title: Mechanism of DNA assembly as revealed by energy barriers.
abstract: The mechanism of DNA assembly is revealed by analyzing the energy barriers during nucleation and growth. The assembly is controlled by two competing parameters: the conformation adjustment rate of DNA strands and the spreading rate of new strands on the nuclei surface, both of which are temperature dependent and can be tuned by sequence design.
authors: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and the Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China. dliang@pku.edu.cn.
authors: Lin
authors: L
authors: Niu
authors: Xuyan
authors: X
authors: Yang
authors: Jihan
authors: J
authors: Zhou
authors: Chengde
authors: C
authors: Mao
authors: Haojun
authors: H
authors: Liang
authors: Dehai
authors: D
authors: Liang
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D004247:DNA