258 results about "Molecular switch" patented technology

This invention relates to oligonucleotides comprising a molecular switch which may exist in an “open” or “closed” position. The molecular switch portion of the probe is particularly sensitive to the identity of sequences complementary to the molecular switch. Oligonucleotides containing a molecular switch are applicable to all kinds of hybridization processes. Due to the sensitivity of the switch domain of the oligonucleotide, probes containing a molecular switch are particularly useful in the identification of single point mismatches. More specifically, a portion, but not all, of the oligonucleotide becomes unbound from a mismatched target. The invention further relates to methods of using said oligonucleotides for research reagents, and clinical diagnostics. An exemplary oligonucleotide comprises a first hybridizable domain, a second bridging block domain, and a third binding domain.

A computing system for implementing at least one electronic circuit with gain comprises at least one two-dimensional molecular switch array. The molecular switch array is formed by assembling two or more crossed planes of wires into a configuration of devices. Each device comprises a junction formed by a pair of crossed wires and at least one connector species that connects the pair of crossed wires in the junction. The junction has a functional dimension in nanometers, and includes a switching capability provided by both (1) one or more connector species and the pair of crossed wires and (2) a configurable nano-scale wire transistor having a first state that functions as a transistor and a second state that functions as a conducting semiconductor wire. Specific connections are made to interconnect the devices and connect the devices to two structures that provide high and low voltages.

Provided are novel nanostructures comprising hollow nanospheres and nanotubes for use as chemical sensors and molecular specific photothermal coupling agents. The nanostructures can be used in laser-induced phototherapy for treatment of cancer and other disorders. The nanostructures can also be used as a sensor that detects molecules. The nanostructures are of particular use in the fields of clinical diagnosis, clinical therapy, clinical treatment, and clinical evaluation of various diseases and disorders, manufacture of compositions for use in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, for use in molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof. The hollow gold nanospheres have a unique combination of spherical shape, small size, and strong, tunable, and narrow surface plasmon resonance absorption covering the entire visible to near IR region.

The invention herein disclosed provides for devices and methods that can detect and control an individual polymer in a mixture is acted upon by another compound, for example, an enzyme, in a nanopore. Of particular note is the stability of the system in a saline medium and to detect individual nucleotide bases in a polynucleotide in real time and which may be used to sequence DNA for many hours without change of reagents. The invention is of particular use in the fields of forensic biology, molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof.

A molecular system is provided for nanometer-scale reversible electronic and optical switches, specifically, electric field-activated molecular switches that have an electric field induced band gap change that occurs via a molecular conformation change or a tautomerization. Changing of extended conjugation via chemical bonding change to change the band gap is accomplished by providing the molecular system with one rotating portion (rotor) and two or more stationary portions (stators), between which the rotor is attached. The molecular system of the present invention has three branches (first, second, and third branches) with one end of each branch connected to a junction unit to form a "Y" configuration. The first and second branches are on one side of the junction unit and the third branch is on the opposite side of the junction unit. The first branch contains a first stator unit in its backbone, the junction unit comprises a second stator unit, and the first branch further contains a rotor unit in its backbone between the first stator unit and the second stator unit. The second branch includes an insulating supporting group in its backbone for providing a length of the second branch substantially equal to that of the first branch, wherein the rotor unit rotates between two states as a function of an externally-applied field.

The present invention relates to compositions and methods that allow the manipulation of the catalytic activity of multi-component nucleic acid complexes. Further, the invention provides methods which use these compositions and methods to create molecular sensors, molecular switches, and/or modulators or propagators of autocatalytic self-replicating cascades and other iterative processes. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions allowing self-assembly of active and inactive multicomponent nucleic acid complexes, methods of making such compositions, and methods for use.

Provided are novel nanostructures comprising hollow nanospheres (HGNs) and nanotubes for use as chemical sensors, molecular specific photothermal coupling agents, and photothermal ablation compounds. The nanostructures can be used in electromagnetic radiation-induced phototherapy for treatment of cancer and other disorders. The nanostructures can also be used as a sensor that detects molecules. The nanostructures are of particular use in the fields of clinical diagnosis, clinical therapy, clinical treatment, and clinical evaluation of various diseases and disorders, manufacture of compositions for use in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, for use in molecular biology, structural biology, cell biology, molecular switches, molecular circuits, and molecular computational devices, and the manufacture thereof. The hollow gold nanospheres have a unique combination of spherical shape, small size, and strong, tunable, and narrow surface plasmon resonance absorption covering the entire visible to near IR region.

The invention discloses a new system for screening and diagnosing phenylketonuria.41 common phenylalanine hydroxylase gene mutation sites and 4 most common 6-pyruvoyl tetrahydrobiopterin synthetase (PTPS) gene (PTS) mutation sites are screened to form the gene mutation detection system of phenylketonuria.The system is low in cost and high in throughput.Compared with the prior art, the system has the advantages that most mutation sites can be detected in one system, and 45 mutation sites can be detected; the comprehensive cost is the lowest, and the total cost of the system is lower than built methods using the DNA chip technology, the 'molecular switch' technology, the high-resolution melting curve method and the SNaPShot technology to detect PAH gene mutation; most mutation sites can be detected, the number of the detected mutation sites is twice as the number of the detected PAH gene mutation sites of the high-resolution melting curve method built by Xiamen University, the number of the detected mutation sites is 4 times as the number of the detected mutation sites of the DNA chip technology and the SNaPShot technology, and the number of the detected mutation sites is 6 times as the number of the detected mutation sites of the 'molecular switch' technology.

A method for forming atomic-scale contacts and atomic-scale gaps between two electrodes is disclosed. The method provides for applying a voltage between two electrodes in a circuit with a resistor. The applied voltage etches metal ions off one electrode and deposits the metal ions onto the second electrode. The metal ions are deposited on the sharpest point of the second electrode, causing the second electrode to grow towards the first electrode until an atomic-scale contact is formed. By increasing the magnitude of the resistor, the etching and deposition process will terminate prior to contact, forming an atomic-scale gap. The atomic-scale contacts and gaps formed according to this method are useful as a variety of nanosensors including chemical sensors, biosensors, hydrogen ion sensors, heavy metal ion sensors, magnetoresistive sensors, and molecular switches.

The present invention discloses a kit for detecting aldehyde dehydrogenase 2(ALDH2) gene polymorphism by using the single-tube bidirectional allele-specific amplification technology combined with the SNP sensitivity molecular switch technology, and an amplification method and a detection method thereof. The kit genotypes the Glu487Lys(rs671) site on the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2. The kit includes amplification buffer, polymerase, cell lysis buffer and glycerol, and can complete the genotyping for the SNP site in one PCR reaction so as to understand the genotype of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 subject and the product activity thereof.

The invention provides a 1,8-naphthalimide-based light-controlled fluorescent molecular switch compound bonded with a bis-spilenpyran unit and a synthesis method and application of the compound. Firstly, bis-spiropyran is modified to a 1,8-naphthylimide molecule through a covalent bond, the compound shows a good photochromic effect and light-controlled two-color fluorescent molecular switch performance in an organic solvent and a solid medium, the fluorescence resonance energy transfer efficiency of the compound is greatly improved, and the thermodynamic stability and photosensitivity of the compound are also high. The 1,8-naphthalimide-based light-controlled fluorescent molecular switch compound bonded with the bis-spilenpyran unit and the synthesis method and application of the compoundcan be used in the field of ion detection and photochemical imaging of biological systems.

The invention discloses an aggregation-induced emission type diarylethene fluorescent molecular switch and a preparation method and application thereof. The aggregation-induced emission type diarylethene fluorescent molecular switch is characterized in that an AIE radical is introduced to gain solid or aggregation strong emission capacity; two diarylethene can be used for quickly quenching fluorescence of fluorescent radicals which aggregate in the surrounding under the irradiation of ultraviolet rays or visible light, thus achieving the purpose of high fluorescent switch ratio. According to the light control type AIE-effect fluorescent molecular switch, the limitation that traditional fluorescent chromophore leads to fluorescence quenching is broken; in addition, the fluorescent molecularswitch in solid and aggregation state has the advantages of being high in switch ratio and high in fluorescence quenching efficiency by being compared with the fluorescent molecular switch in solution state; the fluorescent molecular switch is applicable to information storage under solid state and photoelectric devices and has potential application in biosensing and fluorescence imaging.

Methods and compositions are disclosed for introducing molecular switch functionality into a protein affinity reagent to render its binding to a target molecule sensitive to an environmental trigger, such as pH, while maintaining binding affinity to the target molecule. Combinatorial libraries created by the method are also disclosed.

An electronically addressable display comprises a substrate, at least one polarization-type, electrical field switchable molecular colorant associated with the substrate, and an addressing device mounted for selectively switching the at least one molecular colorant between at least two visually distinguishable states. Electronic devices including the electronically addressable displays and methods of manufacturing the electronically addressable display are also disclosed.

There is provided a conjugated molecule that is useful as a conductive path in an electronic device. The conjugated molecule includes at least one p/n junction so as to provide a direction to electron flow and one end alligator clip group which allows for self-orientation of the molecule during assembly in a device, resulting in an asymmetric structure of the molecule. The conjugated molecule may be used in diodes, molecular switches, transistors, and in the manufacture of memory devices.

The present invention discloses a gene detection kit using the multiplex PCR technology combined with the SNP sensitive molecular switch technology for genotyping of cytochrome 4502C19 gene, an amplification method and a detection method. Three common polymorphic sites on the CYP2C19 gene significantly changing the product activity are genotyped by the kit, wherein the three common polymorphic sites include: rs4244285SNP site, rs4986893 site and rs12248560 site. The kit includes a wild-type 2*PCR buffer, a 2*mutant amplification buffer, and a polymerase. The two buffers respectively includes a sequence-specific primer and an internal reference primer corresponding to SNP wild and mutant phenotype, and can complete genotyping for the three SNP sites in two multiplex PCR reactions, and thus the CYP2C19 gene is genotyped, and molecular biological evidence is provided for the gene-expressed enzyme activity prediction.

The invention provides two-dimensional Fe(II) complex pressure-caused spin conversion materials, a preparation method and application thereof. The invention relates to the field of spin conversion materials science, in particular to pressure-caused spin conversion materials, a preparation method and application thereof. The chemical formula of the two-dimensional Fe(II) complex pressure-caused spin conversion materials is [Fe(L)2(SCN)2]n, wherein L is 1,3-Bis (1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene ligand. The preparation method chooses L as the ligand to synthesize the two-dimensional Fe(II) complex pressure-caused spin conversion materials. The materials are free from the phenomenon of spin conversion under normal pressure; the results of temperature-change magnetic susceptibility show that antiferromagnetic interaction exists between Fe and Fe; and after pressure is increased, the results of temperature-change magnetic susceptibility show that the phenomenon of spin conversion appears, and the temperature of spin conversion changes from low to high with the increase in pressure, so the temperature of spin conversion can be regulated by regulating external pressure. Therefore, the materials have good application prospects in the fields of nanometer devices, molecular memory, molecular switches and molecule display, as well as industry.

The present invention relates to the field of cell immunotherapy and more particularly to a new generation of chimeric antigen receptors (CAR), allowing the control of immune cells endowed with such CARs through the interaction with small molecules. More particularly, the present invention relates to chimeric antigen receptor which comprise in at least one ectodomain a molecular switch turning the antigen binding function of the receptor from an off to on state, and vice versa. The present invention thus provides more controlled and potentially safer engineered CAR endowed immune cells, such as T-lymphocytes.

The present invention provides molecular switch system methods and compositions for use in regulatable gene expression. The system includes a nucleic acid construct which has a DNA response sequence for a transcriptional regulatory protein operably linked to a promoter, a compound binding sequence in the vicinity of the DNA response sequence, a transgene under the control of the promoter; and a DNA binding compound. In some cases, the molecular switch system further includes a nucleic acid sequence encoding a transcriptional regulatory protein operably linked to a second promoter. The invention further provides a method for screening compounds for the ability to function in the molecular switch system and thereby regulate gene expression.