Published November 22, 2019
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Journal Article
Creating the protein version of DNA base pairing
- Creators
- Chen, Zibo
Abstract
Specific interactions between molecules give rise to life. Nucleic acid is a good example: The pairing of adenine (A) to thymine (T) and cytosine (C) to guanine (G) ensures accurate passage of genetic materials over generations. Thanks to the programmable and modular nature of A-T/C-G base pairing, DNA has been repurposed to build nanoscopic smiley faces (1) and robots that sort molecular cargoes (2), giving rise to the field of DNA nanotechnology.
Additional Information
© 2019 American Association for the Advancement of Science. I am grateful to my Ph.D. advisers D. Baker and F. DiMaio. I also thank S. Boyken for his mentorship.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 99991
- DOI
- 10.1126/science.aaz7777
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20191121-132931654
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2019-11-21Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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