Modular assembly
of protein-bearing DNA multimers and their
interactions with live cells. (A) Assembly of protein–DNA
conjugates into dimers and trimers based on oligonucleotide sequence.
(B) SDS-PAGE of DNA-linked monomer (i), along with crude dimer (ii)
and trimer (iii) assemblies. (C) Flow cytometry analysis of uPAR-expressing
H1299 carcinoma cells incubated with DNA-scaffolded trimer bearing
Fab and Alexa488-labeled MBP. (D) A field of negative-stained DNA-scaffolded
MBP trimers imaged by transmission electron microscopy. (E) Fab–MBP–MBP
trimers. The red arrow points to the Fab of the heterotrimeric construct.
(F) SDS-PAGE of (1) MBP–DNA conjugate, (2) Fab–DNA conjugate,
(3) a Fab and MBP bearing heterodimer, and (4) a Fab and MBP bearing
heterotetramer using scaffolding strands with a variable length of
X base pairs (here, x=16).