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Sorting sub-150-nm liposomes of distinct sizes by DNA-brick-assisted centrifugation
Yang Y, Wu Z, Wang L, Zhou K, Xia K, Xiong Q, Liu L, Zhang Z, Chapman ER, Xiong Y, Melia TJ, Karatekin E, Gu H, Lin C. Sorting sub-150-nm liposomes of distinct sizes by DNA-brick-assisted centrifugation. Nature Chemistry 2021, 13: 335-342. PMID: 33785892, PMCID: PMC8049973, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-021-00667-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVesicle Tubulation with Self‐Assembling DNA Nanosprings
Grome MW, Zhang Z, Pincet F, Lin C. Vesicle Tubulation with Self‐Assembling DNA Nanosprings. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57: 5330-5334. PMID: 29575478, PMCID: PMC5924453, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201800141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane-deforming proteinsDNA origami designMembrane tubulationMembrane tubulesMembrane curvatureMembrane surface coverageVesicle tubulationDNA structureLipid bilayersTubulationNanospringsTube morphologyIntricate interplayArtificial nanomachinesVesicle deformationSpherical vesiclesNanotechnologyMajor goalProteinDNAVesiclesNanomachinesBioengineeringDetergentsMorphologyIn vivo cloning of artificial DNA nanostructures
Lin C, Rinker S, Wang X, Liu Y, Seeman NC, Yan H. In vivo cloning of artificial DNA nanostructures. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 17626-17631. PMID: 18927233, PMCID: PMC2584761, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805416105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtificial DNA nanostructuresDNA nanostructuresDNA nanotechnologyGenetic information carriersStandard molecular biology techniquesNanostructuresVersatile methodFour-arm junctionsVivo cloningMolecular biology techniquesNumber of assaysComplex secondary structureBiology techniquesNanotechnologyHigh copy numberLiving cellsFerguson analysisHelper phageCorrect replicationPossible solutionsSecondary structureCopy numberPhagemidCarriersDNA
2024
DNA-Based Molecular Clamp for Probing Protein Interactions and Structure under Force
Chung M, Zhou K, Powell J, Lin C, Schwartz M. DNA-Based Molecular Clamp for Probing Protein Interactions and Structure under Force. ACS Nano 2024, 18: 27590-27596. PMID: 39344156, PMCID: PMC11518680, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c08663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTalin rod domainNegative-stain electron microscopyDouble-stranded DNADNA clampProtein functionRod domainCryptic sitesProtein interactionsMolecular clampCellular mechanotransductionStudy proteinsBiochemical studiesCell biologyAdult physiologyProtein conformationTalinProteinBiochemical scaleMultiple diseasesDNAARPC5LVinculinStructural analysisEmbryogenesisDNA-based devices
2015
Controlled Co-reconstitution of Multiple Membrane Proteins in Lipid Bilayer Nanodiscs Using DNA as a Scaffold
Raschle T, Lin C, Jungmann R, Shih WM, Wagner G. Controlled Co-reconstitution of Multiple Membrane Proteins in Lipid Bilayer Nanodiscs Using DNA as a Scaffold. ACS Chemical Biology 2015, 10: 2448-2454. PMID: 26356202, PMCID: PMC4769731, DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.5b00627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane protein complexesMultiple membrane proteinsVoltage-gated anion channelsMembrane proteinsProtein complexesHeterotrimeric membrane protein complexIndividual membrane proteinsLipid bilayer nanodiscsSingle nanodiscBilayer nanodiscsProtein aggregationMembrane environmentAnion channelNanodiscsProteinLipid bilayersModel systemProof of principleOligonucleotide sequencesComplementary oligonucleotide sequencesComplexesTemporary attachmentDNASequenceBilayers
2009
Designer DNA Nanoarchitectures
Lin C, Liu Y, Yan H. Designer DNA Nanoarchitectures. Biochemistry 2009, 48: 1663-1674. PMID: 19199428, PMCID: PMC2765550, DOI: 10.1021/bi802324w.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsStructural DNA nanotechnologyDNA nanotechnologyDNA nanoarchitecturesSelf-assembled architecturesWatson-Crick base pairing rulesProtein-protein interactionsBase pairing rulesDNA nanostructuresMulticomponent nanomachinesPrinciples of DNAArtificial nanostructuresNanometer precisionHelical DNA structureUnicellular diatomsFunctional groupsDNA structureNanotechnologyNanostructuresMolecular speciesNanoarchitecturesSuch eleganceExciting progressHigh yieldsBiological systemsDNA