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ArticleNucleic acids research2020

Revealing thermodynamics of DNA origami folding via affine transformations.

Jacob M Majikes, Paul N Patrone, Daniel Schiffels, Michael Zwolak, Anthony J Kearsley, Samuel P Forry, J Alexander Liddle

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  1. Unraveling the Folding Dynamics of DNA Origami Structures.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025
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  3. Design principles for accurate folding of DNA origami.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
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  4. Design principles for accurate folding of DNA origami.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  5. Nucleic acid nanostructures forApplied physics reviews · 2023
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Jacob M MajikesNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA.
Paul N PatroneNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA.
Daniel SchiffelsNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA.
Michael ZwolakNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA.
Anthony J KearsleyNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA.
Samuel P ForryNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA.
J Alexander LiddleNational Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA.

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Abstract

Structural DNA nanotechnology, as exemplified by DNA origami, has enabled the design and construction of molecularly-precise objects for a myriad of applications. However, limitations in imaging, and other characterization approaches, make a quantitative understanding of the folding process challenging. Such an understanding is necessary to determine the origins of structural defects, which constrain the practical use of these nanostructures. Here, we combine careful fluorescent reporter design with a novel affine transformation technique that, together, permit the rigorous measurement of folding thermodynamics. This method removes sources of systematic uncertainty and resolves problems with typical background-correction schemes. This in turn allows us to examine entropic corrections associated with folding and potential secondary and tertiary structure of the scaffold. Our approach also highlights the importance of heat-capacity changes during DNA melting. In addition to yielding insight into DNA origami folding, it is well-suited to probing fundamental processes in related self-assembling systems.

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ThermodynamicsCalorimetry, Differential ScanningDNAEntropyFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferFluorescent DyesNanostructuresNucleic Acid ConformationNucleic Acid DenaturationDNAFluorescent Dyes

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PMID32347943
PMCPMC7261180

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