Putting a Brake on an Autonomous DNA Nanomotor
- 25 June 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 126 (28), 8626-8627
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja047991r
Abstract
A strategy was developed to reversibly switch on/off an autonomous DNA nanomotor that contains a DNA enzyme. The multiple RNA cleavage of the DNAzyme powered the motor to move, and a strand displacement mechanism provided the basis for a reversible brake to the motor.Keywords
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