Parallel Manipulation of Bifunctional DNA Molecules on Structured Surfaces Using Kinesin‐Driven Microtubules
- 28 July 2006
- Vol. 2 (8-9), 1090-1098
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.200600112
Abstract
We have developed a technique to manipulate bifunctional DNA molecules: One end is thiolated to bind to a patterned gold surface and the other end is biotinylated to bind to a microtubule gliding over a kinesin‐coated surface. We found that DNA molecules can be stretched and overstretched between the gold pads and the motile microtubules, and that they can form dynamic networks. This serves as a proof‐of‐principle that biological machineries can be used in vitro to accomplish the parallel formation of structured DNA templates that will have applications in biophysics and nanoelectronics.Keywords
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