title: Self-assembly of precisely defined DNA nanotube superstructures using DNA origami seeds.
abstract: We demonstrate a versatile process for assembling micron-scale filament architectures by controlling where DNA tile nanotubes nucleate on DNA origami assemblies. "Nunchucks," potential mechanical magnifiers of nanoscale dynamics consisting of two nanotubes connected by a dsDNA linker, form at yields sufficient for application and consistent with models.
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, USA. rschulm3@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Velazquez
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, USA. rschulm3@jhu.edu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chisenhall
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schiffels
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of California Santa Barbara, USA and Biomolecular Science and Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Fygenson
authors.affiliation: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, USA. rschulm3@jhu.edu and Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schulman
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D004247:DNA