title: 'Nucleo-nanocages': designed ternary oligodeoxyribonucleotides spontaneously form nanosized DNA cages.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Yuuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Igami
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kimizuka
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009838:Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; D004247:DNA