A Signal-Passing DNA-Strand-Exchange Mechanism for Active Self-Assembly of DNA Nanostructures
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-11-2015
Abstract
DNA nanostructured tiles play an active role in their own self-assembly in the system described herein whereby they initiate a binding event that produces a cascading assembly process. We present DNA tiles that have a simple but powerful property: they respond to a binding event at one end of the tile by passing a signal across the tile to activate a binding site at the other end. This action allows sequential, virtually irreversible self-assembly of tiles and enables local communication during the self-assembly process. This localized signal-passing mechanism provides a new element of control for autonomous self-assembly of DNA nanostructures.
Publication Information
Padilla, Jennifer E.; Sha, Ruojie; Kristiansen, Martin; Chen, Junghuei; Jonoska, Natasha; and Seeman, Nadrian C.. (2015). "A Signal-Passing DNA-Strand-Exchange Mechanism for Active Self-Assembly of DNA Nanostructures". Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54(20), 5939-5942. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201500252