3D Hexagonal Arrangement of DNA Tensegrity Triangles.
Brandon LuSimon VecchioniYoel P OhayonRuojie ShaKarol WoloszynBena YangChengde MaoNadrian C SeemanPublished in: ACS nano (2021)
The tensegrity triangle motif utilizes Watson-Crick sticky end cohesion to self-assemble into a rhombohedral crystal lattice using complementary 5'-GA and 5'-TC sticky ends. Here, we report that using noncanonical 5'-AG and 5'-TC sticky ends in otherwise isomorphic tensegrity triangles results in crystal self-assembly in the P63 hexagonal space group as revealed by X-ray crystallography. In this structure, the DNA double helices bend at the crossover positions, a feature that was not observed in the original design. Instead of propagating linearly, the tilt between base pairs of each right-handed helix results in a left-handed superstructure along the screw axis, forming a microtubule-like structure composed of three double helices with an unbroken channel at the center. This hexagonal lattice has a cavity diameter of 11 nm and a unit cell volume of 886 000 Å3-far larger than the rhombohedral counterpart (5 nm, 330 000 Å3).
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