Affiliation:
1. Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry Am Klopferspitz 18 82152 Martinsried and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) Ludwig‐Maximilians‐University 81377 Munich Germany
2. Department of Chemistry and Center for NanoScience (CeNS) Ludwig‐Maximilians‐University Butenandtstraße 5–13 81377 Munich Germany
Abstract
AbstractDNA nanotechnology allows for the fabrication of nanometer‐sized objects with high precision and selective addressability as a result of the programmable hybridization of complementary DNA strands. Such structures can template the formation of other materials, including metals and complex silica nanostructures, where the silica shell simultaneously acts to protect the DNA from external detrimental factors. However, the formation of silica nanostructures with site‐specific addressability has thus far not been explored. Here, it is shown that silica nanostructures templated by DNA origami remain addressable for post silicification modification with guest molecules even if the silica shell measures several nm in thickness. The conjugation of fluorescently labeled oligonucleotides is used to different silicified DNA origami structures carrying a complementary ssDNA handle as well as DNA‐PAINT super‐resolution imaging to show that ssDNA handles remain unsilicified and thus ensure retained addressability. It is also demonstrated that not only handles, but also ssDNA scaffold segments within a DNA origami nanostructure remain accessible, allowing for the formation of dynamic silica nanostructures. Finally, the power of this approach is demonstrated by forming 3D DNA origami crystals from silicified monomers. These results thus present a fully site‐specifically addressable silica nanostructure with complete control over size and shape.
Funder
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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