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1: J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Jan 21;126(2):418-9.Click here to read Links

DNA-templated self-assembly of protein and nanoparticle linear arrays.

Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.

Self-assembling DNA tiling lattices represent a versatile system for nanoscale construction. Self-assembled DNA arrays provide an excellent template for spatially positioning other molecules with increased relative precision and programmability. Here we report an experiment using a linear array of DNA triple crossover tiles to controllably template the self-assembly of single-layer or double-layer linear arrays of streptavidin molecules and streptavidin-conjugated nanogold particles through biotin-streptavidin interaction. The organization of streptavidin and its conjugated gold nanoparticles into periodic arrays was visualized by atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.

PMID: 14719910 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]