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ArticleNature communications2025

DNA computing function switching by programming base stacking interactions with minimal molecular architecture changes.

Yongpeng Zhang, Bozhao Li, Xuan Liu, Xuedong Zheng, Shi Liu, Guangjun Nie, Jing Yang, Yonggang Ke, Suping Li, Cheng Zhang

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Programmable DNA Logic Systems for Applications in Biomedicine.Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026
    Review
  2. Spatially Encoded Protocell Network for Non-Cascaded Parallel Biocomputation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Yongpeng Zhang *Yanzhao Electric Power Laboratory, School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China.
Bozhao Li *CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China.
Xuan LiuYanzhao Electric Power Laboratory, School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-1519-7711
Xuedong ZhengCollege of Computer Science, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang, China.
Shi LiuYanzhao Electric Power Laboratory, School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China.
Guangjun NieCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5040-9793
Jing YangYanzhao Electric Power Laboratory, School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China. yjzcdd_2000@ncepu.edu.cn.
Yonggang KeWallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. yonggang.ke@emory.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2153
Suping LiCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, CAS Center of Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China. lisuping@nanoctr.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0294-8861
Cheng ZhangSchool of Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing, China. zhangcheng369@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1131-6516

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 61972266National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62273008National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62472171National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) T2525003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In biological systems, molecular network functionalities are usually switched in a flexible, facile, and programmable manner. Mimicking this, substantial studies are directed towards developing synthetic DNA networks that exhibit similar function-switching capabilities, though often hindered by extensive molecular architecture changes and stringent condition controls, which result in a time-consuming and labor-intensive process. Here, we develop a base stacking-mediated allostery strategy to manipulate the DNA computing function switching with minimal molecular architecture changes, usually as few as 1-2 nucleotide changes. We implement up to 20 distinct logic function switching within DNAzyme networks. We also validate our function switching platform to implement totally 84 kinds of gene regulation patterns in cancer cell lines, demonstrating its utility in RNA sensing and green fluorescent protein regulation. This strategy offers a simplified alternative approach to enrich DNA regulations, with potential applications in DNA computing and bioengineering.

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Computers, MolecularDNADNA, CatalyticBase PairingCell Line, TumorGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansRNADNADNA, CatalyticGreen Fluorescent ProteinsRNA

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PMID41130951
PMCPMC12549992

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