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20080318273 | MUTANT PROTEINASE WITH REDUCED SELF-CLEAVAGE ACTIVITY AND METHOD OF PURIFICATION - The present invention provides a mutant 27 kDa NIa proteinase having reduced self-cleavage activity relative to the self-cleavage activity of its wild-type proteinase. The mutant has the same substrate cleavage activity as the wild-type proteinase but is more stable than the wild-type proteinase. The present invention also provides a method of obtaining large quantities of active 27 kDa NIa proteinase for use as a tool for purification of other proteins. | 12-25-2008 |
20110223638 | Methods of Generating Nucleic Acid Fragments - Provided herein are methods of using a Cas1 polypeptide to generate nucleic fragments from a DNA substrate. These methods may be performed in vitro or in vivo. Also provided are methods of screening for modulators of Cas1. | 09-15-2011 |
20120252096 | MUTANT PROTEINASE WITH REDUCED SELF-CLEAVAGE ACTIVITY AND METHOD OF PURIFICATION - The present invention provides a mutant 27 kDa NIa proteinase having reduced self-cleavage activity relative to the self-cleavage activity of its wild-type proteinase. The mutant has the same substrate cleavage activity as the wild-type proteinase but is more stable than the wild-type proteinase. The present invention also provides a method of obtaining large quantities of active 27 kDa NIa proteinase for use as a tool for purification of other proteins. | 10-04-2012 |
20130130248 | ENDORIBONUCLEASE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure provides variant Csy4 endoribonucleases, nucleic acids encoding the variant Csy4 endoribonucleases, and host cells genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The variant Csy4 endoribonucleases find use in a variety of applications, which are also provided. The present disclosure also provides methods of detecting a specific sequence in a target polyribonucleotide; and methods of regulating production of a target RNA in a eukaryotic cell. | 05-23-2013 |
20130196383 | Method of Producing Dicer - The present disclosure provides a method for producing a Dicer polypeptide in a prokaryotic host cell. The present disclosure further provides a purified Dicer complex. The present disclosure further provides kits for producing a Dicer polypeptide in a prokaryotic host cell. | 08-01-2013 |
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20140068797 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RNA-DIRECTED TARGET DNA MODIFICATION AND FOR RNA-DIRECTED MODULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION - The present disclosure provides a DNA-targeting RNA that comprises a targeting sequence and, together with a modifying polypeptide, provides for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure further provides site-specific modifying polypeptides. The present disclosure further provides methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA The present disclosure provides methods of modulating transcription of a target nucleic acid in a target cell, generally involving contacting the target nucleic acid with an enzymatically inactive Cas9 polypeptide and a DNA-targeting RNA. Kits and compositions for carrying out the methods are also provided. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells that produce Cas9; and Cas9 transgenic non-human multicellular organisms. | 03-06-2014 |
20140302563 | Methods and Compositions for Controlling Gene Expression by RNA Processing - The present disclosure provides nucleic acids encoding an RNA recognition sequence positioned proximal to an insertion site for the insertion of a sequence of interest; and host cells genetically modified with the nucleic acids. The present disclosure also provides methods of modifying the activity of a target RNA, and kits and compositions for carrying out the methods. | 10-09-2014 |
20140315985 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF NUCLEIC ACID-TARGETING NUCLEIC ACIDS - This disclosure provides for compositions and methods for the use of nucleic acid-targeting nucleic acids and complexes thereof. | 10-23-2014 |