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Stable DNA Motifs, 1D and 2D Nanostructures Constructed from Small Circular DNA Molecules
Published on: April 12, 2019
Direct AFM observation of an opening event of a DNA cuboid constructed via a prism structure
Masayuki Endo1, Kumi Hidaka, Hiroshi Sugiyama
1Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-ushinomiyacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. endo@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
|February 23, 2011
Abstract:
A cuboid structure was constructed using a DNA origami design based on a square prism structure. The structure was characterized by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and dynamic light scattering. The real-time opening event of the cuboid was directly observed by high-speed AFM.

