“But when it enters E. coli, the linear DNA gets converted to a circular molecule because the viral DNA has sticky—or cohesive—ends,” said Mertz. She hypothesized that this also happened with ...

Other modes of nucleic acid interaction aside from sticky ends are available. For example, Tecto-RNA molecules 6, held together by loop–loop interactions, or paranemic crossover (PX) DNA, where ...

"DNA strands start to separate over 75 degrees, which could allow a protein to create sticky ends. If there were a protein that was active at higher temperatures, I reasoned, that protein could be ...

DNA has the potential for assembling networks with a variety of geometries. Although short pieces of double-strand DNA (below about 50 nm) essentially form a linear stack, intricate spatial structures ...

Recent work1,2,3 has demonstrated the self-assembly of designed periodic two-dimensional arrays composed of DNA tiles, in which the intermolecular contacts are directed by ‘sticky’ ends. In a ...

"DNA strands start to separate over 75 degrees, which could allow a protein to create sticky ends. If there were a protein that was active at higher temperatures, I reasoned, that protein could be ...

And for many years biologists have used DNA for its recognition properties, especially exploiting the sticky ends in genetic engineering. A sticky end occurs when one strand of the helix extends ...

“DNA strands start to separate over 75 degrees, which could allow a protein to create sticky ends. If there were a protein that was active at higher temperatures, I reasoned, that protein could ...

This self-assembly creates 2D DNA tiles, which are equipped with sticky ends that allow for immediate connection to the adjacent DNA tiles for the construction of pre-determined lattices. Hybrid ...