| Literature DB >> 19449345 |
Russell P Goodman1, Christoph M Erben, Jonathan Malo, Wei M Ho, Mireya L McKee, Achillefs N Kapanidis, Andrew J Turberfield.
Abstract
We present a facile method for linking recombinant proteins to DNA. It is based on the nickel-mediated interaction between a hexahistidine tag (His(6)-tag) and DNA functionalized with three nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) groups. The resulting DNA-protein linkage is site-specific. It can be broken quickly and controllably by the addition of a chelating agent that binds nickel. We have used this new linker to bind proteins to a variety of DNA motifs commonly used in the fabrication of nanostructures by DNA self-assembly.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19449345 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200900165
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chembiochem ISSN: 1439-4227 Impact factor: 3.164