

Through our innovative reagents, we empower researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries and achieve breakthroughs in genetic research.
Empowering Breakthroughs in Genetic Research
Artificial Chaperone-assisted Hybridization Reagent
Anac: Accelerating Life Science Research
Anac reagents are Artificial Nucleic Acid Chaperones for accurate hybridization and folding of nucleic acids. They can accelerate gene-related reactions by hundreds to tens of thousands of times, significantly reducing research time and costs.
Anac to Boost DNA Technology
Nanodevices
・Nanoconstructs
・Nanomachines
・Molecular computing

DNA analysis
・Geno-typing
・DNA array,DNA chip
・mRNA,miRNA sensing



Nucleic acids medicines
・Antisense
・Antigene
・siRNA

Functional nucleic acids
・Aptamer
・(Deoxy)Ribozyme
・DNA template reaction
Promotion of duplex, triplex and quadruplex formation




DTm ~ 20 ˚C
dsDNA

complex




ssDNAs



Acceleration

dsDNA, triplex…
Strand exch. activation
dsDNA








quadruplex







Structural transition




Right handed
DNA
(B-type)

Left handed
DNA
(Z-type)



and



Polymorphic
folding

Monomorphic
folding
Intra vs. Inter molecular structural conversion







Intramolecular
stem-loop
PA
Intermolecular
dsDNA







Intramolecular
quadruplex

dsDNA
Polym. J., 2019
Boost DNA Computing with Anac

AND gate


0

0.0
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2018
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.201707406
OR gate


0

0.0
The copolymer promoted molecular operation without loss of acuracy.
The copolymer acts as “Molecular Booster” for DNA computing
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2018
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.201707406
Boost DNA Enzyme with Anac

Without Anac

With Anac

With Anac
Without Anac
Biosens. Bioelecton., 2020
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956566320303778?via%3Dihub
Boost Peroxidase-DNAzyme with Anac

Biomacromolecules 2018

Anac(-)
Anac(+)
Biomater. Sci., 2021,9, 6142
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/bm/d1bm00949d
Protect DNA Computing

Without Anac
With Anac
Fig. DNA logic gate operation in the presence of nuclease (DNase I : 26.5 Kunitz unit)
Chaperone polymer protected DNA components from DNase
Adv. Funct. Mater., 2018
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.201707406
Boost DNA Circuit (Hybridization Chain Reaction)
miRNA (let-7a) as initiator


Anac
100 nM let-7a, 500 nM H1-l7, 500 nM H2-l7, Anac (N/P=0 or 10), 25°C for 1 h.

Anac(+)
Anac(-)

20 nM let-7a, 100 nM H1-l7, 100 nM FQ-H2-l7, Anac (N/P=0 or 10), 25°C.
Anac accelerates different HCR circuits initiated by either RNA or DNA initiator
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022
Boost Genotyping with Anac
Simple & quick genotyping




Nature Mater. 2003
Boost DNA Nanomachines with Anac
DNA nanomachine boosting



Fuel 1 / Fuel 2
Fuel 2

Without Anac

With Anac
Nano Lett. 2007
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl0626232