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ArticleNature communications2024

Synthetic molecular switches driven by DNA-modifying enzymes.

Hong Kang, Yuexuan Yang, Bryan Wei

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Interactions of the DNA Nanostructure with Silane-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2026
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  6. Ligation-induced DNA self-assembly.Nucleic acids research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hong KangSchool of Life Sciences, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
Yuexuan YangSchool of Life Sciences, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-6482-5997
Bryan WeiSchool of Life Sciences, Center for Synthetic and Systems Biology, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China. bw@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2515-2409

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2021YFF1200200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taking inspiration from natural systems, in which molecular switches are ubiquitous in the biochemistry regulatory network, we aim to design and construct synthetic molecular switches driven by DNA-modifying enzymes, such as DNA polymerase and nicking endonuclease. The enzymatic treatments on our synthetic DNA constructs controllably switch ON or OFF the sticky end cohesion and in turn cascade to the structural association or disassociation. Here we showcase the concept in multiple DNA nanostructure systems with robust assembly/disassembly performance. The switch mechanisms are first illustrated in minimalist systems with a few DNA strands. Then the ON/OFF switches are realized in complex DNA lattice and origami systems with designated morphological changes responsive to the specific enzymatic treatments.

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DNADNA-Directed DNA PolymeraseNanostructuresDeoxyribonuclease INanotechnologyNucleic Acid ConformationDeoxyribonuclease IDNADNA-Directed DNA Polymerase

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PMID38710688
PMCPMC11074287

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