How we simulate DNA origami

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Autori principali: Haggenmueller, Sarah, Matthies, Michael, Sample, Matthew, Šulc, Petr
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Haggenmueller, Sarah
Matthies, Michael
Sample, Matthew
Šulc, Petr
author_facet Haggenmueller, Sarah
Matthies, Michael
Sample, Matthew
Šulc, Petr
contents DNA origami consists of a long scaffold strand and short staple strands that self-assemble into a target 2D or 3D shape. It is a widely used construct in nucleic acid nanotechnology, offering a cost-effective way to design and create diverse nanoscale shapes. With promising applications in areas such as nanofabrication, diagnostics, and therapeutics, DNA origami has become a key tool in the bionanotechnology field. Simulations of these structures can offer insight into their shape and function, thus speeding up and simplifying the design process. However, simulating these structures, often comprising thousands of base pairs, poses challenges due to their large size. OxDNA, a coarse-grained model specifically designed for DNA nanotechnology, offers powerful simulation capabilities. Its associated ecosystem of visualization and analysis tools can complement experimental work with in silico characterization. This tutorial provides a general approach to simulating DNA origami structures using the oxDNA ecosystem, tailored for experimentalists looking to integrate computational analysis into their design workflow.
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spellingShingle How we simulate DNA origami
Haggenmueller, Sarah
Matthies, Michael
Sample, Matthew
Šulc, Petr
Soft Condensed Matter
Computational Physics
Physics Education
DNA origami consists of a long scaffold strand and short staple strands that self-assemble into a target 2D or 3D shape. It is a widely used construct in nucleic acid nanotechnology, offering a cost-effective way to design and create diverse nanoscale shapes. With promising applications in areas such as nanofabrication, diagnostics, and therapeutics, DNA origami has become a key tool in the bionanotechnology field. Simulations of these structures can offer insight into their shape and function, thus speeding up and simplifying the design process. However, simulating these structures, often comprising thousands of base pairs, poses challenges due to their large size. OxDNA, a coarse-grained model specifically designed for DNA nanotechnology, offers powerful simulation capabilities. Its associated ecosystem of visualization and analysis tools can complement experimental work with in silico characterization. This tutorial provides a general approach to simulating DNA origami structures using the oxDNA ecosystem, tailored for experimentalists looking to integrate computational analysis into their design workflow.
title How we simulate DNA origami
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Computational Physics
Physics Education
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.13206