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Electric-field driven translocation of ssDNA through hydrophobic nanopores

Electric-field driven translocation of ssDNA through hydrophobic nanopores
Electric-field driven translocation of ssDNA through hydrophobic nanopores
The accurate sequencing of DNA using nanopores requires control over the speed of DNA translocation through the pores and also of the DNA conformation. Our studies show that ssDNA translocates through hourglass-shaped pores with hydrophobic constriction regions when an electric field is applied. The constriction provides a barrier to translocation and thereby slows down DNA movement through the pore compared with pores without the constriction. We show that ssDNA moves through these hydrophobic pores in an extended conformation and therefore does not form undesirable secondary structures that may affect the accuracy of partial current blockages for DNA sequencing.
DNA sequencing, hourglass pores, DNA conformation, hydrophobic constriction
1936-0851
Haynes, Taylor
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Smith, Iain P.S.
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Wallace, E. Jayne
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Trick, Jemma
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Sansom, Mark S.P
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Smith, Iain P.S.
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Wallace, E. Jayne
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Sansom, Mark S.P
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Haynes, Taylor, Smith, Iain P.S., Wallace, E. Jayne, Trick, Jemma and Sansom, Mark S.P (2018) Electric-field driven translocation of ssDNA through hydrophobic nanopores. ACS Nano. (doi:10.1021/acsnano.8b03365).

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The accurate sequencing of DNA using nanopores requires control over the speed of DNA translocation through the pores and also of the DNA conformation. Our studies show that ssDNA translocates through hourglass-shaped pores with hydrophobic constriction regions when an electric field is applied. The constriction provides a barrier to translocation and thereby slows down DNA movement through the pore compared with pores without the constriction. We show that ssDNA moves through these hydrophobic pores in an extended conformation and therefore does not form undesirable secondary structures that may affect the accuracy of partial current blockages for DNA sequencing.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 May 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 9 July 2018
Keywords: DNA sequencing, hourglass pores, DNA conformation, hydrophobic constriction

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Local EPrints ID: 423004
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/423004
ISSN: 1936-0851
PURE UUID: 7d4dc595-d30e-409d-b4d9-c1f4ed2d135e

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Date deposited: 09 Aug 2018 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 06:58

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Author: Taylor Haynes
Author: Iain P.S. Smith
Author: E. Jayne Wallace
Author: Jemma Trick
Author: Mark S.P Sansom

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