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缺陷可以提高DNA-纳米颗粒组装体的熔化温度

Defects Can Increase the Melting Temperature of DNA-Nanoparticle Assemblies

Nolan C. Harris, Ching-Hwa Kiang

摘要:

DNA-金纳米颗粒组装体已经显示出作为DNA微阵列的替代技术用于DNA检测和RNA分析的前景。了解DNA序列对系统解链温度的影响对于开发可靠的检测技术至关重要。我们研究了DNA碱基配对缺陷,如错配和缺失,对DNA-纳米颗粒组装体的熔化温度的影响。我们发现,与缺陷降低DNA解链温度的一般假设相反,一些缺陷增加了DNA连接的纳米颗粒组装体的解链温度。错配和缺失的影响被发现取决于特定的碱基对,序列和缺陷的位置。我们的研究结果表明,表面结合的DNA表现出不同于游离DNA的杂交行为。这些发现表明,DNA-纳米颗粒组装相行为的详细了解是需要定量解释的DNA-纳米颗粒聚集。

英文摘要:

DNA-gold nanoparticle assemblies have shown promise as an alternative technology to DNA microarrays for DNA detection and RNA profiling. Understanding the effect of DNA sequences on the melting temperature of the system is central to developing reliable detection technology. We studied the effects of DNA base-pairing defects, such as mismatches and deletions, on the melting temperature of DNA-nanoparticle assemblies. We found that, contrary to the general assumption that defects lower the melting temperature of DNA, some defects increase the melting temperature of DNA-linked nanoparticle assemblies. The effects of mismatches and deletions were found to depend on the specific base pair, the sequence, and the location of the defects. Our results demonstrate that the surface-bound DNA exhibit hybridization behavior different from that of free DNA. Such findings indicate that a detailed understanding of DNA-nanoparticle assembly phase behavior is required for quantitative interpretation of DNA-nanoparticle aggregation.

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