State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082 (P.R. China).
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Aug 4;53(32):8402-5. doi: 10.1002/anie.201404307. Epub 2014 Jun 24.
Herein, we report a strategy for the synchronization of two self-assembly processes to assemble stimulus-responsive DNA nanostructures under isothermal conditions. We hypothesized that two independent assembly processes, when brought into proximity in space, could be synchronized and would exhibit positive synergy. To demonstrate this strategy, we assembled a ladderlike DNA nanostructure and a ringlike DNA nanostructure through two hybridization chain reactions (HCRs) and an HCR in combination with T-junction cohesion, respectively. Such proximity-induced synchronization adds a new element to the tool box of DNA nanotechnology. We believe that it will be a useful approach for the assembly of complex and responsive nanostructures.
在此,我们报告了一种策略,用于在等温条件下通过两个自组装过程的同步来组装对刺激有响应的 DNA 纳米结构。我们假设,当两个独立的组装过程在空间上接近时,可以进行同步并表现出正协同作用。为了验证这一策略,我们分别通过两个杂交链式反应 (HCR) 和一个 HCR 与 T 型连接体的凝聚,组装了梯形 DNA 纳米结构和环形 DNA 纳米结构。这种近程诱导的同步为 DNA 纳米技术的工具包增加了一个新元素。我们相信,这将是组装复杂和响应性纳米结构的一种有用方法。