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¹Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States.

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|July 26, 2021

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DNA charge transport (DNA CT) is sensitive to base-pair integrity, enabling electrochemical sensing. This study details protocols for DNA electrochemistry, showing that mismatches disrupt DNA-mediated electron transfer.

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Area of Science:

Electrochemistry
Biochemistry
Materials Science

Background:

DNA base-pair stacking facilitates charge transport, crucial for electrochemical applications.
Disruptions like mismatches or lesions interrupt DNA charge transport (DNA CT), forming the basis for DNA sensors.
DNA electrochemistry offers powerful sensing capabilities, necessitating standardized protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe critical protocols and characterizations for performing DNA-mediated electrochemistry.
To demonstrate DNA electrochemistry using a fully AT DNA sequence and distinguish it from non-mediated processes.
To elucidate the dependence of DNA CT on DNA duplex integrity and base stacking.

Main Methods:

Utilizing thiolated DNA duplexes on gold surfaces for electrochemical measurements.
Comparing DNA-mediated charge transport with non-DNA-mediated redox probe behavior.
Introducing controlled DNA base mismatches to assess their impact on current flow.

Main Results:

Established DNA electrochemistry with a fully AT DNA duplex, differentiating it from single-stranded DNA adsorption.
Demonstrated that DNA charge transport is dependent on a fully stacked duplex.
Observed a linear decrease in current for DNA-mediated reactions with increasing mismatches, while non-mediated reactions remained unaffected.

Conclusions:

DNA-mediated electrochemistry relies on intact base-pair stacking for efficient electron transfer.
DNA electrochemical sensors exhibit sensitivity to base-pair integrity, allowing for mismatch detection.
Standardized protocols and controls are essential for reliable DNA electrochemistry and sensor development.