Self-assembly of a 3D DNA crystal lattice (4x6 duplex version) containing the J4 immobile Holliday junction with R3 symmetry
The influence of Holliday junction sequence and dynamics on DNA crystal self-assembly.
DNA (5'-D(*GP*AP*GP*CP*AP*GP*AP*CP*CP*AP*GP*AP*CP*GP*GP*GP*AP*CP*TP*CP*A)-3')
(DG)(DA)(DG)(DC)(DA)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DC)(DA)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DG)(DG)(DG)(DA)(DC)(DT)(DC) (DA)
0.5 mL of 0.05 M Cacodylate pH 7.0 with 20 mM MgCl2, 1.0 mM spermine, 1.0 mM CoH18N6, and 15% ethanol was added to the reservoir with 2 uL added to the drop containing 4 uL of DNA stock
temperature gradient generated from 60 to 25 C at 0.3 degrees per hour
National Science Foundation (NSF, United States)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)
Structural DNA nanotechnology, immobile Holliday junctions, 3D DNA self-assembly, designer DNA crystals, DNA