Formation of Silver Nanostructures by Rolling Circle Amplification Using Boranephosphonate-Modified Nucleotides.
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Russell C, Roy S, Ganguly S, Qian X, Caruthers MH, Nilsson M
Anal. Chem. 87 (13) 6660-6666 [2015-07-07; online 2015-06-22]
We investigate the efficiency of incorporation of boranephosphonate-modified nucleotides by phi29 DNA polymerase and present a simple method for forming large defined silver nanostructures by rolling circle amplification (RCA) using boranephosphonate internucleotide linkages. RCA is a linear DNA amplification technique that can use specifically circularized DNA probes for detection of target nucleic acids and proteins. The resulting product is a collapsed single-stranded DNA molecule with tandem repeats of the DNA probe. By substituting each of the natural nucleotides with the corresponding 5'-(α-P-borano)deoxynucleosidetriphosphate, only a small reduction in amplification rate is observed. Also, by substituting all four natural nucleotides, it is possible to enzymatically synthesize a micrometer-sized, single-stranded DNA molecule with only boranephosphonate internucleotide linkages. Well-defined silver particles are then readily formed along the rolling circle product.
PubMed 26059318
DOI 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00783
Crossref 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00783