Noncanonical Head-to-Head Hairpin DNA Dimerization Is Essential for the Synthesis of Orange Emissive Silver Nanoclusters

ACS Nano
Pratik ShahSeong Wook Yang

Abstract

DNA secondary structures, such as dimers and hairpins, are important for the synthesis of DNA template-embedded silver nanoclusters (DNA/AgNCs). However, the arrangement of AgNCs within a given DNA template and how the AgNC influences the secondary structure of the DNA template are still unclear. Here, we introduce a noncanonical head-to-head hairpin DNA nanostructure that is driven by orange-emissive AgNCs. Through detailed in-gel analysis, sugar backbone switching, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, small-angle X-ray scattering, and small angle neutron scattering, we show that the orange-emissive AgNCs mediate cytosine-Ag-cytosine bridging between two six-cytosine loop (6C-loop) hairpin DNA templates. Unlike green, red, or far-red emissive AgNCs, which are embedded inside a hairpin and duplex DNA template, the orange-emissive AgNCs are localized on the interface between the two 6C-loop hairpin DNA templates, thereby linking them. Moreover, we found that deoxyribose in the backbone of the 6C-loop at the third and fourth cytosines is crucial for the formation of the orange-emissive AgNCs and the head-to-head hairpin DNA structure. Taken together, we suggest that the specific wavelength of AgNCs fluorescence is determ...Continue Reading

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