Sentences with phrase «dna as a scaffold»

The basic idea of DNA origami is to use a length of single - stranded DNA as a scaffold for the desired shape.

Not exact matches

Researchers at McGill University have developed a new, low - cost method to build DNA nanotubes block by block — a breakthrough that could help pave the way for scaffolds made from DNA strands to be used in applications such as optical and electronic devices or smart drug - delivery systems.

Histones are proteins that serve as a scaffold for coiling up the DNA into the tight space of the nucleus.

The order of bases in each short strand acts as a blueprint that dictates the scaffold DNA's final, 3 - D shape.

He wants to exploit DNA's unique chemical properties to process information like a computer (using novel scientific disciplines known as molecular programming and DNA computing) and even appropriate the DNA molecule as a scaffold on which to build useful structures.

«We're using precisely shaped DNA constructs made as a scaffold and single - stranded DNA tethers as a programmable glue that matches up particles according to the pairing mechanism of the genetic code — A binds with T, G binds with C,» said Wenyan Liu of the CFN, the lead author on the paper.

We have known for some time that it's not only the sequence of the DNA that is important; the physical scaffold, organization, and regulation of the DNA is also key and is known as epigenetics.

The folded DNA then acts as a scaffold onto which researchers can attach and organize all kinds of nanometer - scale components, from fluorescent molecules to electrically conductive carbon nanotubes to drugs.

At various points in this process, cells use RNA as a sort of scaffold to help replicate DNA.

A rare, premature aging disease, Hutchinson - Gilford progeria is caused by a single point mutation in the gene encoding lamin A, which forms a protein scaffold on the inner edge of the nucleus that helps maintain chromatin structure and organize nuclear processes such as RNA and DNA synthesis.

As smaller genomic scaffolds tend to be over-represented by DNA from environmental sources (DW unpublished observation) we also conservatively excluded any candidate region that was located in a scaffold smaller than 5 Kb in length.