Autonomous fueled mechanical replication of nucleic acid templates for the amplified optical detection of DNA

Yossi Weizmann*, Zoya Cheglakov, Valeri Pavlov, Itamar Willner

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Abstract

(Figure Presented) Fuel for a DNA machine: A Fokl enzyme/DNA scission machine is triggered by the hybridization of its DNA hairpin structure with a target nucleic acid. The machine is fueled by a secondary fluorophore (F)- and quencher (Q)-functionalized nucleic acid 2. Scission of 3 leads to replication of the machinery cutter 1 and yields a fluorescent product 6, which provides an optical output for the machine (see scheme).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2238-2242
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume45
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Mar 2006

Keywords

  • DNA
  • Enzymes
  • Fluorescence
  • Self-replication

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