Featured Publications
In 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
2009
A Replicable Tetrahedral Nanostructure Self-Assembled from a Single DNA Strand
Li Z, Wei B, Nangreave J, Lin C, Liu Y, Mi Y, Yan H. A Replicable Tetrahedral Nanostructure Self-Assembled from a Single DNA Strand. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2009, 131: 13093-13098. PMID: 19737020, PMCID: PMC3083857, DOI: 10.1021/ja903768f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtomic force microscopy imagingForce microscopy imagingRolling-circle amplificationDNA nanostructuresSingle DNA strandsFerguson analysisMicroscopy imagingTetrahedraStandard molecular cloning techniquesDNA strandsSingle strandsRestriction enzyme digestionCloning techniquesMolecular cloning techniques