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Formation of DNA-Copolymer Fibrils Through an Amyloid-Like Nucleation Polymerization Mechanism

Published inMacromolecular rapid communications, vol. 36, no. 8, p. 768-773
Publication date2015
Abstract

Conjugation of a hydrophobic poly(2-oxazoline) bearing tertiary amide groups along its backbone with a short single stranded nucleotide sequence results in an amphiphilic comb/graft copolymer, which organizes in fibrils upon direct dissolution in water. Supported by circular dichroism, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and scattering data, fibrils are formed through inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonding between hydrogen accepting amide groups along the polymer backbone and hydrogen donating nucleic acid grafts leading to the formation of hollow tubes.

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KEDRACKI, Dawid et al. Formation of DNA-Copolymer Fibrils Through an Amyloid-Like Nucleation Polymerization Mechanism. In: Macromolecular rapid communications, 2015, vol. 36, n° 8, p. 768–773. doi: 10.1002/marc.201400728
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