title: Remote communication in a DNA-based nanoswitch.
abstract: Nano-telegraph: It is shown quantum chemically how the hydrogen-bond strength of a DNA base pair can be remotely switched (across several nanometers) between three states (weak, intermediate, and strong) through a π-conjugated "organic wire".
authors: Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. C.FonsecaGuerra@vu.nl
authors: Célia
authors: C
authors: Fonseca Guerra
authors: Zsolt
authors: Z
authors: Szekeres
authors: F Matthias
authors: FM
authors: Bickelhaupt
mesh_terms: D020029:Base Pairing; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA