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Orthogonal translation components for the in vivo incorporation of unnatural amino acids

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OSTI ID:1209477

The invention relates to orthogonal pairs of tRNAs and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase that can incorporate unnatural amino acid into proteins produced in eubacterial host cells such as E. coli, or in a eukaryotic host such as a yeast cell. The invention provides, for example but not limited to, novel orthogonal synthetases, methods for identifying and making the novel synthetases, methods for producing proteins containing unnatural amino acids, and translation systems.

Research Organization:
The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,102,932
Application Number:
13/492,296
OSTI ID:
1209477
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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