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Synthesis of DNA-Based Nanowires

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DNA Nanotechnology

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1811))

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Here we describe novel enzymatic procedures for the production of long (from tens of nanometers to microns) double-stranded poly(dG)–poly(dC), triple-helical poly(dG)–poly(dG)–poly(dC), and quadruple-helical G4 DNA. All these molecules are uniform in size and possess improved mechanical and electrical properties with respect to a canonical random sequence double-stranded DNA. They can potentially be used as elements in nanoelectronic devices and circuits.

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This work was supported by the Israel Science Foundation, 1589/14.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

    Alexander Kotlyar

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    Giampaolo Zuccheri

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Kotlyar, A. (2018). Synthesis of DNA-Based Nanowires. In: Zuccheri, G. (eds) DNA Nanotechnology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1811. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8582-1_3

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