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The first anneal was with for the template in the same pot as the first L-DNA set of strands (heated at 90°C down).  We also tried forming the structure first and then adding in the first set of ribbons.  For other procedural,(See [[http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biomod/2012/Harvard/BioDesign/protocols protocols]])
The first anneal was with for the template in the same pot as the first L-DNA set of strands (heated at 90°C down).  We also tried forming the structure first and then adding in the first set of ribbons.  For other procedures and protocols,(See [[http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biomod/2012/Harvard/BioDesign/protocols this page]])




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Design


Our final result was a 10 helix x 14 turn L-DNA sheet connected to the center of a 24 helix by 29 turn D-DNA template. In principle, we could detach this L-DNA layer by addition of a nuclease to digest the template layer and isolate the L-DNA layer as L-DNA is resistant to nucleases. However, due to time constraints and the desire to show the templating as clearly as possible, we have imaged our results with the template attached.

The L-DNA layer is formed by formed by 2 unique, tessellating strands which are connected to the template by handles that stick out of the template. These handles are designed into the strands of the template as an extra piece. For design process details, see our approach of the L-DNA Layer

The template was generated from a series of strands for a 24x29 SST canvas using motif 1 designed by Bryan Wei et. al in an ongoing project (results not published). A strand diagram of "Motif 1" is shown below and more information on the template modifications can be found here.


This full canvas, about 105nm x 55 nm, is a size that is easy to view by AFM as shown below.


The original 24x29 unmodified large template: well defined, easy to image


We decided to template the L-DNA on the interior of the template. This decision was made for a couple reasons: to be able to see the height differences with the AFM within every structure and so that the modified structure's rigidity would be enforced by a border of unmodified canvas. (see more details of Large Canvas Approach)

Given below, we see the 375 SST strands (each of 42 base pairs - here's a refresher) which form our large template.


Our L-DNA was designed to form a central structure, patterned to form this structure (represented in green) on top of the blue template.


To bind to the L-DNA template, we had designed handles coming off of the template at these locations, to grab the complementary handle of one set of L-DNA.


The first anneal was with for the template in the same pot as the first L-DNA set of strands (heated at 90°C down). We also tried forming the structure first and then adding in the first set of ribbons. For other procedures and protocols,(See [this page])


After the first anneal, the second strand is added and then re-annealed but at a lower temperature (40°C)- one that won't melt the strand. We designed the L-DNA layer sequences to have a lower anneal temperature than the template below it (more on the http://openwetware.org/wiki/Biomod/2012/Harvard/BioDesign/L-DNA_layer L-DNA Layer)

And our final product, some highlights of our AFM images:

Note the scale on the right side, the white indicates the highest relative height.


For more images, see More 24x29 Canvas Results


Other than the AFM to verify our results, we also set up a "sawtooth" gel - where we juxtaposed the gel shifts of the original, template with one strand of L-DNA and the full templated product. Each set of strands that we added should result in a shorter gel shift. And that's what we saw:

.LD. .... Orig L3a. L3ab L3a. Orig L3a. L3ab Orig Orig L5ab L5a. Orig L5a. L5ab L5a. Orig .... .LD.


Supplement: D-DNA and L-DNA strand sequences

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