2021
5′-Phosphorylation Strengthens Sticky-End Cohesions
Li Z, Zheng M, Liu L, Seeman N, Mao C. 5′-Phosphorylation Strengthens Sticky-End Cohesions. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2021, 143: 14987-14991. PMID: 34516099, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSticky-ended cohesionDNA crystalsSelf-assembly kineticsFree energy calculationsNucleic acid nanotechnologyMolecular mechanicsChemical modificationNatural DNACrystal morphologyEnergy calculationsCrystal growthSynthetic DNACrystallization processCrystallization kineticsCrystalsKineticsPotential differenceNanotechnologyHereinMorphologyCalculations
2019
Making Engineered 3D DNA Crystals Robust
Li Z, Liu L, Zheng M, Zhao J, Seeman N, Mao C. Making Engineered 3D DNA Crystals Robust. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2019, 141: 15850-15855. PMID: 31553173, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b06613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA crystalsDNA nanotechnologyMacroscopic devicesCovalent bondsProtein entrapmentSticky endsCrystal stabilityCrystal shellsCrystal contactsNew opportunitiesComplex architectureCrystalsMolecular levelNanotechnologyFabricationBiocatalysisApplicationsKey obstacleBondsDevicesScaffoldsShellArchitectureMatryoshka dollsStability