Rapid Chiral Assembly of Rigid DNA Building Blocks for Molecular Nanofabrication

Author:

Goodman R. P.12,Schaap I. A. T.12,Tardin C. F.12,Erben C. M.12,Berry R. M.12,Schmidt C. F.12,Turberfield A. J.12

Affiliation:

1. Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, UK.

2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, de Boelelaan 1081, Vrije Universiteit, 1081 H Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Abstract

Practical components for three-dimensional molecular nanofabrication must be simple to produce, stereopure, rigid, and adaptable. We report a family of DNA tetrahedra, less than 10 nanometers on a side, that can self-assemble in seconds with near-quantitative yield of one diastereomer. They can be connected by programmable DNA linkers. Their triangulated architecture confers structural stability; by compressing a DNA tetrahedron with an atomic force microscope, we have measured the axial compressibility of DNA and observed the buckling of the double helix under high loads.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

Reference26 articles.

1. DNA in a material world

2. Commercial oligonucleotide synthesis costs ∼50¢ per base for several nanomoles and at its simplest fabrication requires only mixing of aqueous solutions.

3. Design and self-assembly of two-dimensional DNA crystals

4. J. Malo et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.44, 3057 (2005).

5. DNA-Templated Self-Assembly of Protein Arrays and Highly Conductive Nanowires

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3