title: Robust and photocontrollable DNA capsules using azobenzenes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan. fumi95@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Xingguo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: Shukichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ui-Tei
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagiya
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D017931:DNA Primers; D004247:DNA; C009850:azobenzene