title: The study of the paranemic crossover (PX) motif in the context of self-assembly of DNA 2D crystals.
abstract: This manuscript systematically studies the self-assembly behavior of the paranemic crossover (PX) motif in the context of DNA 2D crystallization. The PX structure is a class of DNA nanomotifs that has been suggested as a model for DNA homologous recognition in cells and, more importantly, used as a cohesion mechanism/building block (tile) for DNA nanoconstruction. However, there is no vigorous examination on the relationship between structural variation and assembly behavior. The lack of this essential information prevents us from applying the PX motif to complex nanoconstruction. In this study, we have devised a system that allows us to systematically examine this relationship and found the best PX motif that best suits the assembly of 2D crystals.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China. shenzy@mail.ahnu.edu.cn zhucq@mail.ahnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Weili
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: National Center for NanoScience and Technology, ZhongGuanCun, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: National Center for NanoScience and Technology, ZhongGuanCun, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Baoquan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China. shenzy@mail.ahnu.edu.cn zhucq@mail.ahnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China. shenzy@mail.ahnu.edu.cn zhucq@mail.ahnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Changqing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. mao@purdue.edu.
authors.forename: Chengde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D059372:Nucleotide Motifs
chemical_list: D004247:DNA