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Scaffolded DNA Origami of a DNA Tetrahedron Molecular Container

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, and Centre for DNA Nanotechnology and iNANO, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark DK-8000
Nano Lett., 2009, 9 (6), pp 2445–2447
DOI: 10.1021/nl901165f
Publication Date (Web): May 6, 2009
Copyright © 2009 American Chemical Society
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: (H.Y.) hao.yan@asu.edu; (Y.L.) yan_liu@asu.edu., †

Arizona State University.

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Aarhus University.

Abstract

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We describe a strategy of scaffolded DNA origami to design and construct 3D molecular cages of tetrahedron geometry with inside volume closed by triangular faces. Each edge of the triangular face is ∼54 nm in dimension. The estimated total external volume and the internal cavity of the triangular pyramid are about 1.8 × 10−23 and 1.5 × 10−23 m3, respectively. Correct formation of the tetrahedron DNA cage was verified by gel electrophoresis, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering techniques.

DNA sequences, experimental methods, Agarose Gel, additional TEM images. This material is available free of charge via the Internet at http://pubs.acs.org.

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Received 10 April 2009
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