Robust and photocontrollable DNA capsules using azobenzenes.
Various three-dimensional structures have been created on a nanometer scale using the self-assembly of DNA molecules. However, ordinary DNA structures breakdown readily because of their flexibility. In addition, it is difficult to control them by inputs from environments. Here, we construct robust and photocontrollable DNA capsules using azobenzenes. This provides a method to construct DNA structures that can survive higher temperatures and can be controlled with ultraviolet irradiation.
Tanaka
Fumiaki
F
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. fumi95@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Mochizuki
Toshio
T
Liang
Xingguo
X
Asanuma
Hiroyuki
H
Tanaka
Shukichi
S
Suzuki
Katsuyuki
K
Kitamura
Shin-ichi
S
Nishikawa
Akio
A
Ui-Tei
Kumiko
K
Hagiya
Masami
M
D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D010777:Photochemistry
D001391:Azo Compounds; D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA; C009850:azobenzene