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DNA as a vehicle for the self-assembly model of computing

DNA as a vehicle for the self-assembly model of computing
DNA as a vehicle for the self-assembly model of computing
A DNA version of the self-assembly model of computing, feasible using currently available laboratory techniques, is proposed. Input signals are coded into unmethylated and methylated oligonucleotides which then hybridize with a backbone that contains complementary sequences. Different input signal patterns are thus represented as DNA duplexes with distinctly different conformational dynamics, in particular different equilibria of B and Z DNA. The pattern classification activity of the system is mediated by the interactions that lead to the secondary structural organization. Circular dichroism may be used for readout.
DNA computing, Self-assembly, Conformational dynamics, Pattern recognition, Molecular computing
59-66
Conrad, M.
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Zauner, K.-P.
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Conrad, M.
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Zauner, K.-P.
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Conrad, M. and Zauner, K.-P. (1998) DNA as a vehicle for the self-assembly model of computing. Biosystems, 45 (1), 59-66.

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A DNA version of the self-assembly model of computing, feasible using currently available laboratory techniques, is proposed. Input signals are coded into unmethylated and methylated oligonucleotides which then hybridize with a backbone that contains complementary sequences. Different input signal patterns are thus represented as DNA duplexes with distinctly different conformational dynamics, in particular different equilibria of B and Z DNA. The pattern classification activity of the system is mediated by the interactions that lead to the secondary structural organization. Circular dichroism may be used for readout.

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Published date: 1998
Keywords: DNA computing, Self-assembly, Conformational dynamics, Pattern recognition, Molecular computing
Organisations: Agents, Interactions & Complexity

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Local EPrints ID: 259026
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/259026
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Date deposited: 12 Mar 2004
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 06:17

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Author: M. Conrad
Author: K.-P. Zauner

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