Mesojunction-Based Design Paradigm of Structural DNA Nanotechnology

J Am Chem Soc. 2023 Feb 1;145(4):2455-2460. doi: 10.1021/jacs.2c11731. Epub 2023 Jan 19.

Abstract

Mesojunctions were introduced as a basic type of crossover configuration in the early development of structural DNA nanotechnology. However, the investigations of self-assembly from multiple mesojunction complexes have been overlooked in comparison to their counterparts based on regular junctions. In this work, we designed standardized component strands for the construction of complex mesojunction lattices. Three typical mesojunction configurations with three and four arms were showcased in the self-assembly of 1-, 2-, and 3-dimensional lattices constructed from both a scaffold-free tiling approach and a scaffolded origami approach.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • DNA / chemistry
  • Nanostructures* / chemistry
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation

Substances

  • DNA