary schematics of a nucleic acid synthesis method of the present disclosure that comprises the use of Addamers of the present disclosure to synthesize a 27 nucleotide long target nucleic acid molecule.
• the nucleotide sequence of ten or more nucleotides presented in FIG. 9A corresponds to that put forth in SEQ ID NO: 33.
• the nucleotide sequences of ten or more nucleotides presented in FIG.9E correspond to those put forth in SEQ ID NOs: 34-35.
• the nucleotide sequences of ten or more nucleotides presented in FIG. 9G correspond to those put forth in SEQ ID NOs: 36-47.
• FIG. 10 is a schematic of a set of restriction enzyme digestions reactions and ligation reactions performed using the Addamers of the present disclosure to synthesize a target nucleic acid.
• the nucleotide sequences of ten or more nucleotides presented in FIG.10 correspond to those put forth in SEQ ID NOs: 59-67.
• FIG. 11 show the results of gel electrophoresis analysis of the enzyme digestion reactions and ligation reactions performed using the Addamers of the present disclosure, as outlined in FIG. 10.
• compositions and methods for the synthesis of nucleic acid molecules comprising specific target nucleic acid sequences can comprise Addamers, which are described in more detail herein.
• the methods can comprise the use of these Addamers in successive restriction enzyme cleavage and ligation reactions to produce nucleic acid molecules comprising target nucleic acid sequences. These methods are described in more detail herein.
• compositions and methods of the present disclosure do not require large-scale phosphoramidite synthesis. Consequently, the compositions and methods of the present disclosure are less expensive and faster than existing nucleic acid synthesis methods.
• compositions and methods of the present disclosure produce less toxic, organic waste, and are therefore more environmentally conscious than existing nucleic acid synthesis methods.
• Addamers [0049] The present disclosure provides a composition comprising at least one Addamer.
• the term Addamer is used to describe a double-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprising a hairpin structure at both ends.
• an Addamer may comprise a single hairpin located at the end of the molecule that is not attached to the solid surface.
• An exemplary schematic of an Addamer and two Addamers immobilized to a solid surface are shown in FIG.1.
• An Addamer can comprise one or more features described herein.
• an Addamer can comprise, consists essentially of, or consist of DNA.
• an Addamer can comprise one or more multiple cloning site (MCS) sequences.
• MCS sequence can comprise one or more restriction endonuclease (RE) sequences that can be cleaved with the corresponding restriction endonuclease to generate a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang, or a blunt end.
• a "blunt end" is used to describe the end of a DNA fragment in which there are no unpaired nucleotides.
• the term 5’ overhang is used to refer to a single-stranded portion of a partially double-stranded nucleic acid molecule that is located at the 5’ terminus of one of the strands.
• the term 3’ overhang is used to refer to a single-stranded portion of a partially double-stranded nucleic acid molecule that is located at the 3’ terminus of one of the strands.
• an Addamer can comprise at least one offset cutting Type II S restriction endonuclease (IISRE) sequences (hereafter "IISRE sequence") that can be cleaved with a corresponding Type II S restriction endonuclease (hereafter "IISRE").
• IISRE offset cutting Type II S restriction endonuclease
• an Addamer can comprise at least one IISRE sequences.
• an Addamer can comprise at least three IISRE sequences.
• an Addamer can comprise at least four IISRE sequences.
• the IISRE sequence is a sequence such that cleavage with the corresponding IISRE results in the creation of a "blunt end”.
• the IISRE sequence is a sequence such that cleavage with the corresponding IISRE results in the creation of a 5' overhang that is 1 nucleotide in length. In some aspects, the IISRE sequence is a sequence such that cleavage with the corresponding IISRE results in the creation of a 5' overhang that is 2 nucleotides in length. In some aspects, the IISRE sequence is a sequence such that cleavage with the corresponding IISRE results in the creation of a 5' overhang that is 3 nucleotides in length.
• the IISRE sequence is a sequence such that cleavage with the corresponding IISRE results in the creation of a 5' overhang that is 4 nucleotides in length. In some aspects, the IISRE sequence is a sequence such that cleavage with the corresponding IISRE results in the creation of a 5' overhang that is 5 nucleotides in length. In some aspects, the IISRE sequence is a sequence such that cleavage with the corresponding IISRE results in the creation of a 5' overhang that is about 1 nucleotide to about 5 nucleotides in length.
• IISRE sequences are shown in Table 1. Accordingly, an Addamer can comprise one or more of the IISRE sequences put forth in Table 1. [0059] Table 1. Exemplary IISRE sequences and corresponding IISRE
• a hairpin structure, or hairpin (used interchangeably), located at the end of an Addamer can comprise at least about 1, or at least about two, or at least about three, or at least about four, or at least about five, or at least about six, or at least about seven, or at least about eight, or at least about nine, or at least about ten, or at least about 11, or at least about 12, or at least about 13, or at least about 14, or at least about 15, or at least about 16, or at least about 17, or at least about 18, or at least about 19, or at least about 20, or at least about 21, or at least about 22, or at least about 23, or at least about 24, or at least about 25, or at least about 26, or at least about 27, or at least about 28, or at least about 29, or at least about 30, or at least about 31 , or at least about 32, or at least about 33, or at least about 34, or at least about 35, or at least about 36, or at least about 37, or at least about 38, or at least about 39, or at least about 40, or at least about
• the hairpin structures serve several roles.
• the hairpins provide protection against exonuclease digestion for the Addamer. This allows clearance of unreacted intermediates from a given reaction in the methods of the present disclosure, which provides purity, both of Addamers during generation and of products after Addamer elongation.
• the hairpin structures provide means for attachment of Addamers to solid supports.
• the hairpins described herein allow' Addamers to be attached to a solid support (e.g. a bead) without the need for non-natural modifications such as biotin.
• a solid support e.g. a bead
• the Addamer of the present disclosure can be synthesized using completely natural means, removing the need for small- and or large-scale phosphoramidite synthesis. Accordingly, the Addamers and methods of the present disclosure can allow for faster and less expensive synthesis of nucleic acid molecules and produce less toxic waste.
• a hairpin located at the end of an Addamer can comprise a structural sequence that allows for the affinity purification of the Addamer and/or attachment of the Addamer to a solid support (e.g. a head),
• a hairpin located at the end of an Addamer can comprise an enzymatic sequence (e.g, a DNAzyme sequence) that allows for controlled autocleavage.
• an enzymatic sequence e.g, a DNAzyme sequence
• a hairpin located at the end of an Addamer can comprise one or more restriction enzyme sites.
• the one or more restriction enzyme sites in a hairpin can be cleaved with the corresponding restriction enzyme(s) to generate at least one single-stranded overhang, which can subsequently be used to hybridize and/or ligate the cleaved Addamer to a solid support (e.g. a bead) comprising a nucleic acid that is complementary to the at least one single-stranded overhang.
• a hairpin located at the end of an Addamer can comprise an aptamer sequence.
• an aptamer sequence can be used for affinity purification and/or attachment to a solid support (e.g. a bead).
• a solid support e.g. a bead
• Non-limiting examples of aptamer sequences are shown in Table 2.
• an Addamer can comprise a lambda phage cos site.
• an Addamer can comprise an "N-mer sequence" that comprises a fragment of a nucleic acid that is to be synthesized using one of the methods described herein.
• the terms "N-mer sequence”, “payload” and “N-mer payload” are used herein interchangeably.
• an N-mer sequence can be about 3 nucleotides in length.
• an N-mer sequence is 3 nucleotides in length.
• An N-rner sequence that is 3 nucleotides in length is herein referred to as a 3-mer.
• an N-mer sequence can be about 4 nucleotides in length. In some aspects, an N-mer sequence is 4 nucleotides in length. An N-mer sequence that is 4 nucleotides in length is herein referred to as a 4-rner.
• an N-mer sequence can be about 5 nucleotides in length. In some aspects, an N-mer sequence is 5 nucleotides in length. An N-mer sequence that is 5 nucleotides in length is herein referred to as a 5-mer.
• an N-mer sequence can be about 6 nucleotides in length. In some aspects, an N-mer sequence is 6 nucleotides in length. An N-mer sequence that is 6 nucleotides in length is herein referred to as a 6-mer.
• an Addamer can comprise an MCS sequence, a first IISRE sequence, an N-mer sequence, and an at least second IISRE. sequence.
• an Addamer can comprise an MCS sequence, followed by a first IISRE sequence, followed by an N-mer sequence, followed by an at least second IISRE. sequence.
• An exemplary schematic of the preceding Addamer is shown in FIG. 2 as Addamer Designs #l-#4. In the non-limiting examples of Addamer Designs #l-#3 shown in FIG.
• the first IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a 4 nucleotide long 5' overhang
• the N-mer sequence is a 3-mer sequence
• the at least second IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a blunt end.
• the first IISRE sequence is an IISRE. sequence that when cleaved creates a blunt end
• the N-mer sequence is a 3- mer sequence
• the at least second IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a 3 nucleotide long 5 ! overhang.
• an Addamer can comprise an MCS sequence, a first IISRE sequence, a second IISRE sequence, an N-mer sequence, a third IISRE sequence and at least fourth IISRE sequence.
• An exemplar ⁇ ' schematic of the preceding Addamer is shown in FIG. 2 as Addamer Design #5. In the non-limiting example of Addamer Design #5 shown in FIG.
• the first IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a 4 nucleotide long 5' overhang
• the second IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a 4 nucleotide long 5' overhang
• the N-mer sequence is a 3- mer sequence
• the third IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a 4 nucleotide long 5' overhang
• the at least fourth IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a blunt end.
• an Addamer can comprise a first MCS sequence, a first IISRE sequence, an N-mer sequence, an at least second IISRE sequence and an at least second MCS sequence.
• an Addamer can comprise a first MCS sequence, followed by a first IISRE sequence, followed by an N-mer sequence, followed by an at least second IISRE sequence, followed by an at least second MCS sequence.
• An exemplary schematic of the preceding Addamer is shown in FIG. 2 as Addamer Design #6. in the non-limiting example of Addamer Design #6 shown in FIG.
• the first IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a blunt end
• the N-mer sequence is a 3-mer sequence
• the at least second IISRE sequence is an IISRE. sequence that when cleaved creates a 4 nucleotide long 5- overhang.
• an Addamer can comprise a first MCS sequence, a first IISRE sequence, a second IISRE. sequence, an N-mer sequence, a third IISRE sequence, an at least fourth IISRE sequence and an at least second MCS sequence.
• an Addamer can comprise a first MCS sequence, followed by a first IISRE sequence, followed by a second IISRE. sequence, followed by an N-mer sequence, followed by a third IISRE sequence, followed by an at least fourth IISRE sequence, followed by an at least second MCS sequence.
• An exemplary schematic of the preceding Addamer is shown in FIG. 2 as Addamer Design #7. in the non-limiting example of Addamer Design #7 shown in FIG.
• the first IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a blunt end
• the second IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a 4 nucleotide long 5' overhang
• the N-mer sequence is a 3-mer sequence
• the third IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a 4 nucleotide long 5' overhang
• at least fourth IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a blunt end.
• an Addamer can comprise a hairpin that comprises an aptamer sequence, a first IISRE sequence, an N-mer sequence, an at least second IISRE sequence and an MCS sequence.
• an Addamer can comprise a hairpin that comprises an aptamer sequence, followed by a first IISRE sequence, followed by an N-mer sequence, followed by an at least second IISRE sequence, followed by an MCS sequence.
• An exemplary schematic of the preceding Addamer is shown in FIG. 2 as Addamer Design #7.
• the aptamer sequence is a thrombin aptamer sequence
• the first IISRE sequence is an IISRE sequence that when cleaved creates a 4 nucleotide long 5' overhang
• the N-mer sequence is a 3-mer sequence
• the at least second IISRE sequence is an IISRE that when cleaved creates a blunt end
• FIG. 3 depicts the sequences of 6 non-limiting examples of Addamers.
• Each of the Addamers shown in FIG. 3 are capped with simple hairpin turns.
• Each of the Addamers shown in FIG. 3 comprise an MCS sequence, a first IISRE sequence, an N-mer sequence (denoted with "N") and a second IISRE sequence.
• the N-mer sequences shown in Addamers of FIG. 3 are 3-mer sequences and the IISRE sequences are selected from Bbsl, Mlyl, BtgZI,
• nested IISRE sequences can comprise two IISRE sequences that are directly adjacent to one another. In some aspects, nested IISRE sequences can comprise two IISRE sequences that are adjacent to one another but separated by about I to about 10 nucleotides. [0080] Without wishing to he bound by theory, it is possible to nest JISRE sites because some have cut sites sufficiently spaced from their recognition site as to fit other IISRE sites between the first site and the payload (see FIG. 4).
• an Addamer can comprise a unique blunt cutter sites and a 4-base overhang sites on either side of the payload (N- mer sequence). Without wishing to he bound by theory, this significantly reduces the number of Addamer reagents needed to carry out routine nucleic acid generation.
• Nested IISRE sequence in an Addamer provides several options to cut at the same position with two distinct sites in the methods of the present disclosure.
• the option to cut at the same position with two distinct sites can reduce the number of distinct Addamers needed in a library' (see below) for general nucleic acid synthesis.
• FIG. 4 shows non-limiting examples of nested IISRE sites, including nested Bbvl and Bbsl sites.
• FIG. 4 also shows three non-limiting examples of aptamer sequences that can be including m the hairpins of Addamers described herein.
• Addamers can comprise any element known in the art to facilitate cloning, including but not limited to cognate sequences for amplification primers. Without wishing to be bound by theory ' , the inclusion of cognate sequences for amplification primers in an Addamer can allow for the recovery of specific Addamer designs for clonal propagation.
• Addamers can comprise any element known in the art to facilitate large- scale production of the Addamer by fermentation in plasmids or bacteriophage.
• Such elements include, but are not limited to, sequences corresponding to DNAzyme scars and/or sequences that facilitate smooth folding of an Addamer after excision using certain DNAzymes (see e.g. Praetorius et al, Nature, 2017, 552, 84-87, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety).
• Addamer libraries comprising a plurality of Addamers, wherein the plurality of Addamers comprises one or more different Addamer species (i.e. Addamers with unique sequences).
• Addamers described herein can be produced using chemically synthesized nucleic acids in methods that are schematically shown in FIG. 5.
• a first single- stranded nucleic acid molecule and a second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule are chemically synthesized (e.g. using phosphoramidite synthesis).
• the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first region that is com piemen tan, ' to a second region on the second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and the second region that is self-complementary
• the second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first region that is self-complementary and a second region that is complementary to a first region on the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, as shown in the top panel of FIG. 5.
• the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and the second smgle-stranded nucleic acid molecule are then hybridized together to produce a partially double- stranded nucleic acid molecule.
• the partially double-stranded nucleic acid molecule can then be optionally contacted with the enzyme MutS, which binds to mismatched bases and exposes DNA to exonuclease digestion.
• the partially double-stranded nucleic acid molecule can then be contacted with a ligase enzyme to form the double-stranded Addamer structure capped at both ends by hairpins.
• the product can be contacted with T7 exonuclease to purify and enrich for properly formed Addamers.
• the Addamers produced using the preceding method can then be used as templates for large-scale production of said Addamers using methods that do not require phosphoramidite synthesis, including, but not limited to, clonal production of the Addamer using a plasmid or bacteriophage.
• the present disclosure provides methods of producing the Addamers described herein, the methods comprising: a) providing a first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and a second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, wherein the sequences of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprise portions of the Addamer that is to be produced, wherein the first single stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first region that is complementary to a second region on the second single- stranded nucleic acid molecule and the second region that is self-complementary, and the second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first region that is self-complementary and a second region that is complementary to a first region on the first single- stranded nucleic acid molecule; b) hybridizing the first single-stranded nucleic acid and the second single-stranded nucleic acid to produce a partially double-stranded nu
• the present disclosure provides methods of producing the Addamers described herein, the methods comprising: a) chemically synthesizing a first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and a second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule, wherein the sequences of the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprise portions of the Addamer that is to be produced, wherein the first single stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first region that is complementary to a second region on the second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule and the second region that is self-complementary, and the second single-stranded nucleic acid molecule comprises a first region that is self-complementary and a second region that is complementary to a first region on the first single-stranded nucleic acid molecule; b) hybridizing the first single-stranded nucleic acid and the second single-stranded nucleic acid to produce a partially double-strand
• the preceding methods can further comprise treating the products of step (c) with an exonuclease, thereby purifying properly ligated Addamers.
• the preceding methods can further comprise after step (b) and before step (c), contacting the partially double-stranded nucleic acid molecule with a MutS enzyme.
• Addamers described herein can be produced using phagemid-based methods that are schematically shown in FIGs. 6 and FIG. 7A (see also Praetorius et al, Nature, 2017, 552, 84-87 and US Patent Application Publication No. U820190203242A1, each of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties for ail purposes).
• an Addamer sequence is cloned into a phagemid (e.g . pBluescript or any other phagemid known in the art) as shown in FIG. 6.
• the Addamer sequence is flanked on both sides by one or more DNAzymes that can be selectively activated (e.g.
• the phagemid is then converted to an Ml 3 packaged bacteriophage using a helper phage by methods that are well known to the skilled artisan.
• the Ml 3 packaged bacteriophage produces single- stranded DNA that comprises the Addamer sequence and flanked DNAzymes, as shown in the top panel of FIG. 7 A.
• the single-stranded DNA that is produced by the bacteriophage is purified and allowed to fold to produce DNAzyme structures and the majority ' portion of the double-stranded Addamer sequence, as shown in the second panel from the top of FIG. 7 A.
• the DNAzymes are then activated (e.g.
• Addamer sequence from the single-stranded DNA produced by the bacteriophage, as shown in the second panel from the bottom of FIG. 7 A.
• the Addamer is allowed to fold and is then contacted by a ligase to close the Addamer, as shown in the bottom panel of FIG. 7A.
• non-ligated or improperly formed Addamers can be removed by treating the products of the ligation reaction with T7 exonuclease.
• 7A comprises a 1 st MGS sequence, followed by a 1 st IISRE sequence, followed by a 2 nd IISRE sequence, followed by an N-mer sequence, followed by a 3 rd IISRE sequence, followed by a 4 th IISRE sequence, followed by a 2 nd MGS sequence.
• the present disclosure provides methods of producing the Addamers described herein, the methods comprising: a) cloning the Addamer sequence into a phagemid such that the Addamer sequence is flanked on both sides by one or more DNAzymes that can be selectively activated; b) converting the phagemid into packaged bacteriophage using a helper phage, wherein the packaged bacteriophage produces single-stranded DNA comprising the Addamer sequence flanked on both sides by one or more DNAzymes; c) purifying the single- stranded DNA produced by the packaged bacteriophage; d) allowing the purified single-stranded DNA to fold to produce the one or more DNAzyme structure and a majority portion of the double- stranded Addamer sequence; e) activating the one or more DNAzymes, thereby excising the Addamer sequence from the single-stranded DNA produced by the packaged bacteriophage; t) contacting the excised Adda
• the present disclosure provides methods of producing the Addamers described herein, the methods comprising: a) cloning the Addamer sequence into a phagemid such that the Addamer sequence is flanked on both sides by one or more first portions of a DNAzyme that can be selectively activated; b) converting the phagemid into packaged bacteriophage using a helper phage, wherein the packaged bacteriophage produces single-stranded DNA comprising the Addamer sequence flanked on both sides by one or more DNAzymes; c) purifying the single- stranded DNA produced by the packaged bacteriophage; d) allowing the purified single-stranded DNA to fold to produce a majority portion of the double-stranded Addamer sequence; e) contacting the purified single-stranded DNA with one or more oligonucleotides comprising the second portions of the DNAzymes, wherein the one or more oligonucleotides hybridize to the
• the present disclosure provides methods of producing the Addamers described herein, the methods comprising: a) cloning the Addamer sequence into a phagemid such that the Addamer sequence is flanked on both sides by one or more first portions of a DNAzyme that can be selectively activated; b) converting the phagemid into packaged bacteriophage using a helper phage, wherein the packaged bacteriophage produces single-stranded DNA comprising the Addamer sequence flanked on both sides by one or more DNAzymes; c) purifying the single- stranded DNA produced by the packaged bacteriophage; d) contacting the purified single-stranded DNA with one or more oligonucleotides comprising the second portions of the DNAzymes, wherein the one or more oligonucleotides hybridize to the purified single-stranded DNA such that one or more complete DNAzymes are formed; e) allowing products of step (d) to fold to
• the preceding methods can further comprise, after treating the excised Addamer with a Iigase enzyme, treating said products with at least one exonuclease, thereby purifying properly ligated Addamers.
• Addamers described herein can be produced using plasmid-based methods.
• Addamers are cloned into a plasmid that can be propagated and purified at a large-scale (e.g. in bacteria and/or yeast).
• the purified plasmids comprising the Addamer sequences can then be treated with one or more nickase enzymes (e.g. Cas9 Nickase with appropriate guide RNAs) and/or restriction endonuclease enzymes to excise the Addamer sequences from the plasmid to yield double-stranded Addamers with DNA flaps at each end.
• the double-stranded Addamers with DNA flaps can then be treated with one or more iigase enzymes to produce double-stranded Addamers capped at both ends by a hairpin structure.
• the present disclosure provides methods of producing the Addamers described herein, the methods comprising: a) cloning the Addamer sequence into a plasmid; b) propagating the plasmid in a suitable host organism; c) purifying the plasmid from the host organism; d) treating the purified plasmid with one or more of a nickase enzyme and a restriction endonuclease enzyme to excise the Addamer sequences from the plasmid; and e) contacting the excised Addamer sequences with iigase to produce double-stranded Addamer structures capped at both ends by a hairpin structure.
• Addamers described herein can be used to generate Addamer libraries, including, but not limited to 3-mer Addamer libraries, 4-mer Addamer libraries, 5-rner Addamer libraries and 6-mer Addamer libraries.
• a 6-mer Addamer library may be generated from a 3-mer Addamer library.
• the hexamer payload is an extremely useful Addamer type for oligonucleotide synthesis. Additionally, it would allow routine switching between IISREs sites encoded in left side versus right side trimer elements.
• an initial library Initially, libraries of 64 element trimer Addamers are generated using conventional phosphoramidite synthesis either individually or as complete sets in DNA microarray pools. Pools of Addamer trimer libraries are cloned en masse into bacteriophage or amplified in vivo.
• Left side and right side Addamer trimer libraries are prepared and digested to generate blunt ends at the payload site.
• the right and left side libraries are then ligated to form a large pool of Addamers. Un-ligated material is digested away by exonuclease.
• the remaining intact Addamers are then used as templates to amplify specific hexamer Addamers by PCR, Each independent hexamer PCR product can then be cloned into bacteriophage for production at the appropriate scale and can also be stored for future use.
• a target nucleic acid sequence can be at least about 100, or at least about 200, or at least about 300, or at least about 500, or at least about 600, or at least about 700, or at least about 800, or at least about 900, or at least about 1000, or at least about 1500, or at least about 2000, or at least about 2500, or at least about 3000, or at least about 3500, or at least about 4000, or at least about 4500, or at least about 5000 nucleotides in length.
• the target double-stranded nucleic acid can comprise at least one homopolymeric sequence.
• the target nucleic acid sequence can comprise at least one homopolymeric sequence.
• homopolymeric sequence is used to refer to any type of repeating nucleic acid sequence, including, but not limited to, repeats of single nucleotides or repeats of small motifs.
• a homopolymeric sequence can be at least about 10 nucleotides, or at least about 20 nucleotides, or at least about 30 nucleotides, or at least about 40 nucleotides, or at least about 50 nucleotides, or at least about 60 nucleotides, or at least about 70 nucleotides, or at least about 80 nucleotides, or at least about 90 nucleotides, or at least about 100 nucleotides in length.
• the target nucleic acid sequence can have a GC content of at least about 10%, or at least about 20%, or at least about 50%, or at least about.
• one or more Addamers can be immobilized to a solid support.
• the solid support can be any solid support known in the art, including, but not limited to at least one bead.
• the at least one bead can comprise polyacrylamide, polystyrene, agarose or any combination thereof.
• the at least one bead can be magnetic.
• the solid support comprises a well or chamber.
• a solid support can comprise a plurality' of wells or chambers.
• the plurality' of wells comprises a multi-well plate.
• a solid support can comprise glass.
• a solid support can comprise a glass slide.
• a solid support can comprise quartz. In some aspects, a solid support can comprise a quartz slide. In some aspects, a solid support can comprise polystyrene. In some aspects, a solid support can comprise a polystyrene slide. In some aspects, a solid support can comprise a coating, wherein the coating prevents nonspecific binding of unwanted proteins, unwanted nucleic acids or other unwanted biomolecules. In some aspects, a coating can comprise polyethylene glycol (PEG), in some aspects, a coating can comprise triethylene glycol (TEG).
• PEG polyethylene glycol
• TEG triethylene glycol
• an Addamer comprises a hairpin that comprises an aptamer sequence
• the Addamer can be immobilized to a solid support via binding to the aptamer sequence. That is, the solid support can comprise at least one moiety that binds to the aptamer sequence on the Addamer. Accordingly, in a non-limiting example wherein an Addamer comprises a hairpin that comprises one of the aptamer sequences put forth in Table 2, the solid support can comprise the corresponding ligand listed m Table 2.
• an Addamer comprises an MCS sequence
• the Addamer can he immobilized to a solid support by a method comprising: a) contacting the Addamer with at least one corresponding restriction endonuclease to cleave the MCS sequence, thereby producing a 5' overhang or a 3' overhang; and b) hybridizing the 5' overhang or 3' overhang to a complementary smgle-stranded nucleic acid molecule on the solid support, thereby immobilizing the Addamer to the solid support.
• the preceding method can further comprise contacting the Addamer hybridized to the complementary smgle-stranded nucleic acid molecule on the solid support with a ligase, thereby hgatmg the Addamer and the complementary single-stranded nucleic acid molecule on the solid support.
• an Addamer comprises an MCS sequence
• the Addamer can be immobilized to a solid support by a method comprising: a) contacting the Addamer with at least one corresponding restriction endonuclease to cleave the MCS sequence, thereby producing a blunt end; and b) ligating the blunt end of the Addamer to a nucleic acid molecule located on the solid support, thereby immobilizing the Addamer to the solid support.
• an Addamer that has been attached to a solid support can be referred to herein as an "attachment stud”.
• FIG. 8 A schematic overview of the nucleic acid synthesis methods of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 8.
• an Addamer immobilized onto a solid support (denoted as a bead or surface in FIG. 8) is provided.
• This Addamer is herein referred to as an attachment stud and is connected at one end to the solid support using any of the methods described above and is capped at the other end with a hairpin.
• the attachment stud also comprises an MCS sequence.
• the attachment stud is contacted with a restriction endonuclease that cleaves the MCS sequence, thereby creating a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang or a blunt end.
• a first Addamer comprising an MCS sequence, a first IISRE sequence (denoted “LI” in FIG. 8), a first N-mer sequence (referred to as “Payload #1” in FIG. 8) and a second IISRE sequence (denoted “Rl” m FIG. 8) is contacted with a restriction endonuclease that cleaves the MCS sequence, thereby creating a 3' overhang, a 5‘ overhang or a blunt end.
• the cleaved first Addamer is ligated to the cleaved attachment stud by contacting the cleaved attachment stud, the cleaved Addamer and a ligase enzyme, thereby creating a first ligation product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the MCS sequence, the first IISRE sequence, the Payload #1 sequence and the second IISRE sequence (see left side of FIG. 8).
• the first ligation product is then treated with exonuclease to remove any non-ligated attachment studs and/or first Addamers.
• the 1 st ligation product is contacted with a IISRE (denoted "R1 enzyme" in FIG.8) that cleaves the second IISRE sequence (R1), thereby creating a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang or a blunt end, thereby creating: a) a 1 st cleaved product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the MCS sequence, the first IISRE sequence (R1), the Payload #1 sequence and a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang or a blunt end; and b) a 2 nd cleaved product comprising the second IISRE sequence (R1).
• a IISRE denoteted "R1 enzyme” in FIG.8
• the 2 nd cleaved product is then discarded by washing.
• the 2 nd ligation product is contacted with a IISRE (denoted "L2 enzyme" in FIG.8) that claves the fourth IISRE sequence (L2), thereby creating a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang or a blunt end, thereby creating: a) a 3 rd cleaved product that is released into solution and that comprises a hairpin at one end, the 3 rd IISRE sequence (R2), the Payload #2 sequence and a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang or a blunt end; and b) a 4 th cleaved product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the MCS sequence and the fourth IISRE sequence (L2).
• IISRE deoxyse
• the 1 st cleaved product and the 3 rd cleaved product are ligated together by contacting the 1 st cleaved product, the 3 rd cleaved product and a ligase enzyme (e.g. the solution comprising the 3 rd cleaved product is transferred to the solution comprising the 1 st cleaved product immobilized to the solid surface and a ligase enzyme is added to the solution), thereby creating a 3 rd ligation product that is immobilized to a solid surface and that comprises an MCS sequence, the first IISRE sequence (L1), the Payload #1 sequence, the Payload #2 sequence and the third IISRE sequence (R2).
• a ligase enzyme e.g. the solution comprising the 3 rd cleaved product is transferred to the solution comprising the 1 st cleaved product immobilized to the solid surface and a ligase enzyme is added to the solution
• FIG.9A-9H A schematic overview of the synthesis of an exemplary 27-nucleotide long target nucleic acid sequence is shown in FIG.9A-9H.
• the sequence to be synthesized is shown at the top of FIG.9A.
• the sequence is subdivided into eleven, 6-mer fragments that overlap by either 3 nucleotides or 4 nucleotides that are to be incorporated into Addamers that are to be ligated together to synthesize the target nucleic acid sequence.
• FIG.9B shows an assembly tree for the exemplary target nucleic acid sequence that maps the order in which the Addamers comprising the 6-mer fragments are to be ligated to efficiently synthesize the target nucleic acid sequence. While there are several different ways to traverse the assembly and placement of odd versus even overhangs, the assembly order is to be dictated by the compatibility of IISRE enzyme sites with the sequences to be generated.
• the numbered 6-mers (1) – (11) correspond to the numbered 6-mers in FIGs. 9C-9H.
• the numbers at each node of the tree correspond to the payload length at each step of the assembly.
• the ‘4’ and ‘3’ indicate the length of the overhang used.
• FIG. 9C The first step of the synthesis of the target nucleic acid sequence is shown in FIG. 9C, which depicts the loading of an Addamer comprising an 3-mer sequence of GAC and an Addamer comprising an 3-mer sequence of ATC to form an Addamer comprising a GACATG 6- mer, which is 6-mer #1 in FIG.9B.
• a first attachment stud comprising an MCS sequence and a first Addamer comprising an MCS sequence, a first IISRE sequence (denoted “L1" in FIG.9C), a 3-mer sequence comprising the sequence GAC, and a second IISRE sequence (denoted “R1" in FIG. 9C) are contacted with one or more restriction endonucleases to cleave the MCS sequences, thereby creating complementary overhangs.
• Ligation Product #1 that is immobilized to the solid surface and that comprises the MCS sequence, the first IISRE sequence (L1), the 3-mer sequence GAC, and the second IISRE sequence (R1).
• a second attachment stud comprising an MCS sequence and a second Addamer comprising an MCS sequence, a third IISRE sequence (denoted "L2" in FIG.
• Ligation Product #1 is contacted with a IISRE (denoted "R1 enzyme” in FIG. 9C) that cleaves the second IISRE sequence (Rl), thereby producing Cleaved Product #1 that is immobilized to the solid surfaces and that comprises the MCS sequence, the first IISRE sequence (El) and the 3-mer sequence GAC followed by a blunt end.
• IISRE deoxyribonucleic acid
• Ligation Product #2 is contacted with a IISRE (denoted “L2 enzyme” in FIG. 9C) that cleaves the third IISRE sequence (L2), thereby producing Cleaved Product #2 that is released into solution and that comprises the a blunt end, the 3-mer sequence ATG and the fourth IISRE sequence (R2).
• IISRE deoxyribonucleic acid
• Cleaved Product #1 and Cleaved Product #2 are then ligated together using a ligase enzyme to yield Ligation Product #3 that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the MCS sequence, the first IISRE sequence (LI), the 6-mer sequence GAC ATG and the fourth IISRE sequence (R2).
• FIG. 9D shows the ligation of Addamers comprising timer Sequence #1 and 6-mer Sequence #2 (see FIG. 9B).
• Addamer #1 is immobilized to a solid surface and comprises an MCS sequence, the first IISRE site (LI) from FIG. 9 €, the 6-mer sequence GACATG (6-mer sequence #1 from FIG. 9B), and the fourth IISRE sequence (R2) from FIG. 9C.
• Addamer #2 is immobilized to a solid surface and comprises an MCS sequence, a fifth IISRE site (denoted "L3" in FIG. 9D), the 6-mer sequence ATGAGG (6-mer sequence #2 from FIG. 9B) and a sixth IISRE site (denoted "R3“ in FIG.
• Addamer #1 is contacted with a IISRE that cleaves the fourth IISRE site (R2) to produce a single-stranded overhang in the N-mer sequence, thereby producing Cleaved Product #3 that is immobilized to the solid surface and that comprises the MCS sequence, the first IISRE sequence (LI), and the N-mer sequence with a single-stranded overhang.
• Addamer # 2 is contacted with a IISRE that claves the fifth IISRE site (L3) to produce a single-stranded overhang in the N-rner sequence, thereby producing Cleaved Product #4 that is released into solution and the comprises the N-mer sequence with a single- stranded overhang and the sixth IISRE sequence (R3).
• Cleaved Product #3 and Cleaved Product #4 are then ligated together using a ligase enzyme to yield ligation Product #4 that is immobilized to the solid surface and that comprises the MCS sequence, the first IISRE sequence (LI), the N-mer sequence GACATGAGG (the first nine nucleotides in the target nucleic acid sequence to be synthesized) and the sixth IISRE sequence (R3).
• Ligation Product #4 can optionally he treated with exonuciease to remove any non- ligated Cleaved Product #1 and/or Cleaved Product #2.
• FIGs. 9F-9H The sequential IISRE digestions and ligations are repeated in FIGs. 9F-9H according the assembly map shown in FIG. 9B until an Addamer comprising an N-mer sequence that corresponds to the 27 nucleotide long target nucleic acid sequence is synthesized.
• the 27 nucleotide long target nucleic acid sequence can be excised from the final synthesized Addamer by treating the Addamer with IISREs that cleave the IISRE sequences that flank the 27 nucleotide long target nucleic acid sequence.
• the preceding methods can be described as follows: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first IISRE sequence, followed by a first N-mer sequence, followed by a second IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; b) providing a second Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the second Addamer comprising a third IISRE sequence, followed by a second N-mer sequence, followed by a fourth IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; c) contacting the first Addamer with a IISRE that cleaves the second IISRE sequence located in the first Addamer, thereby producing a first Cleaved Product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the first IISRE sequence, the first N-mer sequence and at least one of a 3' overhang, a 5‘ overhang and a blunt end; d) contacting the second
• step (e) ligating the first Cleaved Product and the Second Cleaved Product using a ligase enzyme to produce a first Ligation Product: f) treating the products of step (e) with an exonuciease, thereby removing non-ligated first Cleaved Product and/or second Cleaved Product; and g) repeating steps (a)-(f) until the nucleic acid molecule comprising the target nucleic acid sequence has been synthesized.
• a method comprising: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first IISRE sequence, followed by a first N-tner sequence, followed by a second IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; b) providing a second Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the second Addamer comprising a third IISRE sequence, followed by a second N-mer sequence, followed by a fourth IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; c) contacting the first Addamer with a IISRE.
• step (e) cleaves the second IISRE sequence located in the first Addamer, thereby producing a first Cleaved Product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the first IISRE sequence, the first N-mer sequence and at least one of a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang and a blunt end; d) contacting the second Addamer with a IISRE that cleaves the third IISRE sequence located in the second Addamer, thereby producing a second Cleaved Product that is released into solution and that comprises the second N-mer sequence, the fourth IISRE sequence, and at least one of a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang and a blunt end, and wherein the second Cleaved Product is capped at one end by a hairpin structure; e) ligating the first Cleaved Product and the Second Cleaved Product using a iigase enzyme to produce a first Ligation Product; f) treating the products of step (e) with an exon
• the preceding methods can be described as follows: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first IISRE sequence, followed by a first N-mer sequence, followed by a second IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; b) providing a second Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the second Addamer comprising a third IISRE sequence, followed by a second N-mer sequence, followed by a fourth IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; c) contacting the first Addamer with a IISRE that cleaves the second IISRE sequence located in the first Addamer, thereby producing a first Cleaved Product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the first IISRE sequence, the first N-mer sequence and at least one of a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang and a blunt end; d) contacting the second
• a method comprising: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first IISRE sequence, followed by a first N-mer sequence, followed by a second IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; b) providing a second Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the second Addamer comprising a third IISRE sequence, followed by a second N-mer sequence, followed by a fourth IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; c) contacting the first Addamer with a IISRE that cleaves the second IISRE sequence located in the first Addamer, thereby producing a first Cleaved Product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the first IISRE sequence, the first N-mer sequence and at least one of a 3 !
• the preceding methods can be described as follows: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first HSRE sequence, followed by a first N-tner sequence, followed by a second IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; b) providing a second Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the second Addamer comprising a third IISRE sequence, followed by a second N-mer sequence, followed by a fourth IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; c) contacting the first Addamer with a IISRE that cleaves the second IISRE sequence located in the first Addamer, thereby producing a first Cleaved Product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the first IISRE sequence, the first N-mer sequence and at least one of a 3' overhang, a 5 * overhang and a blunt end; d) contacting the
• a method comprising: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first IISRE sequence, followed by a first N-mer sequence, followed by a second IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; b) providing a second Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the second Addamer comprising a third IISRE sequence, followed by a second N-mer sequence, followed by a fourth IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; c) contacting the first Addamer with a IISRE that cleaves the second IISRE sequence located in the first Addamer, thereby producing a first Cleaved Product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the first IISRE sequence, the first N-mer sequence and at least one of a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang and a
• the preceding methods can be described as follows: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first IISRE sequence, followed by a first N-mer sequence, followed by a second IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; b) providing a second Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the second Addamer comprising a third IISRE sequence, followed by a second N-mer sequence, followed by a fourth IISRE sequence, followed by a hairpin structure; e) contacting the first Addamer with a IISRE that cleaves the second IISRE sequence located in the first Addamer, thereby producing a first Cleaved Product that is immobilized to the solid support and that comprises the first IISRE sequence, the first N-mer sequence and at least one of a 3' overhang, a 5' overhang and a blunt end; d) contacting the second
• a method comprising: a) providing a first Addamer of the present disclosure that is immobilized to a solid support, wherein the first Addamer comprises a first IISRE sequence, followed by a first N-mer sequence, followed by a second IISRE.
• a ligase enzyme can be a human DNA ligase III (liLig3). As would be appreciated by the skilled artisan, hLig3 exhibits high blunt end ligation efficiency (>60%).
• a ligase enzyme can be a T4 DNA ligase. As would be appreciated by the skilled artisan, T4 DNA ligase exhibits high ligation efficiency of nucleic acid fragments comprising 2, 3 or 4-nucleotide long 3' or 5' overhangs (>80%).
• a ligase enzyme can be any ligase enzyme known in the art.
• the exonuclease can be T7 exonuclease.
• the synthesized target nucleic acid sequence has a purity of at least about 80%, or at least about 85%, or at least about 90%, or at least about 95%, or at least about 99%.
• the purity of a synthesized target nucleic acid sequence refers to the percentage of the total ligation products that were formed as part of a single ligation reaction, or multiple rounds of ligation reactions, that correspond to the correct/desired ligation product.
• the methods of the present disclosure comprising the ligation of nuclei acid molecules produce can produce plurality of ligation products, some of which correspond to the correct/desired ligation product, and some that are undesired (side-reactions, incorrect ligations, etc.).
• the purity of a ligation product, or a target molecule that is being synthesized can he expressed as a percentage, which corresponds to the percentage of the total ligation products formed which correspond to the correct/desired ligation product.

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