Dynamic self-assembly of compartmentalized DNA nanotubes

Siddharth Agarwal; Melissa A. Klocke; Passa E. Pungchai; Elisa Franco

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23850-1

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Dynamic self-assembly of compartmentalized DNA nanotubes

Siddharth Agarwal,
Melissa A. Klocke,
Passa E. Pungchai,
Elisa Franco

Affiliations

Siddharth Agarwal: Department of Bioengineering, University of California
Melissa A. Klocke: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California
Passa E. Pungchai: Department of Bioengineering, University of California
Elisa Franco: Department of Bioengineering, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23850-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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A major goal in Engineering Biology and Materials Science is the development of active, autonomous scaffolds that mimic those present in biological cells. Here the authors report a toolkit for programming the dynamic behaviour of nucleic acid scaffolds in minimal cell-like compartments.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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