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A facile DNA coacervate platform for engineering wetting, engulfment, fusion and transient behavior.
Liu, Wei; Deng, Jie; Song, Siyu; Sethi, Soumya; Walther, Andreas.
Afiliación
  • Liu W; Life-Like Materials and Systems, Department of Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
  • Deng J; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Luoyu Road 1037, 430074, Wuhan, China.
  • Song S; Life-Like Materials and Systems, Department of Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
  • Sethi S; Life-Like Materials and Systems, Department of Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
  • Walther A; Life-Like Materials and Systems, Department of Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany. andreas.walther@uni-mainz.de.
Commun Chem ; 7(1): 100, 2024 May 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38693272
ABSTRACT
Biomolecular coacervates are emerging models to understand biological systems and important building blocks for designer applications. DNA can be used to build up programmable coacervates, but often the processes and building blocks to make those are only available to specialists. Here, we report a simple approach for the formation of dynamic, multivalency-driven coacervates using long single-stranded DNA homopolymer in combination with a series of palindromic binders to serve as a synthetic coacervate droplet. We reveal details on how the length and sequence of the multivalent binders influence coacervate formation, how to introduce switching and autonomous behavior in reaction circuits, as well as how to engineer wetting, engulfment and fusion in multi-coacervate system. Our simple-to-use model DNA coacervates enhance the understanding of coacervate dynamics, fusion, phase transition mechanisms, and wetting behavior between coacervates, forming a solid foundation for the development of innovative synthetic and programmable coacervates for fundamental studies and applications.

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Commun Chem Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Commun Chem Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Alemania Pais de publicación: Reino Unido