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1.D.236.  The Chiral E-Tiling DNA NanoTube (CET-DNA-NT) Family

Structural descriptions of chiral E-tiling DNA nanotubes with the chiral indices (n,m) and handedness defined by microscopic imaging have been presented (Feng and Xiao 2023). In structural DNA nanotechnology, E-tiling DNA nanotubes are evidenced to be homogeneous in diameter, and thus have potential in biomedical applications such as cellular transport and communication, transmembrane ion/molecule channeling, and drug delivery.  Feng and Xiao 2023  summarized progress in defining the chiral indices and handedness of E-tiling DNA nanotubes by microscopic imaging, especially atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging. Such a detailed understanding of the chiral structures of E-tiling DNA nanotubes should be helpful, on the one hand for engineering DNA nanostructures precisely, and, on the other, for realizing specific physicochemical properties and biological functions successfully.


References associated with 1.D.236 family:

Feng, F. and S.J. Xiao. (2023). Structural Description of Chiral E-Tiling DNA Nanotubes with the Chiral Indices (n,m) and Handedness Defined by Microscopic Imaging. Chembiochem e202300460. [Epub: Ahead of Print] 37675822