December 2017 PMID 29083876

Characterizing the Motion of Jointed DNA Nanostructures Using a Coarse-Grained Model.

Rahul Sharma, John S Schreck, Flavio Romano, Ard A Louis, Jonathan P K Doye

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Most discussions recognize the significance of the research, with some explicitly supporting its usefulness in designing DNA nanostructures.

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Abstract in brief

  • Coarse-grained modeling of DNA nanostructures, like the oxDNA model, helps study their detailed structure and movement, especially when experimental data is hard to get.
  • The study focuses on jointed DNA structures, such as hinges and sliding joints, showing that their movement depends a lot on the specific details of the joints.
  • The results match well with experimental data, suggesting that this modeling approach can be useful for designing and predicting the properties of new DNA-based nanostructures before actually building them.

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Kerstin Göpfrich
@kgoepfrich.bsky.social · Bluesky

Nice work @acsnano http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.7b06470 Characterizing the Motion of Jointed DNA Nanostructures Using a Coarse-Grained Model

Nov 4, 2017 View post →

All mentions

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This movie shows an oxDNA simulation of a DNA origami sliding joint that has been studied experimentally by the group of Carlos Castro. The simulation illustrates how thermal fluctuations enable the origami to explore…

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Kerstin Göpfrich
@kgoepfrich.bsky.social · Bluesky

Nice work @acsnano http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.7b06470 Characterizing the Motion of Jointed DNA Nanostructures Using a Coarse-Grained Model

Nov 4, 2017 View post →