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Piantanida L, Dickinson GD, Majikes JM, Clay W, Liddle JA, Andersen T, Hayden EJ, Kuang W, Hughes WL. DNA-PAINT Probe Modifications Support High-Resolution Imaging with Shorter Binding Domains. ACS NANO 2024; 18:22369-22377. [PMID: 39109416 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c06886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
Abstract
DNA-based Points Accumulation for Imaging in Nanoscale Topography (DNA-PAINT) is an effective super resolution microscopy technique, and its optimization is key to improve nanoscale detection. The state-of-the-art improvements that are at the base of this optimization have been first routinely validated on DNA nanostructure devices before being tested on biological samples. This allows researchers to finely tune DNA-PAINT imaging features in a more controllable in vitro environment. Dye-labeled oligonucleotide probes with short hybridization domains can expand DNA-PAINT's detection by targeting short nucleotide sequences and improving resolution, speed, and multiplexing. However, developing these probes is challenging as their brief bound state makes them difficult to capture under routine imaging conditions. To extend dwell binding times and promote duplex stability, we introduced structural and chemical modifications to our imager probes. The modifications included mini-hairpins and/or Bridged Nucleic Acids (BNA); both of which increase the thermomechanical stability of a DNA duplex. Using this approach we demonstrate DNA-PAINT imaging with approximately 5 nm resolution using a 4-nucleotide hybridization domain that is 43% shorter than previously reported probes. Imager probes with such short hybridization domains are key for improving detection on DNA nanostructure devices because they have the capability to target a larger number of binding domains per localization unit. This is essential for metrology applications such as Nucleic Acid Memory (NAM) where the information density is dependent on the binding site length. The selected imager probes reported here present imaging resolution equivalent to current state-of-the-art DNA-PAINT probes, creating a strategy to image shorter DNA domains for nanoscience and nanotechnology alike.
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- Luca Piantanida
- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, United States
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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Gavrilović S, Brüggenthies GA, Weck JM, Heuer-Jungemann A, Schwille P. Protein-Assisted Large-Scale Assembly and Differential Patterning of DNA Origami Lattices. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2309680. [PMID: 38229553 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Nanofabrication has experienced a big boost with the invention of DNA origami, enabling the production and assembly of complex nanoscale structures that may be able to unlock fully new functionalities in biology and beyond. The remarkable precision with which these structures can be designed and produced is, however, not yet matched by their assembly dynamics, which can be extremely slow, particularly when attached to biological templates, such as membranes. Here, the rapid and controlled formation of DNA origami lattices on the scale of hundreds of micrometers in as little as 30 minutes is demonstrated, utilizing active patterning by the E.coli Min protein system, thereby yielding a remarkable improvement over conventional passive diffusion-based assembly methods. Various patterns, including spots, inverse spots, mazes, and meshes can be produced at different scales, tailored through the shape and density of the assembled structures. The differential positioning accomplished by Min-induced diffusiophoresis even allows the introduction of "pseudo-colors", i.e., complex core-shell patterns, by simultaneously patterning different DNA origami species. Beyond the targeted functionalization of biological surfaces, this approach may also be promising for applications in plasmonics, catalysis, and molecular sensing.
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- Svetozar Gavrilović
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Research Group DNA Hybridnanomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Research Group DNA Hybridnanomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152, Martinsried, Germany
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Demir B, Akin Gultakti C, Koker Z, Anantram MP, Oren EE. Electronic Properties of DNA Origami Nanostructures Revealed by In Silico Calculations. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:4646-4654. [PMID: 38712954 PMCID: PMC11103695 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c00445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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DNA origami is a pioneering approach for producing complex 2- or 3-D shapes for use in molecular electronics due to its inherent self-assembly and programmability properties. The electronic properties of DNA origami structures are not yet fully understood, limiting the potential applications. Here, we conduct a theoretical study with a combination of molecular dynamics, first-principles, and charge transmission calculations. We use four separate single strand DNAs, each having 8 bases (4 × G4C4 and 4 × A4T4), to form two different DNA nanostructures, each having two helices bundled together with one crossover. We also generated double-stranded DNAs to compare electronic properties to decipher the effects of crossovers and bundle formations. We demonstrate that density of states and band gap of DNA origami depend on its sequence and structure. The crossover regions could reduce the conductance due to a lack of available states near the HOMO level. Furthermore, we reveal that, despite having the same sequence, the two helices in the DNA origami structure could exhibit different electronic properties, and electrode position can affect the resulting conductance values. Our study provides better understanding of the electronic properties of DNA origamis and enables us to tune these properties for electronic applications such as nanowires, switches, and logic gates.
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- Busra Demir
- Department
of Materials Science & Nanotechnology Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara 06560, Türkiye
- Bionanodesign
Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara 06560, Türkiye
- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98115, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science & Nanotechnology Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara 06560, Türkiye
- Bionanodesign
Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara 06560, Türkiye
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- Bionanodesign
Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara 06560, Türkiye
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- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98115, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science & Nanotechnology Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara 06560, Türkiye
- Bionanodesign
Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara 06560, Türkiye
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Cervantes-Salguero K, Kadrmas M, Ward BM, Lysne D, Wolf A, Piantanida L, Pascual G, Knowlton WB. Minimizing Structural Heterogeneity in DNA Self-Assembled Dye Templating via DNA Origami-Tuned Conformations. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:10195-10207. [PMID: 38690801 PMCID: PMC11100016 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Abstract
With recent advances in DNA-templated dye aggregation for leveraging and engineering molecular excitons, a need exists for minimizing structural heterogeneity. Holliday Junction complexes (HJ) are commonly used to covalently template dye aggregates on their core; however, the global conformation of HJ is detrimentally dynamic. Here, the global conformation of the HJ is selectively tuned by restricting its position and orientation by using a sheet-like DNA origami construct (DOC) physisorbed on glass. The HJ arms are fixed with four different designed interduplex angles (IDAs). Atomic force microscopy confirmed that the HJs are bound to the surface of DOC with tuned IDAs. Dye orientation distributions were determined by combining dipole imaging and super-resolution microscopy. All IDAs led to dye orientations having dispersed distributions along planes perpendicular to the HJ plane, suggesting that stacking occurred between the dye and the neighboring DNA bases. The dye-base stacking interpretation was supported by increasing the size of the core cavity. The narrowest IDA minimizes structural heterogeneity and suggests dye intercalation. A strong correlation is found between the IDA and the orientation of the dye along the HJ plane. These results show that the HJ imposes restrictions on the dye and that the dye-DNA interactions are always present regardless of global conformation. The implications of our results are discussed for the scalability of dye aggregates using DNA self-assembly. Our methodology provides an avenue for the solid-supported single-molecule characterization of molecular assemblies templated on biomolecules─such as DNA and protein templates involved in light-harvesting and catalysis─with tuned conformations and restricted in position and orientation.
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- Keitel Cervantes-Salguero
- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Biomolecular
Sciences Graduate Programs, Boise State
University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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- Micron
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
- Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, United States
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Gieseler N, Moench S, Beutel D, Pfeifer WG, Domínguez CM, Niemeyer CM, Rockstuhl C. Chiral plasmonic metasurface assembled by DNA origami. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:16040-16051. [PMID: 38859241 DOI: 10.1364/oe.520522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Chiral materials are essential to perceive photonic devices that control the helicity of light. However, the chirality of natural materials is rather weak, and relatively thick films are needed for noticeable effects. To overcome this limitation, artificial photonic materials were suggested to affect the chiral response in a much more substantial manner. Ideally, a single layer of such a material, a metasurface, should already be sufficient. While various structures fabricated with top-down nanofabrication technologies have already been reported, here we propose to utilize scaffolded DNA origami technology, a scalable bottom-up approach for metamolecule production, to fabricate a chiral metasurface. We introduce a chiral plasmonic metamolecule in the shape of a tripod and simulate its optical properties. By fixing the metamolecule to a rectangular planar origami, the tripods can be assembled into a 2D DNA origami crystal that forms a chiral metasurface. We simulate the optical properties but also fabricate selected devices to assess the experimental feasibility of the suggested approach critically.
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Yu B, Chang BS, Loo WS, Dhuey S, O’Reilly P, Ashby PD, Connolly MD, Tikhomirov G, Zuckermann RN, Ruiz R. Nanopatterned Monolayers of Bioinspired, Sequence-Defined Polypeptoid Brushes for Semiconductor/Bio Interfaces. ACS NANO 2024; 18:7411-7423. [PMID: 38412617 PMCID: PMC10938923 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c10204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The ability to control and manipulate semiconductor/bio interfaces is essential to enable biological nanofabrication pathways and bioelectronic devices. Traditional surface functionalization methods, such as self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), provide limited customization for these interfaces. Polymer brushes offer a wider range of chemistries, but choices that maintain compatibility with both lithographic patterning and biological systems are scarce. Here, we developed a class of bioinspired, sequence-defined polymers, i.e., polypeptoids, as tailored polymer brushes for surface modification of semiconductor substrates. Polypeptoids featuring a terminal hydroxyl (-OH) group are designed and synthesized for efficient melt grafting onto the native oxide layer of Si substrates, forming ultrathin (∼1 nm) monolayers. By programming monomer chemistry, our polypeptoid brush platform offers versatile surface modification, including adjustments to surface energy, passivation, preferential biomolecule attachment, and specific biomolecule binding. Importantly, the polypeptoid brush monolayers remain compatible with electron-beam lithographic patterning and retain their chemical characteristics even under harsh lithographic conditions. Electron-beam lithography is used over polypeptoid brushes to generate highly precise, binary nanoscale patterns with localized functionality for the selective immobilization (or passivation) of biomacromolecules, such as DNA origami or streptavidin, onto addressable arrays. This surface modification strategy with bioinspired, sequence-defined polypeptoid brushes enables monomer-level control over surface properties with a large parameter space of monomer chemistry and sequence and therefore is a highly versatile platform to precisely engineer semiconductor/bio interfaces for bioelectronics applications.
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- Beihang Yu
- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Prizker
School of Molecular Engineering, University
of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94709, United States
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- The
Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Liu Y, Dai Z, Xie X, Li B, Jia S, Li Q, Li M, Fan C, Liu X. Spacer-Programmed Two-Dimensional DNA Origami Assembly. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5461-5469. [PMID: 38355136 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Two-dimensional (2D) DNA origami assembly represents a powerful approach to the programmable design and construction of advanced 2D materials. Within the context of hybridization-mediated 2D DNA origami assembly, DNA spacers play a pivotal role as essential connectors between sticky-end regions and DNA origami units. Here, we demonstrated that programming the spacer length, which determines the binding radius of DNA origami units, could effectively tune sticky-end hybridization reactions to produce distinct 2D DNA origami arrays. Using DNA-PAINT super-resolution imaging, we unveiled the significant impact of spacer length on the hybridization efficiency of sticky ends for assembling square DNA origami (SDO) units. We also found that the assembly efficiency and pattern diversity of 2D DNA origami assemblies were critically dependent on the spacer length. Remarkably, we realized a near-unity yield of ∼98% for the assembly of SDO trimers and tetramers via this spacer-programmed strategy. At last, we revealed that spacer lengths and thermodynamic fluctuations of SDO are positively correlated, using molecular dynamics simulations. Our study thus paves the way for the precision assembly of DNA nanostructures toward higher complexity.
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- Yongjun Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Zhangjiang Laboratory, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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Tao F, Han Q, Yang P. Interface-mediated protein aggregation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:14093-14109. [PMID: 37955330 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc04311h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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The aggregation of proteins at interfaces has significant roles and can also lead to dysfunction of different physiological processes. The interfacial effects on the assembly and aggregation of biopolymers are not only crucial for a comprehensive understanding of protein biological functions, but also hold great potential for advancing the state-of-the-art applications of biopolymer materials. Recently, there has been remarkable progress in a collaborative context, as we strive to gain control over complex interfacial assembly structures of biopolymers. These biopolymer structures range from the nanoscale to mesoscale and even macroscale, and are attained through the rational design of interactions between biological building blocks and surfaces/interfaces. This review spotlights the recent advancements in interface-mediated assembly and properties of biopolymer materials. Initially, we introduce the solid-liquid interface (SIL)-mediated biopolymer assembly that includes the inorganic crystalline template effect and protein self-adoptive deposition through phase transition. Next, we display the advancement of biopolymer assembly instigated by the air-water interface (AWI) that acts as an energy conversion station. Lastly, we discuss succinctly the assembly of biopolymers at the liquid-liquid interface (LLI) along with their applications. It is our hope that this overview will stimulate the integration and progression of the science of interfacial assembled biopolymer materials and surfaces/interfaces.
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- Fei Tao
- Key laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, school of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, school of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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- Key laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, school of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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Chen C, Luo X, Kaplan AE, Bawendi MG, Macfarlane RJ, Bathe M. Ultrafast dense DNA functionalization of quantum dots and rods for scalable 2D array fabrication with nanoscale precision. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh8508. [PMID: 37566651 PMCID: PMC10421044 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh8508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023]
Abstract
Scalable fabrication of two-dimensional (2D) arrays of quantum dots (QDs) and quantum rods (QRs) with nanoscale precision is required for numerous device applications. However, self-assembly-based fabrication of such arrays using DNA origami typically suffers from low yield due to inefficient QD and QR DNA functionalization. In addition, it is challenging to organize solution-assembled DNA origami arrays on 2D device substrates while maintaining their structural fidelity. Here, we reduced manufacturing time from a few days to a few minutes by preparing high-density DNA-conjugated QDs/QRs from organic solution using a dehydration and rehydration process. We used a surface-assisted large-scale assembly (SALSA) method to construct 2D origami lattices directly on solid substrates to template QD and QR 2D arrays with orientational control, with overall loading yields exceeding 90%. Our fabrication approach enables the scalable, high fidelity manufacturing of 2D addressable QDs and QRs with nanoscale orientational and spacing control for functional 2D photonic devices.
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- Chi Chen
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Pothineni BK, Grundmeier G, Keller A. Cation-dependent assembly of hexagonal DNA origami lattices on SiO 2 surfaces. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:12894-12906. [PMID: 37462427 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr02926c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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DNA origami nanostructures have emerged as functional materials for applications in various areas of science and technology. In particular, the transfer of the DNA origami shape into inorganic materials using established silicon lithography methods holds great promise for the fabrication of nanostructured surfaces for nanoelectronics and nanophotonics. Using ordered DNA origami lattices directly assembled on the oxidized silicon surface instead of single nanostructures would enable the fabrication of functional nanopatterned surfaces with macroscopic dimensions. Here, we thus investigate the assembly of hexagonal DNA lattices from DNA origami triangles on RCA-cleaned silicon wafers with hydroxylated surface oxide by time-lapse atomic force microscopy (AFM). Lattice assembly on the SiO2 surface is achieved by a competition of monovalent and divalent cations at elevated temperatures. Ca2+ is found to be superior to Mg2+ in promoting the assembly of ordered lattices, while the presence of Mg2+ rather results in DNA origami aggregation and multilayer formation at the comparably high Na+ concentrations of 200 to 600 mM. Furthermore, Na+ concentration and temperature have a similar effect on lattice order, so that a reduction of temperature can be compensated to some extent by an increase in Na+ concentration. However, even under optimized conditions, the DNA origami lattices assembled on the SiO2 surface exhibit a lower degree of order than equivalent lattices assembled on mica, which is attributed to a higher desorption rate of the DNA origami nanostructures. Even though this high desorption rate also complicates any post-assembly treatment, the formed DNA origami lattices could successfully be transferred into the dry state, which is an important prerequisite for further processing steps.
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- Bhanu Kiran Pothineni
- Paderborn University, Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany.
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- Paderborn University, Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany.
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- Paderborn University, Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany.
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Yang J, Jahnke K, Xin L, Jing X, Zhan P, Peil A, Griffo A, Škugor M, Yang D, Fan S, Göpfrich K, Yan H, Wang P, Liu N. Modulating Lipid Membrane Morphology by Dynamic DNA Origami Networks. NANO LETTERS 2023. [PMID: 37440701 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Membrane morphology and its dynamic adaptation regulate many cellular functions, which are often mediated by membrane proteins. Advances in DNA nanotechnology have enabled the realization of various protein-inspired structures and functions with precise control at the nanometer level, suggesting a viable tool to artificially engineer membrane morphology. In this work, we demonstrate a DNA origami cross (DOC) structure that can be anchored onto giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) and subsequently polymerized into micrometer-scale reconfigurable one-dimensional (1D) chains or two-dimensional (2D) lattices. Such DNA origami-based networks can be switched between left-handed (LH) and right-handed (RH) conformations by DNA fuels and exhibit potent efficacy in remodeling the membrane curvatures of GUVs. This work sheds light on designing hierarchically assembled dynamic DNA systems for the programmable modulation of synthetic cells for useful applications.
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- Juanjuan Yang
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200127, People's Republic of China
- 2. Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Biophysical Engineering Group, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg, Jahnstr. 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- 2. Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- 2. Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- 2. Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- 2. Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Biophysical Engineering Group, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg, Jahnstr. 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- 2. Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200127, People's Republic of China
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- 2. Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Biophysical Engineering Group, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg, Jahnstr. 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH), Im Neuenheime Feld 329, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- School of Molecular Sciences and Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics at Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200127, People's Republic of China
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- 2. Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Tang Y, Liu H, Wang Q, Qi X, Yu L, Šulc P, Zhang F, Yan H, Jiang S. DNA Origami Tessellations. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37329284 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Molecular tessellation research aims to elucidate the underlying principles that govern intricate patterns in nature and to leverage these principles to create precise and ordered structures across multiple scales, thereby facilitating the emergence of novel functionalities. DNA origami nanostructures are excellent building blocks for constructing tessellation patterns. However, the size and complexity of DNA origami tessellation systems are currently limited by several unexplored factors relevant to the accuracy of essential design parameters, the applicability of design strategies, and the compatibility between different tiles. Here, we present a general method for creating DNA origami tiles that grow into tessellation patterns with micrometer-scale order and nanometer-scale precision. Interhelical distance (D) was identified as a critical design parameter determining tile conformation and tessellation outcome. Finely tuned D facilitated the accurate geometric design of monomer tiles with minimized curvature and improved tessellation capability, enabling the formation of single-crystalline lattices ranging from tens to hundreds of square micrometers. The general applicability of the design method was demonstrated by 9 tile geometries, 15 unique tile designs, and 12 tessellation patterns covering Platonic, Laves, and Archimedean tilings. Particularly, we took two strategies to increase the complexity of DNA origami tessellation, including reducing the symmetry of monomer tiles and coassembling tiles of different geometries. Both yielded various tiling patterns that rivaled Platonic tilings in size and quality, indicating the robustness of the optimized tessellation system. This study will promote DNA-templated, programmable molecular and material patterning and open up new opportunities for applications in metamaterial engineering, nanoelectronics, and nanolithography.
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- Yue Tang
- School of Molecular Sciences and Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences and Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- School of Molecular Sciences and Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences and Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences and Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Arts & Sciences-Newark, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences and Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85281, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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DNA nanotechnology enables straightforward fabrication of user-defined and nanometer-precise templates for a cornucopia of different uses. To date, most of these DNA assemblies have been static, but dynamic structures are increasingly coming into view. The programmability of DNA not only allows for encoding of the DNA object shape but also it may be equally used in defining the mechanism of action and the type of stimuli-responsiveness of the dynamic structures. However, these "robotic" features of DNA nanostructures are usually demonstrated for only small, discrete, and device-like objects rather than for collectively behaving higher-order systems. Here, we show how a large-scale, two-dimensional (2D) and pH-responsive DNA origami-based lattice can be assembled into two different configurations ("open" and "closed" states) on a mica substrate and further switched from one to the other distinct state upon a pH change of the surrounding solution. The control over these two configurations is achieved by equipping the arms of the lattice-forming DNA origami units with "pH-latches" that form Hoogsteen-type triplexes at low pH. In short, we demonstrate how the electrostatic control over the adhesion and mobility of the DNA origami units on the surface can be used both in the large lattice formation (with the help of directed polymerization) and in the conformational switching of the whole lattice. To further emphasize the feasibility of the method, we also demonstrate the formation of pH-responsive 2D gold nanoparticle lattices. We believe this work can bridge the nanometer-precise DNA origami templates and higher-order large-scale systems with the stimuli-induced dynamicity.
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- Sofia Julin
- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
- LIBER Center of Excellence, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu, Estonia
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
- LIBER Center of Excellence, Aalto University, P.O. Box 16100, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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He Z, Shi K, Li J, Chao J. Self-assembly of DNA origami for nanofabrication, biosensing, drug delivery, and computational storage. iScience 2023; 26:106638. [PMID: 37187699 PMCID: PMC10176269 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Since the pioneering work of immobile DNA Holliday junction by Ned Seeman in the early 1980s, the past few decades have witnessed the development of DNA nanotechnology. In particular, DNA origami has pushed the field of DNA nanotechnology to a new level. It obeys the strict Watson-Crick base pairing principle to create intricate structures with nanoscale accuracy, which greatly enriches the complexity, dimension, and functionality of DNA nanostructures. Benefiting from its high programmability and addressability, DNA origami has emerged as versatile nanomachines for transportation, sensing, and computing. This review will briefly summarize the recent progress of DNA origami, two-dimensional pattern, and three-dimensional assembly based on DNA origami, followed by introduction of its application in nanofabrication, biosensing, drug delivery, and computational storage. The prospects and challenges of assembly and application of DNA origami are also discussed.
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- Zhimei He
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
- Smart Health Big Data Analysis and Location Services Engineering Research Center of Jiangsu Province, School of Geographic and Biologic Information, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
- Smart Health Big Data Analysis and Location Services Engineering Research Center of Jiangsu Province, School of Geographic and Biologic Information, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
- Corresponding author
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Parikka JM, Järvinen H, Sokołowska K, Ruokolainen V, Markešević N, Natarajan AK, Vihinen-Ranta M, Kuzyk A, Tapio K, Toppari JJ. Creation of ordered 3D tubes out of DNA origami lattices. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:7772-7780. [PMID: 37057647 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06001a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Hierarchical self-assembly of nanostructures with addressable complexity has been a promising route for realizing novel functional materials. Traditionally, the fabrication of such structures on a large scale has been achievable using top-down methods but with the cost of complexity of the fabrication equipment versus resolution and limitation mainly to 2D structures. More recently bottom-up methods using molecules like DNA have gained attention due to the advantages of low fabrication costs, high resolution and simplicity in an extension of the methods to the third dimension. One of the more promising bottom-up techniques is DNA origami due to the robust self-assembly of arbitrarily shaped nanostructures with feature sizes down to a few nanometers. Here, we show that under specific ionic conditions of the buffer, the employed plus-shaped, blunt-ended Seeman tile (ST) origami forms elongated, ordered 2D lattices, which are further rolled into 3D tubes in solution. Imaging structures on a surface by atomic force microscopy reveals ribbon-like structures, with single or double layers of the origami lattice. Further studies of the double-layered structures in a liquid state by confocal microscopy and cryo-TEM revealed elongated tube structures with a relatively uniform width but with a varying length. Through meticulous study, we concluded that the assembly process of these 3D DNA origami tubes is heavily dependent on the concentration of both mono- and divalent cations. In particular, nickel seems to act as a trigger for the formation of the tubular assemblies in liquid.
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- Johannes M Parikka
- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics and Nanoscience Center, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics and Nanoscience Center, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics and Nanoscience Center, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Nanoscience Center, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics and Nanoscience Center, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biological and Environmental Science and Nanoscience Center, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics and Nanoscience Center, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics and Nanoscience Center, 40014 University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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Zhan P, Peil A, Jiang Q, Wang D, Mousavi S, Xiong Q, Shen Q, Shang Y, Ding B, Lin C, Ke Y, Liu N. Recent Advances in DNA Origami-Engineered Nanomaterials and Applications. Chem Rev 2023; 123:3976-4050. [PMID: 36990451 PMCID: PMC10103138 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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DNA nanotechnology is a unique field, where physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, engineering, and materials science can elegantly converge. Since the original proposal of Nadrian Seeman, significant advances have been achieved in the past four decades. During this glory time, the DNA origami technique developed by Paul Rothemund further pushed the field forward with a vigorous momentum, fostering a plethora of concepts, models, methodologies, and applications that were not thought of before. This review focuses on the recent progress in DNA origami-engineered nanomaterials in the past five years, outlining the exciting achievements as well as the unexplored research avenues. We believe that the spirit and assets that Seeman left for scientists will continue to bring interdisciplinary innovations and useful applications to this field in the next decade.
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- Pengfei Zhan
- 2nd Physics
Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- 2nd Physics
Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- National
Center for Nanoscience and Technology, No 11, BeiYiTiao Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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- School
of Biomedical Engineering and Suzhou Institute for Advanced Research, University of Science and Technology of China, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Nanobiology
Institute, Yale University, 850 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Nanobiology
Institute, Yale University, 850 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
- Department
of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, 266
Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- National
Center for Nanoscience and Technology, No 11, BeiYiTiao Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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- National
Center for Nanoscience and Technology, No 11, BeiYiTiao Zhongguancun, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department
of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
- Nanobiology
Institute, Yale University, 850 West Campus Drive, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, United States
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Yale University, 17 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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- Wallace
H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- 2nd Physics
Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Max Planck
Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Vaezi M, Nejat Pishkenari H, Ejtehadi MR. Programmable Transport of C60 by Straining Graphene Substrate. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:4483-4494. [PMID: 36926912 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Controlling the maneuverability of nanocars and molecular machines on the surface is essential for the targeted transportation of materials and energy at the nanoscale. Here, we evaluate the motion of fullerene, as the most popular candidate for use as a nanocar wheel, on the graphene nanoribbons with strain gradients based on molecular dynamics (MD), and theoretical approaches. The strain of the examined substrates linearly decreases by 20%, 16%, 12%, 8%, 4%, and 2%. MD calculations were performed with the open source LAMMPS solver. The essential physics of the interactions is captured by Lennard-Jones and Tersoff potentials. The motion of C60 on the graphene nanoribbon is simulated in canonical ensemble, which is implanted by using a Nose-Hoover thermostat. Since the potential energy of C60 is lower on the unstrained end of nanoribbons, this region is energetically more favorable for the molecule. As the strain gradient of the surface increases, the trajectories of the motion and the C60 velocity indicate more directed movements along the gradient of strain on the substrate. Based on the theoretical relations, it was shown that the driving force and diffusion coefficient of the C60 motion respectively find linear and quadratic growth with the increase of strain gradient, which is confirmed by MD simulations. To understand the effect of temperature, at each strain gradient of substrate, the simulations are repeated at the temperatures of 100, 200, 300, and 400 K. The large ratio of longitudinal speed to the transverse speed of fullerene at 100 and 200 K refers to the rectilinear motion of molecule at low temperatures. Using successive strain gradients on the graphene in perpendicular directions, we steered the motion of C60 to the desired target locations. The programmable transportation of nanomaterials on the surface has a significant role in different processes at the nanoscale, such as bottom-up assembly.
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- Mehran Vaezi
- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST), Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11365-11155, Iran
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Mills A, Aissaoui N, Finkel J, Elezgaray J, Bellot G. Mechanical DNA Origami to Investigate Biological Systems. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2023; 7:e2200224. [PMID: 36509679 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202200224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The ability to self-assemble DNA nanodevices with programmed structural dynamics that can sense and respond to the local environment can enable transformative applications in fields including mechanobiology and nanomedicine. The responsive function of biomolecules is often driven by alterations in conformational distributions mediated by highly sensitive interactions with the local environment. In this review, the current state-of-the-art in constructing complex DNA geometries with dynamic and mechanical properties to enable a molecular scale force measurement is first summarized. Next, an overview of engineering modular DNA devices that interact with cell surfaces is highlighted detailing examples of mechanosensitive proteins and the force-induced dynamic molecular interaction on the downstream biochemical signaling. Finally, the challenges and an outlook on this promising class of DNA devices acting as nanomachines to operate at a low piconewton range suitable for a majority of biological effects or as hybrid materials to achieve higher tension exertion required for other biological investigations, are discussed.
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- Allan Mills
- Centre de Biologie Structurale, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Laboratoire CiTCoM, Faculté de Santé, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Paris, 75006, France
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- Centre de Biologie Structurale, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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- CRPP, CNRS, UMR 5031, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac, 33600, France
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- Centre de Biologie Structurale, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, 34090, France
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Manuguri S, Nguyen MK, Loo J, Natarajan AK, Kuzyk A. Advancing the Utility of DNA Origami Technique through Enhanced Stability of DNA-Origami-Based Assemblies. Bioconjug Chem 2023; 34:6-17. [PMID: 35984467 PMCID: PMC9853507 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.2c00311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Since its discovery in 2006, the DNA origami technique has revolutionized bottom-up nanofabrication. This technique is simple yet versatile and enables the fabrication of nanostructures of almost arbitrary shapes. Furthermore, due to their intrinsic addressability, DNA origami structures can serve as templates for the arrangement of various nanoscale components (small molecules, proteins, nanoparticles, etc.) with controlled stoichiometry and nanometer-scale precision, which is often beyond the reach of other nanofabrication techniques. Despite the multiple benefits of the DNA origami technique, its applicability is often restricted by the limited stability in application-specific conditions. This Review provides an overview of the strategies that have been developed to improve the stability of DNA-origami-based assemblies for potential biomedical, nanofabrication, and other applications.
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- Sesha Manuguri
- Department
of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department
of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
- Faculty
of Chemical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City
University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet St., Dist. 10, Ho Chi Minh
City 70000, Vietnam
- Vietnam
National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc Dist., Ho Chi Minh
City 756100, Vietnam
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- Department
of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department
of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Department
of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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Hierarchical assembly of programmable DNA frameworks─such as DNA origami─paves the way for versatile nanometer-precise parallel nanopatterning up to macroscopic scales. As of now, the rapid evolution of the DNA nanostructure design techniques and the accessibility of these methods provide a feasible platform for building highly ordered DNA-based assemblies for various purposes. So far, a plethora of different building blocks based on DNA tiles and DNA origami have been introduced, but the dynamics of the large-scale lattice assembly of such modules is still poorly understood. Here, we focus on the dynamics of two-dimensional surface-assisted DNA origami lattice assembly at mica and lipid substrates and the techniques for prospective three-dimensional assemblies, and finally, we summarize the potential applications of such systems.
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- Sofia Julin
- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Paderborn University, Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Warburger Str. 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- Biohybrid Materials, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
- LIBER Center of Excellence, Aalto University, 00076 Aalto, Finland
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Suzuki Y, Sugiyama H, Endo M. Two-Dimensional DNA Origami Lattices Assembled on Lipid Bilayer Membranes. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2639:83-90. [PMID: 37166712 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3028-0_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Molecular self-assembly has attracted much attention as a method to create novel supramolecular architectures. The scaffolded DNA origami method has enabled the construction of almost arbitrarily shaped DNA nanostructures, which can be further used as components of higher-order architectures. Here, we describe a method to construct and visualize two-dimensional (2D) lattices self-assembled from DNA origami tiles on lipid bilayer membranes. The weak adsorption of DNA origami tiles onto the mica-supported lipid bilayer allows their lateral diffusion along the surface, facilitating interactions among the tiles to assemble and form large 2D lattices. Depending on the design (i.e., shape, size, and interactions with each other) of DNA origami tiles, a variety of 2D lattices made of DNA are constructed.
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- Yuki Suzuki
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
- Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
- Organization for Research and Development of Innovative Science and Technology, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Zhang C, Paluzzi VE, Mao C. Tomography of DNA tiles influences the kinetics of surface-mediated DNA self-assembly. Biophys J 2022; 121:4909-4914. [PMID: 35923101 PMCID: PMC9808542 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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This manuscript studies the impact of extruding hairpins on two-dimensional self-assembly of DNA tiles on solid surface. Hairpins are commonly used as tomographic markers in DNA nanostructures for atomic force microscopy imaging. In this study, we have discovered that hairpins play a more active role. They modulate the adsorption of the DNA tiles onto the solid surface, thus changing the tile assembly kinetics on the solid surface. Based on this discovery, we were able to promote or slow down DNA self-assembly on the surface by changing the hairpin locations on the DNA tiles. This knowledge gained will be helpful for the future design of DNA self-assembly on surface.
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- Cuizheng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Chen Z, Chen K, Xie C, Liao K, Xu F, Pan L. Cyclic transitions of DNA origami dimers driven by thermal cycling. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 34:065601. [PMID: 36332233 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aca02f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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It is widely observed that life activities are regulated through conformational transitions of biological macromolecules, which inspires the construction of environmental responsive nanomachines in recent years. Here we present a thermal responsive DNA origami dimers system, whose conformations can be cyclically switched by thermal cycling. In our strategy, origami dimers are assembled at high temperatures and disassembled at low temperatures, which is different from the conventional strategy of breaking nanostructures using high temperatures. The advantage of this strategy is that the dimers system can be repeatedly operated without significant performance degradation, compared to traditional strategies such as conformational transitions via i-motif and G-quadruplexes, whose performance degrades with sample dilution due to repeated addition of trigger solutions. The cyclic conformational transitions of the dimers system are verified by fluorescence curves and AFM images. This research offered a new way to construct cyclic transformational nanodevices, such as reusable nanomedicine delivery systems or nanorobots with long service lifetimes.
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- Zhekun Chen
- Key Laboratory of Image Information Processing and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry of China, School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Image Information Processing and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry of China, School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Image Information Processing and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry of China, School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Image Information Processing and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry of China, School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Image Information Processing and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry of China, School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Image Information Processing and Intelligent Control of Education Ministry of China, School of Artificial Intelligence and Automation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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Baig MMFA, Gao X, Farid A, Zia AW, Abbas M, Wu H. Synthesis of stable 2D micro-assemblies of DNA tiles achieved via intrinsic curvatures in the skeleton of DNA duplexes coupled with the flexible support of the twisted side-arms. APPLIED NANOSCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13204-022-02616-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Surface Assembly of DNA Origami on a Lipid Bilayer Observed Using High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134224. [PMID: 35807467 PMCID: PMC9268156 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The micrometer-scale assembly of various DNA nanostructures is one of the major challenges for further progress in DNA nanotechnology. Programmed patterns of 1D and 2D DNA origami assembly using specific DNA strands and micrometer-sized lattice assembly using cross-shaped DNA origami were performed on a lipid bilayer surface. During the diffusion of DNA origami on the membrane surface, the formation of lattices and their rearrangement in real-time were observed using high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM). The formed lattices were used to further assemble DNA origami tiles into their cavities. Various patterns of lattice–tile complexes were created by changing the interactions between the lattice and tiles. For the control of the nanostructure formation, the photo-controlled assembly and disassembly of DNA origami were performed reversibly, and dynamic assembly and disassembly were observed on a lipid bilayer surface using HS-AFM. Using a lipid bilayer for DNA origami assembly, it is possible to perform a hierarchical assembly of multiple DNA origami nanostructures, such as the integration of functional components into a frame architecture.
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Zhou K, Mei Z, Lei Y, Guan Z, Mao C, Li Y. Boosted Productivity in Single-Tile-Based DNA Polyhedra Assembly by Simple Cation Replacement. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200138. [PMID: 35676202 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cations such as divalent magnesium ion (Mg2+ ) play an essential role in DNA self-assembly. However, the strong electrostatic shielding effect of Mg2+ would be disadvantageous in some situations that require relatively weak interactions to allow a highly reversible error-correcting mechanism in the process of assembly. Herein, by substituting the conventional divalent Mg2+ with monovalent sodium ion (Na+ ), we have achieved one-pot high-yield assembly of tile-based DNA polyhedra at micromolar concentration of tiles, at least 10 times higher than the DNA concentrations reported previously. This strategy takes advantage of coexisting counterions and is expected to surmount the major obstacle to potential applications of such DNA nanostructures: large-scale production.
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- Kaixuan Zhou
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, P. R. China
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Zhang W, Jiang C, Guo X, Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig M, Ni C, Xiao SJ. 2D DNA lattices assembled from DX-coupled tiles. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 616:499-508. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Suzuki Y, Kawamata I, Watanabe K, Mano E. Lipid bilayer-assisted dynamic self-assembly of hexagonal DNA origami blocks into monolayer crystalline structures with designed geometries. iScience 2022; 25:104292. [PMID: 35573202 PMCID: PMC9097702 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The DNA origami technique is used to construct custom-shaped nanostructures that can be used as components of two-dimensional crystalline structures with user-defined structural patterns. Here, we designed an Mg2+-responsive hexagonal 3D DNA origami block with self-shape-complementary ruggedness on the sides. Hexagonal DNA origami blocks were electrostatically adsorbed onto a fluidic lipid bilayer membrane surface to ensure lateral diffusion. A subsequent increase in the Mg2+ concentration in the surrounding environment induced the self-assembly of the origami blocks into lattices with prescribed geometries based on a self-complementary shape fit. High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) images revealed dynamic events involved in the self-assembly process, including edge reorganization, defect splitting, diffusion, and filling, which provide a glimpse into how the lattice structures are self-improved. Lipid bilayer-assisted self-assembly of 3D DNA origami blocks was achieved Time-lapse AFM imaging of the self-assembly processes was performed Different assembly patterns were achieved from a single DNA origami design
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- Yuki Suzuki
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
- Corresponding author
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- Department of Robotics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-01 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Robotics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-01 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Murai K, Isobe H, Tezuka A, Nishio K. Continuous Variation of Secondary Structural Contents of Interfacial Peptides Induced by Hydrogel Fusion. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3032-3039. [PMID: 35238564 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Three-dimensional assemblies formed by multi-biopolymers perform important biological functions by maintaining the vital activities of living organisms through biochemical reactions that occur at the interfaces of these structures. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of the continuous variation of the secondary structural contents of interfacial peptides induced by the fusion of hydrogels with different charges. The hydrogel fusion induced continuous pH changes at the interface through ionic diffusion from the hydrogel matrices, and the pH value increased rapidly during the early stage (0-200 min) of the fusion process. In addition, the secondary structural content of the interfacial peptides changed continuously between the β-sheet and random coil conformations during the early stage of the fusion process. The continuous variation in the secondary structural contents of the interfacial peptides was caused by (1) the protonation of peptide molecule amino acid side-chains in the region of pH change and (2) charge shielding due to the electrostatic interactions between the intramolecular peptides, intermolecular peptides, and intramolecular and intermolecular peptides.
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- Kazuki Murai
- Department of Chemistry and Materials, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, 6-3-1 Niijuku, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 125-8585, Japan
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Chiriboga M, Green CM, Hastman DA, Mathur D, Wei Q, Díaz SA, Medintz IL, Veneziano R. Rapid DNA origami nanostructure detection and classification using the YOLOv5 deep convolutional neural network. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3871. [PMID: 35264624 PMCID: PMC8907326 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07759-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The intra-image identification of DNA structures is essential to rapid prototyping and quality control of self-assembled DNA origami scaffold systems. We postulate that the YOLO modern object detection platform commonly used for facial recognition can be applied to rapidly scour atomic force microscope (AFM) images for identifying correctly formed DNA nanostructures with high fidelity. To make this approach widely available, we use open-source software and provide a straightforward procedure for designing a tailored, intelligent identification platform which can easily be repurposed to fit arbitrary structural geometries beyond AFM images of DNA structures. Here, we describe methods to acquire and generate the necessary components to create this robust system. Beginning with DNA structure design, we detail AFM imaging, data point annotation, data augmentation, model training, and inference. To demonstrate the adaptability of this system, we assembled two distinct DNA origami architectures (triangles and breadboards) for detection in raw AFM images. Using the images acquired of each structure, we trained two separate single class object identification models unique to each architecture. By applying these models in sequence, we correctly identified 3470 structures from a total population of 3617 using images that sometimes included a third DNA origami structure as well as other impurities. Analysis was completed in under 20 s with results yielding an F1 score of 0.96 using our approach.
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- Matthew Chiriboga
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
- National Research Council, Washington, DC, 20001, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
- College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering Code 6900, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375, USA.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Volgenau School of Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA.
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Green CM, Mathur D, Susumu K, Oh E, Medintz IL, Díaz SA. Polyhistidine-Tag-Enabled Conjugation of Quantum Dots and Enzymes to DNA Nanostructures. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2525:61-91. [PMID: 35836061 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2473-9_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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DNA nanostructures self-assemble into almost any arbitrary architecture, and when combined with their capability to precisely position and orient dyes, nanoparticles, and biological moieties, the technology reaches its potential. We present a simple yet multifaceted conjugation strategy based on metal coordination by a multi-histidine peptide tag (Histag). The versatility of the Histag as a means to conjugate to DNA nanostructures is shown by using Histags to capture semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) with numerical and positional precision onto a DNA origami breadboard. Additionally, Histag-expressing enzymes, such as the bioluminescent luciferase, can also be captured to the DNA origami breadboard with similar precision. DNA nanostructure conjugation of the QDs or luciferase is confirmed through imaging and/or energy transfer to organic dyes integrated into the DNA nanostructure.
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- Christopher M Green
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC, USA
- National Research Council, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC, USA
- College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
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- Optical Sciences Division, Code 5600, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
- Jacobs Corporation, Hanover, MD, USA
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- Optical Sciences Division, Code 5600, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC, USA.
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Qutbuddin Y, Krohn JH, Brüggenthies GA, Stein J, Gavrilovic S, Stehr F, Schwille P. Design Features to Accelerate the Higher-Order Assembly of DNA Origami on Membranes. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:13181-13191. [PMID: 34818013 PMCID: PMC8667037 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nanotechnology often exploits DNA origami nanostructures assembled into even larger superstructures up to micrometer sizes with nanometer shape precision. However, large-scale assembly of such structures is very time-consuming. Here, we investigated the efficiency of superstructure assembly on surfaces using indirect cross-linking through low-complexity connector strands binding staple strand extensions, instead of connector strands binding to scaffold loops. Using single-molecule imaging techniques, including fluorescence microscopy and atomic force microscopy, we show that low sequence complexity connector strands allow formation of DNA origami superstructures on lipid membranes, with an order-of-magnitude enhancement in the assembly speed of superstructures. A number of effects, including suppression of DNA hairpin formation, high local effective binding site concentration, and multivalency are proposed to contribute to the acceleration. Thus, the use of low-complexity sequences for DNA origami higher-order assembly offers a very simple but efficient way of improving throughput in DNA origami design.
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- Yusuf Qutbuddin
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany.,Exzellenzcluster ORIGINS, Boltzmannstrasse 2, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, D-82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Yang S, Liu W, Zhang Y, Wang R. Bottom-Up Fabrication of Large-Scale Gold Nanorod Arrays by Surface Diffusion-Mediated DNA Origami Assembly. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:50516-50523. [PMID: 34637259 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c13173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Self-assembly of anisotropic metal nanoparticles serves as an effective bottom-up route for the nanofabrication of novel artifacts. However, there still are many challenges to rationally manipulate anisotropic particles due to the size and geometric restrictions. To avoid the aggregation and mishybridization from DNA sticky-end-guided assembly in buffer solution, in this work, we utilized a cation-controlled surface diffusion strategy to the spatial arrangement of gold nanorods (AuNRs) into 1D and 2D arrays by using DNA origami tiles as binding frames on the solid-liquid interface through π-π stacking interactions. To facilitate the further manipulation of those patterns, a novel pattern transfer method was introduced to transfer the arrays of AuNRs from a liquid to a dry ambient environment with high yield and minor structural damage. The results demonstrated a successful strategy of DNA origami-assisted, large-scale assembly of AuNRs for constructing complex superstructures with potential applications in the nanofabrication of plasmonic and electronic devices.
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- Shuo Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, United States
- Center for Research in Energy and Environment, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri 65409, United States
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Martynenko IV, Ruider V, Dass M, Liedl T, Nickels PC. DNA Origami Meets Bottom-Up Nanopatterning. ACS NANO 2021; 15:10769-10774. [PMID: 34255962 PMCID: PMC8320526 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c04297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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DNA origami has emerged as a powerful molecular breadboard with nanometer resolution that can integrate the world of bottom-up (bio)chemistry with large-scale, macroscopic devices created by top-down lithography. Substituting the top-down patterning with self-assembled colloidal nanoparticles now takes the manufacturing complexity of top-down lithography out of the equation. As a result, the deterministic positioning of single molecules or nanoscale objects on macroscopic arrays is benchtop ready and easily accessible.
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- Irina V. Martynenko
- Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS)
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1,
80539 Munich, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS)
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1,
80539 Munich, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS)
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1,
80539 Munich, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS)
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1,
80539 Munich, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience (CeNS)
Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1,
80539 Munich, Germany
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Green CM, Hughes WL, Graugnard E, Kuang W. Correlative Super-Resolution and Atomic Force Microscopy of DNA Nanostructures and Characterization of Addressable Site Defects. ACS NANO 2021; 15:11597-11606. [PMID: 34137595 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To bring real-world applications of DNA nanostructures to fruition, advanced microscopy techniques are needed to shed light on factors limiting the availability of addressable sites. Correlative microscopy, where two or more microscopies are combined to characterize the same sample, is an approach to overcome the limitations of individual techniques, yet it has seen limited use for DNA nanotechnology. We have developed an accessible strategy for high resolution, correlative DNA-based points accumulation for imaging in nanoscale topography (DNA-PAINT) super-resolution and atomic force microscopy (AFM) of DNA nanostructures, enabled by a simple and robust method to selectively bind DNA origami to cover glass. Using this technique, we examined addressable "docking" sites on DNA origami to distinguish between two defect scenarios-structurally incorporated but inactive docking sites, and unincorporated docking sites. We found that over 75% of defective docking sites were incorporated but inactive, suggesting unincorporated strands played a minor role in limiting the availability of addressable sites. We further explored the effects of strand purification, UV irradiation, and photooxidation on availability, providing insight on potential sources of defects and pathways toward improving the fidelity of DNA nanostructures.
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- Christopher M Green
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, D.C. 20375, United States
- National Research Council, 500 fifth St NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, United States
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Kong G, Xiong M, Liu L, Hu L, Meng HM, Ke G, Zhang XB, Tan W. DNA origami-based protein networks: from basic construction to emerging applications. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:1846-1873. [PMID: 33306073 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00255k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Natural living systems are driven by delicate protein networks whose functions are precisely controlled by many parameters, such as number, distance, orientation, and position. Focusing on regulation rather than just imitation, the construction of artificial protein networks is important in many research areas, including biomedicine, synthetic biology and chemical biology. DNA origami, sophisticated nanostructures with rational design, can offer predictable, programmable, and addressable scaffolds for protein assembly with nanometer precision. Recently, many interdisciplinary efforts have achieved the precise construction of DNA origami-based protein networks, and their emerging application in many areas. To inspire more fantastic research and applications, herein we highlight the applicability and potentiality of DNA origami-based protein networks. After a brief introduction to the development and features of DNA origami, some important factors for the precise construction of DNA origami-based protein networks are discussed, including protein-DNA conjugation methods, networks with different patterns and the controllable parameters in the networks. The discussion then focuses on the emerging application of DNA origami-based protein networks in several areas, including enzymatic reaction regulation, sensing, bionics, biophysics, and biomedicine. Finally, current challenges and opportunities in this research field are discussed.
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- Gezhi Kong
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Green Catalysis Center, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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Xin Y, Shen B, Kostiainen MA, Grundmeier G, Castro M, Linko V, Keller A. Scaling Up DNA Origami Lattice Assembly. Chemistry 2021; 27:8564-8571. [PMID: 33780583 PMCID: PMC8252642 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The surface-assisted hierarchical assembly of DNA origami nanostructures is a promising route to fabricate regular nanoscale lattices. In this work, the scalability of this approach is explored and the formation of a homogeneous polycrystalline DNA origami lattice at the mica-electrolyte interface over a total surface area of 18.75 cm2 is demonstrated. The topological analysis of more than 50 individual AFM images recorded at random locations over the sample surface showed only minuscule and random variations in the quality and order of the assembled lattice. The analysis of more than 450 fluorescence microscopy images of a quantum dot-decorated DNA origami lattice further revealed a very homogeneous surface coverage over cm2 areas with only minor boundary effects at the substrate edges. At total DNA costs of € 0.12 per cm2 , this large-scale nanopatterning technique holds great promise for the fabrication of functional surfaces.
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- Yang Xin
- Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryPaderborn UniversityWarburger Str. 10033098PaderbornGermany
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- Biohybrid MaterialsDepartment of Bioproducts and BiosystemsAalto UniversityP. O. Box 1610000076AaltoFinland
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- Biohybrid MaterialsDepartment of Bioproducts and BiosystemsAalto UniversityP. O. Box 1610000076AaltoFinland
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- Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryPaderborn UniversityWarburger Str. 10033098PaderbornGermany
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- Grupo Interdisciplinar de Sistemas Complejos and Instituto de Investigación TecnológicaUniversidad Pontificia Comillas de MadridMadrid28015Spain
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- Biohybrid MaterialsDepartment of Bioproducts and BiosystemsAalto UniversityP. O. Box 1610000076AaltoFinland
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- Technical and Macromolecular ChemistryPaderborn UniversityWarburger Str. 10033098PaderbornGermany
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Green CM, Hastman DA, Mathur D, Susumu K, Oh E, Medintz IL, Díaz SA. Direct and Efficient Conjugation of Quantum Dots to DNA Nanostructures with Peptide-PNA. ACS NANO 2021; 15:9101-9110. [PMID: 33955735 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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DNA nanotechnology has proven to be a powerful strategy for the bottom-up preparation of colloidal nanoparticle (NP) superstructures, enabling the coordination of multiple NPs with orientation and separation approaching nanometer precision. To do this, NPs are often conjugated with chemically modified, single-stranded (ss) DNA that can recognize complementary ssDNA on the DNA nanostructure. The limitation is that many NPs cannot be easily conjugated with ssDNA, and other conjugation strategies are expensive, inefficient, or reduce the specificity and/or precision with which NPs can be placed. As an alternative, the conjugation of nanoparticle-binding peptides and peptide nucleic acids (PNA) can produce peptide-PNA with distinct NP-binding and DNA-binding domains. Here, we demonstrate a simple application of this method to conjugate semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) directly to DNA nanostructures by means of a peptide-PNA with a six-histidine peptide motif that binds to the QD surface. With this method, we achieved greater than 90% capture efficiency for multiple QDs on a single DNA nanostructure while preserving both site specificity and precise spatial control of QD placement. Additionally, we investigated the effects of peptide-PNA charge on the efficacy of QD immobilization in suboptimal conditions. The results validate peptide-PNA as a viable alternative to ssDNA conjugation of NPs and warrant studies of other NP-binding peptides for peptide-PNA conjugation.
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- Christopher M Green
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- National Research Council, 500 Fifth St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, United States
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- Optical Sciences Division, Code 5600, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
- Jacobs Corporation, Hanover, Maryland 21076, United States
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- Optical Sciences Division, Code 5600, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Code 6900, Washington, DC 20375, United States
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Nakauchi H, Maeda M, Kanayama N. Terminal Sequence-Specific Interparticle Attraction between DNA Duplex-Carrying Polystyrene Microparticles in Aqueous Salt Solution Assessed by Optical Tweezers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:5573-5581. [PMID: 33871256 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The dispersion behavior of DNA duplex-carrying colloidal particles in aqueous high-salt solutions shows extraordinary selectivity against the duplex terminal sequence. We investigated the interparticle force between DNA duplex-carrying polystyrene (dsDNA-PS) microparticles in aqueous salt solutions and examined their behavior in relation to the duplex terminal sequences. Force-distance (F-D) curves for a pair of dsDNA-PS particles were recorded with a dual-beam optical tweezers system with the two optically trapped particles closely approaching each other. Interestingly, only 3-5% of the oligo-DNA strands on the dsDNA-PS particles formed a duplex with complementary DNAs, and the F-D curves showed a distinct specificity to the duplex terminal sequences in the interparticle force at a high-NaCl concentration; a clear attraction peak was observed in F-D curves only when the duplex terminal was a complementary base pair. The attractive strength reached 2.6 ± 0.5 pN at 500 mM NaCl and 4.3 ± 1.0 pN at 750 mM NaCl. By sharp contrast, no significant attraction occurred for the particles with mismatched duplex terminals even at 750 mM NaCl. Similar duplex terminal-specificity in the interparticle force was also confirmed for dsDNA-PS particles in divalent MgCl2 solutions. Considering that the duplex terminal sequences on the dsDNA-PS particles showed only a negligible difference in their surface charges under identical salt conditions, we concluded that the interparticle attraction observed only for the dsDNA-PS particles with complementary duplex terminals is attributable to the salt-facilitated stacking interaction between the paired terminal nucleobases (i.e., blunt-end stacking) on the dsDNA-PS surfaces. Our results thus demonstrate the occurrence of a duplex terminal-specific interparticle force between dsDNA-PS particles under high-salt conditions.
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- Hiroya Nakauchi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
- Bioengineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano 380-8553, Japan
- Bioengineering Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institute of Biomedical Science, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan
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Dickinson GD, Mortuza GM, Clay W, Piantanida L, Green CM, Watson C, Hayden EJ, Andersen T, Kuang W, Graugnard E, Zadegan R, Hughes WL. An alternative approach to nucleic acid memory. Nat Commun 2021; 12:2371. [PMID: 33888693 PMCID: PMC8062470 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-22277-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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DNA is a compelling alternative to non-volatile information storage technologies due to its information density, stability, and energy efficiency. Previous studies have used artificially synthesized DNA to store data and automated next-generation sequencing to read it back. Here, we report digital Nucleic Acid Memory (dNAM) for applications that require a limited amount of data to have high information density, redundancy, and copy number. In dNAM, data is encoded by selecting combinations of single-stranded DNA with (1) or without (0) docking-site domains. When self-assembled with scaffold DNA, staple strands form DNA origami breadboards. Information encoded into the breadboards is read by monitoring the binding of fluorescent imager probes using DNA-PAINT super-resolution microscopy. To enhance data retention, a multi-layer error correction scheme that combines fountain and bi-level parity codes is used. As a prototype, fifteen origami encoded with 'Data is in our DNA!\n' are analyzed. Each origami encodes unique data-droplet, index, orientation, and error-correction information. The error-correction algorithms fully recover the message when individual docking sites, or entire origami, are missing. Unlike other approaches to DNA-based data storage, reading dNAM does not require sequencing. As such, it offers an additional path to explore the advantages and disadvantages of DNA as an emerging memory material.
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- George D Dickinson
- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
- Department of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA.
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Constructing Large 2D Lattices Out of DNA-Tiles. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26061502. [PMID: 33801952 PMCID: PMC8000633 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26061502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The predictable nature of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) interactions enables assembly of DNA into almost any arbitrary shape with programmable features of nanometer precision. The recent progress of DNA nanotechnology has allowed production of an even wider gamut of possible shapes with high-yield and error-free assembly processes. Most of these structures are, however, limited in size to a nanometer scale. To overcome this limitation, a plethora of studies has been carried out to form larger structures using DNA assemblies as building blocks or tiles. Therefore, DNA tiles have become one of the most widely used building blocks for engineering large, intricate structures with nanometer precision. To create even larger assemblies with highly organized patterns, scientists have developed a variety of structural design principles and assembly methods. This review first summarizes currently available DNA tile toolboxes and the basic principles of lattice formation and hierarchical self-assembly using DNA tiles. Special emphasis is given to the forces involved in the assembly process in liquid-liquid and at solid-liquid interfaces, and how to master them to reach the optimum balance between the involved interactions for successful self-assembly. In addition, we focus on the recent approaches that have shown great potential for the controlled immobilization and positioning of DNA nanostructures on different surfaces. The ability to position DNA objects in a controllable manner on technologically relevant surfaces is one step forward towards the integration of DNA-based materials into nanoelectronic and sensor devices.
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A Matter of Size and Placement: Varying the Patch Size of Anisotropic Patchy Colloids. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21228621. [PMID: 33207624 PMCID: PMC7696828 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Non-spherical colloids provided with well-defined bonding sites—often referred to as patches—are increasingly attracting the attention of materials scientists due to their ability to spontaneously assemble into tunable surface structures. The emergence of two-dimensional patterns with well-defined architectures is often controlled by the properties of the self-assembling building blocks, which can be either colloidal particles at the nano- and micro-scale or even molecules and macromolecules. In particular, the interplay between the particle shape and the patch topology gives rise to a plethora of tilings, from close-packed to porous monolayers with pores of tunable shapes and sizes. The control over the resulting surface structures is provided by the directionality of the bonding mechanism, which mostly relies on the selective nature of the patches. In the present contribution, we investigate the effect of the patch size on the assembly of a class of anisotropic patchy colloids—namely, rhombic platelets with four identical patches placed in different arrangements along the particle edges. Larger patches are expected to enhance the bond flexibility, while simultaneously reducing the bond selectivity as the single bond per patch condition—which would guarantee a straightforward mapping between local bonding arrangements and long-range pattern formation—is not always enforced. We find that the non-trivial interplay between the patch size and the patch position can either promote a parallel particle arrangement with respect to a non-parallel bonding scenario or give rise to a variety a bonded patterns, which destroy the order of the tilings. We rationalize the occurrence of these two different regimes in terms of single versus multiple bonds between pairs of particles and/or patches.
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Baig MMFA, Lai WF, Ashraf S, Saleem A, Akhtar MF, Mikrani R, Naveed M, Siddique F, Taleb A, Mudassir J, Khan GJ, Ansari MT. The integrin facilitated internalization of fibronectin-functionalized camptothecin-loaded DNA-nanofibers for high-efficiency anticancer effects. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2020; 10:1381-1392. [PMID: 32661832 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-020-00820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Camptothecin (CMPT) in a free form is extremely cytotoxic as well as hydrophobic drug, and is considered to be highly contagious for systemic administration. The fibronectin (FN)-functionalized DNA-based nanocarrier has been designed to load CMPT and target integrin (αvβ3) receptors which are highly expressed on the A549 cancer cells. Here, we report DNA nanocarrier in the form of DNA-nanofibers (DNA-NFs) capable of loading CMPT via strand intercalation in the GC (base pairs)-rich regions of the DNA duplex. Hence, our keen purpose was to explore the potential of DNA-NFs to load CMPT and assess the improvements of the outcomes in terms of enhanced therapeutic effects to integrin-rich A549 cancer cells with reduced cytotoxic effects to integrin-lacking HEK293 cells. DNA-NFs were formulated as a polymer of DNA triangles. DNA triangles arranged in a programmed way through the complementary overhangs present at the vertices. DNA triangles were primarily obtained through the annealing of the freshly circularized scaffold strands with the three distinct staple strands of specific sequences. The polymerized triangular tiles instead of forming two-dimensional nanosheets underwent self-coiling to give rise to DNA-NF-shaped structures. Flow cytometry and MTT assays were performed to observe cytotoxic and apoptotic effects on integrin-rich A549 cancer cells compared with the integrin-deficient HEK293 cells. AFM, native-page, and confocal experiments confirmed the polymerization of DNA triangles and the morphology of the resulting nanostructures. AFM and confocal images revealed the length of DNA-NFs to be 3-6 μm and the width from 70 to 110 nm. CMPT loading (via strands intercalation) in GC-rich regions of DNA-NFs and the FN functionalization (TAMRA tagged; red fluorescence) via amide chemistry using amino-modified strands of DNA-NFs were confirmed through the UV-shift analysis (> 10 nm shift) and confocal imaging. Blank DNA-NFs were found to be highly biocompatible in 2-640 μM concentrations. MTT assay and flow cytometry experiments revealed that CMPT-loaded DNA-NFs showed a dose-dependent decrease in the cell viability to integrin-rich A549 cancer cells compared with the integrin-deficient HEK293 cells. Conclusively, FN-functionalized, CMPT-loaded DNA-NFs effectively destroyed integrin-rich A549 cancer cells in a targeted manner compared with integrin-deficient HEK293 cells. Grapical abstract.
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- Mirza Muhammad Faran Ashraf Baig
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, People's Republic of China.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China
- School of Life and Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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- Nishtar Medical University and Hospital, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Basic Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, 54570, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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Lin Z, Emamy H, Minevich B, Xiong Y, Xiang S, Kumar S, Ke Y, Gang O. Engineering Organization of DNA Nano-Chambers through Dimensionally Controlled and Multi-Sequence Encoded Differentiated Bonds. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:17531-17542. [PMID: 32902966 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Engineering the assembly of nanoscale objects into complex and prescribed structures requires control over their binding properties. Such control might benefit from a well-defined bond directionality, the ability to designate their engagements through specific encodings, and the capability to coordinate local orientations. Although much progress has been achieved in our ability to design complex nano-objects, the challenges in creating such nano-objects with fully controlled binding modes and understanding their fundamental properties are still outstanding. Here, we report a facile strategy for creating a DNA nanochamber (DNC), a hollow cuboid nano-object, whose bonds can be fully prescribed and complexly encoded along its three orthogonal axes, giving rise to addressable and differentiated bonds. The DNC can host nanoscale cargoes, which allows for the integration with functional nano-objects and their organization in larger-scale systems. We explore the relationship between the design of differentiated bonds and a formation of one-(1D), two-(2D), and three-(3D) dimensional organized arrays. Through the realization of different binding modes, we demonstrate sequence encoded nanoscale heteropolymers, helical polymers, 2D lattices, and mesoscale 3D nanostructures with internal order, and show that this assembly strategy can be applied for the organization of nanoparticles. We combine experimental investigations with computational simulation to understand the mechanism of structural formation for different types of ordered arrays, and to correlate the bonds design with assembly processes.
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- Zhiwei Lin
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States.,Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States.,Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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He K, Li Z, Liu L, Zheng M, Mao C. Assembly of a DNA Origami Chinese Knot by Only 15% of the Staple Strands. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2132-2136. [PMID: 32196869 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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As a giant leap in DNA self-assembly, DNA origami has exhibited an unprecedented ability to construct nanostructures with arbitrary shapes and sizes. In typical DNA origami, hundreds of short DNA staple strands fold a long, single-stranded (ss) DNA scaffold cooperatively into designed nanostructures. However, large numbers of DNA strands are expensive and would hinder applications such as pharmaceutical investigations because of the complicated components. Therefore, one challenge is how to reduce the number of staple strands needed to construct DNA origami. For a DNA origami structure, the scale-free folding pattern of the scaffold strand is determined by staple strands at the branching vertexes. Simple duplex regions help to define the size-related features of the origami geometry. In this study, we hypothesized that a scaffold strand can be correctly folded into a designed topology by using only staple strands involved in branching vertexes. After assembly, any remaining, flexible, single-stranded regions of the scaffold could be converted into rigid duplexes by DNA polymerase to achieve the designed geometric structures. To demonstrate the concept, we used only 18 staple strands (covering 15 % of the scaffold strand) to assemble a porous DNA nanostructure, which was visualized by atomic force microscopy (AFM). This study helps understanding of the role of cooperativity in origami folding, and provides a cost-effective approach for small-scale prototyping DNA origami.
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- Kai He
- Hunan University of Medicine, School of Pharmaceutical Science, Huaihua, 418000, P. R. China.,Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Fan S, Cheng J, Liu Y, Wang D, Luo T, Dai B, Zhang C, Cui D, Ke Y, Song J. Proximity-Induced Pattern Operations in Reconfigurable DNA Origami Domino Array. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:14566-14573. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Sisi Fan
- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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Chen C, Xu J, Shi X. Multiform DNA origami arrays using minimal logic control. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:15066-15071. [PMID: 32458902 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr00783h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Self-assembled DNA nanostructures significantly contribute to DNA nanotechnology. Algorithmic guiding of the assembly of DNA arrays remains a challenge in nanoarchitecture. Usually, the more sophisticated a DNA nanoarchitecture, the more DNA connections with specific sequences are required. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using the minimum pairs of DNA connection strands to implement algorithm-based self-assembly with finite DNA origamis. We found that the DNA origami linking complexity was markedly reduced. By rotating and turning the origami tile in different linking directions, we obtained 2 × 2 arrays of DNA origamis using a pair of DNA connections, 2 × 4 arrays using two pairs of DNA connections, and 4 × 4 arrays using three pairs of connection strands. We further analysed the effects of distortion on array formation. Overall, this study presents a hierarchical assembly strategy with minimal connections to generate multi-scale DNA arrays.
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- Congzhou Chen
- Key Laboratory of High Confidence Software Technologies of Ministry of Education, Institute of Software, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Key Laboratory of High Confidence Software Technologies of Ministry of Education, Institute of Software, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- Institute of Computing Science & Technology, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Møller Sønderskov S, Hyldgaard Klausen L, Amland Skaanvik S, Han X, Dong M. In situ Surface Charge Density Visualization of Self-assembled DNA Nanostructures after Ion Exchange. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:1474-1482. [PMID: 32330354 PMCID: PMC7891384 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201901168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The charge density of DNA is a key parameter in strand hybridization and for the interactions occurring between DNA and molecules in biological systems. Due to the intricate structure of DNA, visualization of the surface charge density of DNA nanostructures under physiological conditions was not previously possible. Here, we perform a simultaneous analysis of the topography and surface charge density of DNA nanostructures using atomic force microscopy and scanning ion conductance microscopy. The effect of in situ ion exchange using various alkali metal ions is tested with respect to the adsorption of DNA origami onto mica, and a quantitative study of surface charge density reveals ion exchange phenomena in mica as a key parameter in DNA adsorption. This is important for structure-function studies of DNA nanostructures. The research provides an efficient approach to study surface charge density of DNA origami nanostructures and other biological molecules at a single molecule level.
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO)Aarhus University, Denmark
- Department of ChemistryStanford University333 Campus DriveStanfordCA 94305USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and EnvironmentSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology, China
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- Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO)Aarhus University, Denmark
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DNA nanotechnology as a tool to develop molecular tension probes for bio-sensing and bio-imaging applications: An up-to-date review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2020.100523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Fan S, Wang D, Cheng J, Liu Y, Luo T, Cui D, Ke Y, Song J. Information Coding in a Reconfigurable DNA Origami Domino Array. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:12991-12997. [PMID: 32304157 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
DNA nanostructures with programmable nanoscale patterns has been achieved in the past decades, and molecular information coding (MIC) on those designed nanostructures has gained increasing attention for information security. However, achieving steganography and cryptography synchronously on DNA nanostructures remains a challenge. Herein, we demonstrated MIC in a reconfigurable DNA origami domino array (DODA), which can reconfigure intrinsic patterns but keep the DODA outline the same for steganography. When a set of keys (DNA strands) are added, the cryptographic data can be translated into visible patterns within DODA. More complex cryptography with the ASCII code within a programmable 6×6 lattice is demonstrated to demosntrate the versatility of MIC in the DODA. Furthermore, an anti-counterfeiting approach based on conformational transformation-mediated toehold strand displacement reaction is designed to protect MIC from decoding and falsification.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sisi Fan
- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Department of Instrument Science and Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.,Institute of Cancer and Basic Medicine (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China
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