Patent 7807817 was granted and assigned to the scripps research institute on October, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention discloses nucleic acid enzymes and deoxyribonucleic acid enzymes capable of cleaving nucleic acid sequences or molecules, particularly RNA, in a site-specific manner, as well as compositions including same. Methods of making and using the disclosed enzymes and compositions are also disclosed.