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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

A solid-phase enzymatic synthesis platform for the facile production of 2'-fluoroarabinonucleic acid (FANA) and chimeric XNA oligonucleotides using an evolved XNA polymerase.

Binliang Zhang, Yuhui Du, Jingxing Zhang, Xingyun Ma, Yanjia Qin, Rui Tao, Minglan Luo, Jing Wu, Leping Sun, Gan Zhu and 5 more

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Binliang ZhangMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0009-0000-2555-3339
Yuhui DuMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jingxing ZhangMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Xingyun MaMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Yanjia QinMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Rui TaoMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Minglan LuoMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Jing WuMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0009-0008-0684-9167
Leping SunMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9095-1878
Gan ZhuMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Hantao LuoMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0009-0002-0658-8661
Junlin WenShenzhen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics, State Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Chenghe XiongShenzhen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics, State Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Hui MeiShenzhen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics, State Key Laboratory of Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Tingjian ChenMOE International Joint Research Laboratory on Synthetic Biology and Medicines, School of Biology and Biological Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4458-4269

Funding

Guangdong Introducing Innovative and Entrepreneurial Teams 2019ZT08Y318Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics 2023B1212060054Guangdong Provincial Pearl River Talents Program 2019QN01Y228National Key R&D Program of China 2019YFA0904102National Natural Science Foundation of China 21978100Science and Technology Project of Guangzhou, China 2023A04J1470Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology Scientific Research Program JCHZ20210002Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Synthetic Genomics ZDSYS201802061806209
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Abstract

Xenobiotic nucleic acids (XNAs) significantly expand the range of genetic polymers and serve as promising alternatives to DNA and RNA for numerous biological applications. However, the extensive exploration and application of XNAs are limited by low sustainability and yields in solid-phase oligonucleotide synthesis, as well as by the unavailability of efficient XNA polymerases for polymerase-mediated XNA production. To address the limitations in XNA production, we developed a solid-phase enzymatic XNA oligonucleotide synthesis platform using a laboratory-evolved XNA polymerase, SFM5-7, which exhibits excellent activity for synthesizing DNA, RNA, 2'-fluoroarabinonucleic acid (FANA), and other 2'-modified XNA oligonucleotides. This platform employs ribonucleotide insertion and alkaline cleavage of the oligonucleotide product before and after SFM5-7-mediated XNA synthesis, enabling recycled XNA synthesis through the reuse of a bead-immobilized self-priming hairpin DNA template. The platform's potential and versatility are demonstrated by the production of FANA, 2'-modified RNAs, chimeric XNAs, 5'-end-labeled FANA, and an active FANAzyme. This platform should facilitate the customized production of functional XNAs with programmable modifications, accelerating their applications in biotechnology and biomedicine.

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DNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseNucleic AcidsOligonucleotidesSolid-Phase Synthesis TechniquesDNARNADNADNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseNucleic AcidsOligonucleotidesRNA

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