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ArticleNano letters2016

Shape and Interhelical Spacing of DNA Origami Nanostructures Studied by Small-Angle X-ray Scattering.

Stefan Fischer, Caroline Hartl, Kilian Frank, Joachim O Rädler, Tim Liedl, Bert Nickel

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Article in Nano letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Site-specific covalent labeling of large RNAs with nanoparticles empowered by expanded genetic alphabet transcription.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Stefan FischerFakultät für Physik and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität , Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München, Germany.
Caroline HartlFakultät für Physik and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität , Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München, Germany.
Kilian FrankFakultät für Physik and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität , Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München, Germany.
Joachim O RädlerFakultät für Physik and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität , Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München, Germany.
Tim LiedlFakultät für Physik and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität , Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München, Germany.
Bert NickelFakultät für Physik and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität , Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München, Germany.

Funding

European Research Council 336440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Scaffolded DNA origami nanostructures enable the self-assembly of arbitrarily shaped objects with unprecedented accuracy. Yet, varying physiological conditions are prone to induce slight structural changes in the nanoscale architecture. Here, we report on high precision measurements of overall shape and interhelical distance of three prototypic DNA origami structures in solution using synchrotron small-angle X-ray scattering. Sheet-, brick-, and cylinder-shaped DNA constructs were assembled and the shape factors determined with angstrom resolution from fits to the scattering profiles. With decreasing MgCl2 concentration electrostatic swelling of both shape cross section and interhelical DNA spacing of the DNA origami structures is observed. The structures tolerate up to 10% interhelical expansion before they disintegrate. In contrast, with increasing temperature, the cylinder-shaped structures show no thermal expansion in a wide temperature window before they abruptly melt above 50 °C. Details on molecular structure of DNA origami can also be obtained using in-house X-ray scattering equipment and, hence, allow for routine folding and stability testing of DNA-based agents that are designed to operate under varying salt conditions.

Indexed as

Scattering, Small AngleDNANanostructuresNucleic Acid ConformationTemperatureX-Ray DiffractionDNADNA nanotechnologyDNA self-assemblyfoldingmagnesiummeltingSAXS

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PMID27184452
PMCPMC6544510

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