IGEM:Harvard/2006/Background Reading

Synthetic Biology

1. Endy D. Foundations for engineering biology. Nature. 2005 Nov 24;438(7067):449-53. DOI:10.1038/nature04342 |
2. Gardner TS, Cantor CR, and Collins JJ. Construction of a genetic toggle switch in Escherichia coli. Nature. 2000 Jan 20;403(6767):339-42. DOI:10.1038/35002131 |
3. Elowitz MB and Leibler S. A synthetic oscillatory network of transcriptional regulators. Nature. 2000 Jan 20;403(6767):335-8. DOI:10.1038/35002125 |

DNA Nanotechnology

4. Shih WM, Quispe JD, and Joyce GF. A 1.7-kilobase single-stranded DNA that folds into a nanoscale octahedron. Nature. 2004 Feb 12;427(6975):618-21. DOI:10.1038/nature02307 |
5. Rothemund PW, Papadakis N, and Winfree E. Algorithmic self-assembly of DNA Sierpinski triangles. PLoS Biol. 2004 Dec;2(12):e424. DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020424 |
6. Rothemund PW, Ekani-Nkodo A, Papadakis N, Kumar A, Fygenson DK, and Winfree E. Design and characterization of programmable DNA nanotubes. J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Dec 22;126(50):16344-52. DOI:10.1021/ja044319l |
7. Mathieu F, Liao S, Kopatsch J, Wang T, Mao C, and Seeman NC. Six-helix bundles designed from DNA. Nano Lett. 2005 Apr;5(4):661-5. DOI:10.1021/nl050084f |
8. Nutiu R and Li Y. A DNA-protein nanoengine for "on-demand" release and precise delivery of molecules. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2005 Aug 26;44(34):5464-7. DOI:10.1002/anie.200501214 |
9. Rothemund PW. Folding DNA to create nanoscale shapes and patterns. Nature. 2006 Mar 16;440(7082):297-302. DOI:10.1038/nature04586 |