'Nucleo-nanocages': designed ternary oligodeoxyribonucleotides spontaneously form nanosized DNA cages.
DNA three-way junctions formed from three 30-mer oligonucleotides that contain single-chained self-complementary sticky ends spontaneously self-assemble into 'nucleo-nanocages': the exo- and endo-nuclease digestion experiments indicate that defects such as the single and double strand end structures are absent on the spherical nano-assemblies, providing clear evidence for the closed nanocage structure.
Matsuura
Kazunori
K
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
Yamashita
Taro
T
Igami
Yuuko
Y
Kimizuka
Nobuo
N
D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*
D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D004247:DNA