Direct Observation of the Double-Stranded DNA Formation through Metal Ion-Mediated Base Pairing in the Nanoscale Structure.

Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Yoshida-ushinomiyacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.

Published: January 2019

This work demonstrates single-molecule imaging of metal-ion induced double-stranded DNA formation in DNA nanostructures. The formation of the metal ion-mediated base pairing in a DNA origami frame was examined using C-Ag-C and T-Hg-T metallo-base pairs. The target DNA strands containing consecutive C or T were incorporated into the DNA frame, and the binding was controlled by the addition of metal ions. Double-stranded DNA formation was monitored by observing the structural changes in the incorporated DNA strands using high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM). Using the T-Hg-T base pair, the dynamic formation of unique dsDNA and its dissociation were observed. The formation of an unusual shape of dsDNA with consecutive T-Hg-T base pairs was visualized in the designed nanoscale structure.

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