Conformational effects of UV light on DNA origami
Journal article, 2017

The responses of DNA origami conformation to UV radiation of different wavelengths and doses are investigated. Short- and medium-wavelength UV light can cause photo-lesions in DNA origami. At moderate doses, the lesions do not cause any visible defects in the origami, nor do they significantly affect the hybridization capability. Instead, they help relieve the internal stress in the origami structure and restore it to the designed conformation. At high doses, staple dissociation increases which causes structural disintegration. Long-wavelength UV does not show any effect on origami conformation by itself. We show that this UV range can be used in conjunction with photoactive molecules for photo-reconfiguration, while avoiding any damage to the DNA structures.

Author

H. R. Chen

Purdue University

Ruixin Li

Purdue University

Shiming Li

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Joakim Andreasson

Chalmers, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry

J. H. Choi

Purdue University

Journal of the American Chemical Society

0002-7863 (ISSN) 1520-5126 (eISSN)

Vol. 139 4 1380-1383

Areas of Advance

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Subject Categories

Physical Chemistry

DOI

10.1021/jacs.6b10821

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