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. 1994 Dec 25;22(25):5530–5539. doi: 10.1093/nar/22.25.5530

Oligonucleotide-directed self-assembly of proteins: semisynthetic DNA--streptavidin hybrid molecules as connectors for the generation of macroscopic arrays and the construction of supramolecular bioconjugates.

C M Niemeyer 1, T Sano 1, C L Smith 1, C R Cantor 1
PMCID: PMC310113  PMID: 7530841

Abstract

Modified biomolecules were used for the non-covalent assembly of novel bioconjugates. Hybrid molecules were synthesized from short single-stranded DNA and streptavidin by chemical methods using a heterobispecific crosslinker. The covalent attachment of an oligonucleotide moiety to streptavidin provides a specific recognition domain for a complementary nucleic acid sequence, in addition to the four native biotin-binding sites. These bispecific binding capabilities allow the hybrid molecules to serve as versatile connectors in a variety of applications. Bifunctional constructs have been prepared from two complementary hybrid molecules, each previously conjugated to biotinylated immunoglobulin G or alkaline phosphatase. The use of nucleic acid sequences as a template for the formation of an array of proteins is further demonstrated on two size scales. A macroscopic DNA array on a microtiter plate has been transformed into a comparable protein chip. A nano-scale array was made by hybridizing DNA-tagged proteins to specific positions along a RNA or DNA sequence. The generation of supramolecular bioconjugates was shown by quantitative measurements and gel-retardation assays.

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