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ArticleACS nano2025

Economical and Versatile Subunit Design Principles for Self-Assembled DNA Origami Structures.

Wei-Shao Wei, Thomas E Videbæk, Daichi Hayakawa, Rupam Saha, Juanita Pombo, Gaurav Arya, W Benjamin Rogers, Seth Fraden

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Article in ACS nano, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Measuring multisubunit mechanics of geometrically programmed colloidal assemblies via cryo-EM multi-body refinement.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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Wei-Shao WeiMartin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9467-4273
Thomas E VidebækMartin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9158-2824
Daichi HayakawaMartin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2783-5943
Rupam SahaMartin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States.
Juanita PomboThomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States.
Gaurav AryaThomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5615-0521
W Benjamin RogersMartin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8587-8215
Seth FradenMartin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a modular design approach for creating versatile DNA origami subunits that can target diverse self-assembled structures. The subunit consists of a constant "core module" with variable "bond modules" and "angle modules" added to its exterior, controlling interaction specificity, strength, and structural geometry. The design features flexible joints between subunits, implemented by using single-stranded angle modules, whose mechanical properties and possible conformations are characterized by cryogenic electron microscopy and coarse-grained molecular modeling. We demonstrate the design's versatility through the assembly of structures with different Gaussian curvature, including sheets, spherical shells, and tubes. Our findings suggest that incorporating a judicious amount of flexibility in the bonds provides error tolerance in design and fabrication while maintaining target fidelity. Furthermore, off-target assemblies potentially introduced by flexibility can be counterbalanced by increasing the number of distinct bonds. This approach enables precise targeting of specific structural binding angles across a broad range of configurations by eliminating unfavorable interactions.

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DNANanostructuresNanotechnologyModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationDNAcryo-EMDNA nanotechnologyDNA origamimulti-body refinementpatchy colloidsprogrammable assemblyself-assembly

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PMID40830075
PMCPMC12410049

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