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2015

Micrometer-sized network structure of novel DNA-lipid conjugates induced by heat stimulation

SOFT MATTER
  • K. Takahashi
  • ,
  • M. Matsuo
  • ,
  • T. Banno
  • ,
  • T. Toyota

Volume
11
Number
35
First page
7053
Last page
7058
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1039/c5sm01456e
Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

We have developed a novel lipid-bearing DNA that forms hairpin modules, including a single RNA monomer; this can be used to create micrometer-sized structures from nanometer-sized building blocks during breakage at the RNA site. In the presence of divalent metal ions and heat stimulation, we observed transition of the self-assembly, which results in the formation of a three-dimensional network structure. To our knowledge, this is also the first report of heat-induced micrometer-sized molecular self-assembly of molecules that carry biological information.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/c5sm01456e
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https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000360460400017&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1039/c5sm01456e
  • ISSN : 1744-683X
  • eISSN : 1744-6848
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000360460400017

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