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Investigation of the self‐assembly process for discrete and polymerized bivalve DNA origami structures
Author(s) -
Ma Zhipeng,
Park Seongsu,
Yamashita Naoki,
Hirai Yoshikazu,
Tsuchiya Toshiyuki,
Tabata Osamu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ieej transactions on electrical and electronic engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1931-4981
pISSN - 1931-4973
DOI - 10.1002/tee.22249
Subject(s) - dna origami , polymerization , annealing (glass) , self assembly , dna , nanotechnology , flexibility (engineering) , materials science , engineering , polymer , biology , nanostructure , mathematics , composite material , genetics , statistics
A unique ‘bivalve DNA origami’ structure that can simultaneously form discrete and polymerized structures due to its conformational flexibility is proposed. The self‐assembly behavior of the bivalve DNA origami is investigated by varying the annealing factors. The particular annealing factors that facilitate the formation of discrete DNA origami and polymerized DNA origami structures are determined. The results offer insights into the underlying mechanism of DNA origami self‐assembly processes and highlight its dependence on scaffold/staple design strategies and annealing factors. © 2016 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.