Silicene-based DNA nucleobase sensing

Silicene-based DNA Nucleobase Sensing

We propose a DNA sequencing scheme based on silicene nanopores. Using first principles theory, we compute the electrical properties of such pores in the absence and presence of nucleobases. Within a two-terminal geometry, we analyze the current-voltage relation in the presence of nucleobases with various orientations. We demonstrate that when nucleobases pass through a pore, even after sampling...

A nucleobase-discriminating pyrrolo-dC click adduct designed for DNA fluorescence mismatch sensing.

New pyrrolo-dC click adducts (4 and 5) tethered with a 1,2,3-triazole skeleton were synthesized and oligonucleotides were prepared. The triazole system was either directly linked to the pyrrolo moiety (5) or connected via an n-butyl linker (4). The quantum yield of nucleoside 5 (Φ=0.32), which is 10 times higher than those of 8-methylpyrrolo-dC (1 b, Φ=0.026) or the long linker derivative 4 (Φ=...

DNA-based nanostructures for molecular sensing.

Nanotechnology has opened up new avenues towards ultra-sensitive, highly selective detection of biological molecules and toxic agents, as well as for therapeutic targeting and screening. Though the goals may seem singular, there is no universal method to identify or detect a molecular target. Each system is application-specific and must not only identify the target, but also transduce this inte...

Asymmetric Recognition of Nucleobase Features by DNA Polymerases

Nucleobase-functionalized graphene nanoribbons for accurate high-speed DNA sequencing.

We propose a water-immersed nucleobase-functionalized suspended graphene nanoribbon as an intrinsically selective device for nucleotide detection. The proposed sensing method combines Watson-Crick selective base pairing with graphene's capacity for converting anisotropic lattice strain to changes in an electrical current at the nanoscale. Using detailed atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulat...