title: Site-specific control of silica mineralization on DNA using a designed peptide.
abstract: We developed a site-specific method for precipitating inorganic compounds using organic compounds, DNA, and designed peptides with peptide nucleic acids (PNAs). Such a system for site-specific precipitation represents a powerful tool for use in nanobiochemistry and materials chemistry.
authors.affiliation: FIRST (Faculty of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan. kusui@center.konan-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.affiliation: FIRST (Faculty of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan. kusui@center.konan-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuma
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.affiliation: FIRST (Faculty of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan. kusui@center.konan-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.affiliation: FIRST (Faculty of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan. kusui@center.konan-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuruoka
authors.affiliation: FIRST (Faculty of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan. kusui@center.konan-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.affiliation: FIBER (Frontier Institute for Biomolecular Engineering Research), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Tamaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Endoh
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Chemistry, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahito
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Chemistry, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Japan and Innovative Materials and Processing Research Center, Ryukoku University, 1-5 Yokotani, Seta Oe-cho, Otsu 520-2194, Japan. tomizaki@rins.ryukoku.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kin-Ya
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tomizaki
authors.affiliation: FIRST (Faculty of Frontiers of Innovative Research in Science and Technology), Konan University, 7-1-20 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan. kusui@center.konan-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Usui
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D020135:Peptide Nucleic Acids; D010455:Peptides; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D004247:DNA