Emerging uses of DNA mechanical devices

DNA probes that store mechanical information reveal transient piconewton forces applied by T cells

(2019) Rong Ma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Programmable Multivalent DNA-Origami Tension Probes for Reporting Cellular Traction Forces

(2018) Palash K. Dutta et al.   NANO LETTERS

A self-assembled nanoscale robotic arm controlled by electric fields

(2018) Enzo Kopperger et al.   SCIENCE

Sequence-programmable covalent bonding of designed DNA assemblies

(2018) Thomas Gerling et al.   Science Advances

Mapping the 3D orientation of piconewton integrin traction forces

(2017) Joshua M Brockman et al.   NATURE METHODS

DNA sequence–directed shape change of photopatterned hydrogels via high-degree swelling

(2017) Angelo Cangialosi et al.   SCIENCE

Notch-Jagged complex structure implicates a catch bond in tuning ligand sensitivity

(2017) Vincent C. Luca et al.   SCIENCE

A cargo-sorting DNA robot

(2017) Anupama J. Thubagere et al.   SCIENCE

B cell antigen extraction is regulated by physical properties of antigen-presenting cells

(2016) Katelyn M. Spillane et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

DNA-based nanoparticle tension sensors reveal that T-cell receptors transmit defined pN forces to their antigens for enhanced fidelity

(2016) Yang Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular force spectroscopy with a DNA origami–based nanoscopic force clamp

(2016) Philipp C. Nickels et al.   SCIENCE

Single-molecule dissection of stacking forces in DNA

(2016) F. Kilchherr et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanical design of DNA nanostructures

(2015) Carlos E. Castro et al.   Nanoscale