title: Construction and control of plasmid DNA network.
abstract: The influences of different cations on plasmid DNA network structures on a mica substrate were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Interactions between the DNA strands and mica substrate, and between the DNA strands themselves were more strongly influenced by the complex cations (Fe(phen)3(2+), Ni(phen)3(2+), and Co(phen)3(3+)) than by the simple cations (Mg2+, Mn2+, Ni2+, Ca2+, Co3+). The mesh height of the plasmid DNA network was higher when the complex cations were added to DNA samples. The mesh size decreased with increasing DNA concentration and increased with decreasing DNA concentration in the same cation solution sample. Hence, plasmid DNA network height can be controlled by selecting different cations, and the mesh size can be controlled by adjusting plasmid DNA concentration.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin, PR China. zli@ns.ciac.jl.cn
authors.forename: Aiguo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhuang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hualan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Erkang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002412:Cations; D004247:DNA / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D036103:Nanotechnology
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D004247:DNA