title: G-Quadruplex-Stimulated Optical and Electrocatalytic DNA Switches.
abstract: The K(+) /18-crown-6-(or [2.2.2] cryptand)-stimulated formation and dissociation of G-quadruplex nanostructures lead to the cyclic and switchable photonic and electrocatalytic molecular devices.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aizen
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Golub
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trifonov
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Simcha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimron
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Angelica
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niazov-Elkan
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Chemistry, The Minerva Center for Biohybrid Complex Systems, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91904, Israel.
authors.forename: Itamar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Willner
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D031541:Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer / Q000295:instrumentation*; D054856:G-Quadruplexes; D055096:Optical Devices; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA
keywords: DNA Switches; DNAzymes; fluorescence; ions; machines; nanostructures