Volume 52, Issue 31 pp. 8139-8143
Communication

Binary Genetic Cassettes for Selecting XNA-Templated DNA Synthesis In Vivo

Dr. Valérie Pezo

Dr. Valérie Pezo

ISSB, Génopole, Genavenir6, Equipe Xénome, 5 rue Henri Desbruères, 91030 Evry Cedex (France)

CEA, DSV, IG, Genoscope, 2 rue Gaston Crémieux, 91057 Evry Cedex (France)

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Dr. Feng Wu Liu

Dr. Feng Wu Liu

Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, (Belgium)

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Dr. Mikhail Abramov

Dr. Mikhail Abramov

Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, (Belgium)

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Prof. Mathy Froeyen

Prof. Mathy Froeyen

Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, (Belgium)

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Prof. Piet Herdewijn

Corresponding Author

Prof. Piet Herdewijn

Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, (Belgium)

ISSB, Génopole, Genavenir6, Equipe Xénome, 5 rue Henri Desbruères, 91030 Evry Cedex (France)

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Dr. Philippe Marlière

Dr. Philippe Marlière

ISSB, Génopole, Genavenir6, Equipe Xénome, 5 rue Henri Desbruères, 91030 Evry Cedex (France)

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First published: 26 June 2013
Citations: 46

We thank G. Schepers for the synthesis of the oligonucleotides, Dr. J. Rozenski for mass spectrometric analysis, and Lan N’Guyen and Mélanie Crouzard for technical assistance. We thank KU Leuven (GOA, IDO), FWO (Vlaanderen) and Genoscope (Genopole, Evry) for financial support (ATIGE, EA 4527, UPS 3509). The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013)/ERC Grant agreement n° ERC-2012-ADG_20120216/320683. XNA=xenobiotic nucleic acids.

Graphical Abstract

Hereditary information, coded in two bases, can be conveyed to DNA in vivo in the form of cyclohexenyl nucleic acid (CeNA), arabinofuranosyl nucleic acid (AraNA), and hexitol nucleic acid (HNA) messages. It was thus demonstrated that a binary genetic cassette can be used for the title process.

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