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ArticleNature communications2019

Nanomechanical DNA resonators for sensing and structural analysis of DNA-ligand complexes.

Stefano Stassi, Monica Marini, Marco Allione, Sergei Lopatin, Domenico Marson, Erik Laurini, Sabrina Pricl, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Carlo Ricciardi, Enzo Di Fabrizio

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefano StassiDipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy.
Monica MariniDipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy.
Marco AllionePhysical Science and Engineering and BESE Divisions, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
Sergei LopatinImaging and Characterization Core Lab, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
Domenico MarsonMolecular Biology and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MolBNL@UniTS) - DEA, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1839-9868
Erik LauriniMolecular Biology and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MolBNL@UniTS) - DEA, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6092-6532
Sabrina PriclMolecular Biology and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MolBNL@UniTS) - DEA, University of Trieste, Piazzale Europa 1, 34127, Trieste, Italy.
Candido Fabrizio PirriDipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy.
Carlo RicciardiDipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy. carlo.ricciardi@polito.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4703-7949
Enzo Di FabrizioPhysical Science and Engineering and BESE Divisions, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia. Enzo.DiFabrizio@KAUST.EDU.SA.
Politecnico di Torino · ITKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology · SAUniversity of Trieste · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effect of direct or indirect binding of intercalant molecules on DNA structure is of fundamental importance in understanding the biological functioning of DNA. Here we report on self-suspended DNA nanobundles as ultrasensitive nanomechanical resonators for structural studies of DNA-ligand complexes. Such vibrating nanostructures represent the smallest mechanical resonator entirely composed of DNA. A correlative analysis between the mechanical and structural properties is exploited to study the intrinsic changes of double strand DNA, when interacting with different intercalant molecules (YOYO-1 and GelRed) and a chemotherapeutic drug (Cisplatin), at different concentrations. Possible implications of our findings are related to the study of interaction mechanism of a wide category of molecules with DNA, and to further applications in medicine, such as optimal titration of chemotherapeutic drugs and environmental studies for the detection of heavy metals in human serum.

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LigandsAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinCrystallography, X-RayDNAIntercalating AgentsMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular Dynamics SimulationNanomedicineNeoplasmsProtein BindingStress, MechanicalAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinDNAIntercalating AgentsLigands

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