A DNA Nanostructure for the Functional Assembly of Chemical Groups with Tunable Stoichiometry and Defined Nanoscale Geometry

Abstract

Many legs make light work: Tetrahedra are constructed with edges of double-stranded DNA and vertices tagged with biotin or disulfide units (see picture). They can act as supramolecular scaffolds to combine different chemical groups at defined nanoscale distances and with tunable stoichiometries. The disulfide groups bind to gold surfaces with high affinity, which leaves the biotin unit poised to capture streptavidin. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.