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In addition to the general requirements for a structure as stated in the project idea & goals, there were some needs that should also be fulfilled by a candidate structure. | |||
In the first place, such structure should allow for a simple observation of the twist by transmission electron microscopy so that changes in twist can easily be recognized. we considered a U-shaped DNA origami to be favorable, since it has two arms that can twist against each other. Also, if they were designed with a flattened cross section, their twist is more distinguished in TEM images. Most important, they allow for the placement of FRET dyes on different positions to measure their relative movement. Because of this, dimensions lie within fixed borders so that the linear FRET range can be fully exploited. Long arms are best suited for a good enhancement of the small structural changes imposed on DNA by the binding of a single DNA binder and for placing FRET dyes along their axes to measure elongation.<br> | |||
Another important factor was flexibilty, since we wanted to measure deformations. A bulky structure would hinder this, as well as a maximal accessibility for DNA binders. Therefor, we decided for a lightweight structure whose arms consist of only a 10-helix bundle each. <br> | |||
Considering time restraints, a proper and fast folding was preferable. So we decided against a multimeric structure where each assembly step would decrease the overall yield. Rapid folding is especially beneficial if certain modifications like the addition of different dyes or linker molecules to the structure are neccessary thus confering a significant operational freedom. | |||
We considered the U-shape to be an elegant solution to the general design criteria and also the particular needs to be met. | |||
<h1>caDNAno</h1> | <h1>caDNAno</h1> |
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The Structure
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criteria for the structure
In addition to the general requirements for a structure as stated in the project idea & goals, there were some needs that should also be fulfilled by a candidate structure.
In the first place, such structure should allow for a simple observation of the twist by transmission electron microscopy so that changes in twist can easily be recognized. we considered a U-shaped DNA origami to be favorable, since it has two arms that can twist against each other. Also, if they were designed with a flattened cross section, their twist is more distinguished in TEM images. Most important, they allow for the placement of FRET dyes on different positions to measure their relative movement. Because of this, dimensions lie within fixed borders so that the linear FRET range can be fully exploited. Long arms are best suited for a good enhancement of the small structural changes imposed on DNA by the binding of a single DNA binder and for placing FRET dyes along their axes to measure elongation.
Another important factor was flexibilty, since we wanted to measure deformations. A bulky structure would hinder this, as well as a maximal accessibility for DNA binders. Therefor, we decided for a lightweight structure whose arms consist of only a 10-helix bundle each.
Considering time restraints, a proper and fast folding was preferable. So we decided against a multimeric structure where each assembly step would decrease the overall yield. Rapid folding is especially beneficial if certain modifications like the addition of different dyes or linker molecules to the structure are neccessary thus confering a significant operational freedom.
We considered the U-shape to be an elegant solution to the general design criteria and also the particular needs to be met.
caDNAno
Since we decided for a 'U' shape of our structure, we could start with designing the desired three dimensional shape with caDNAno (a free program for easily designing 3D DNA origamis; see http://cadnano.org/ for further information). So we created a suited cross section, routed the scaffold's path through the cross section, broke the staples and added final modifications like adapter staples for the immobilization on glass slides.
Cross section
The U consists in principle of two 10 helix bundles which are connected on the broad side with a third 10 helix bundle. So we have two long deformable arms connected by a stiff base. The cross section can be seen in fig. 1. The orange circles are the helices of the two arms and the 10 grey ones the additional helices from the base. So we are looking on the structure from the top right now. This long arms are now able to amplify the deformation of the single helices in our structure.
Scaffold routing
Once we had our cross section, we could begin routing the circular scaffold through the pattern of helices. The scaffold first goes through one 10 helix bundle and then changes over to the next 10 helix bundle as one can see in fig. 2. Based on experience, this enables easy folding of the structure.
Breaking the staples
With our routed scaffold we just have to add complimentary pieces of DNA which fit into the honey comb pattern of 'the U'. But there are several problems which had to be considered:
- Staples must not be longer than 50 bases, because of rising inaccuracy of the sequence with rising staples length
- Staples must not be shorter than 14 bases, because a certain length is needed so that the staple is most of the time bound at room temperature
- Prefer donating half a cross over of a staple instead of breaking a seven base long bound part of a staple
With following this easy rules we came to the nearly final layout of 'The U'.
The grey staples are the core of our structure that are needed to build the basic shape. The staples marked in red can be added to the folding reaction if uncontrolled aggregation arises (if included the single stranded poly-T domains build random coils which suppress the base stacking interaction with another structure). In our case aggregation wasn't really a problem and we could leave the extra screening staples away.
Modifications
Since we also wanted to perform single molecule FRET measurements with our structure, we finally had to add adaptor staples to the base which can hybridize with biotin labeled staples which then could be bound to the surface of a microscope slide.
Design of reference structure with twist
In order to have a positive control, we design a control structure such that it has an internally induced twist. This was done by adding an extra base pair every 21 base pairs in every single helix of 'the U'. Since there is a cross over to another helix every 7 base pairs, this additional base pairs induce a local torque which leads to a macroscopic twist in the structure. This conformational shift could later clearly be seen in finite elements computer simulations and TEM images.
Cando
In addition to our structural considerations we also did computer simulations on our structures. They were performed with Cando (a finite elements simulation based on our *.json files and mechanical properties of dsDNA).
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comparison of model structures
TEM images are useful to examine the twist of the arms and in the base.
experimental considerations
basic FRET-theory
Certain combinations of dyes exhibit a phenomenon called Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) when in close proximity. For this to happen, their spectra must match so that the emission of the one dye can excite the other. In short, this means that if the dye with shorter excitation wavelength is excited, it can transfer its energy onto the other dye with the longer excitation wavelength in a radiationless fashion resulting in a shift of emission to longer wavelengths. The extent to which it happens is called FRET efficiency EFRETand is a sharply decreasing function of the distance between the dyes. The distance d (as derived from the arm twist theory above) where EFRET is exactly 0.5 is defined as the Förster radius rF. The following equation describes EFRET as a function of the angle between the twisted arms:
For d=rF=6,5 nm (see below), D=13 nm and R=4 nm (both parameters derived from the U's structure), α=23,5°. Knowledge of this value is somewhat important for estimating the right experimental conditions to measure within the linear FRET range.
FRET labels
As FRET labels we use the fluorophores Atto 550 and Atto 647N. The Förster distance for this pair is 6.5nm according to AttoTec. Both dyes are commercially available linked to ddNTPs, so they can be attached to oligonucleotides using terminal transferase. The fluorophores not only exhibit a high stability against photobleaching, but also have excitation and fluorescence spectra that fit to the set-up of the self-made fluorescence microscope in our lab. Thus we have not only the possibility to measure FRET at the photospectrometer and the more sensitive RT-PCR, but can also perform single molecule experiments at our TIRF microscope.
FRET-pair positions
Since our U is a 3D object, there are many different options for positioning the fluorophores.
First, they can have different positions in the X-Y-plane, each referring to a particular helix the fluorophores are attached to. We considered a total of 4 symmetric and 3 asymmetric solutions as seen in the figure to the right. The following positions are at the arms' interface: A1 (helix 8), B2 (helix 4), C2 (helix 5), D1 (helix 7) on one arm and A2 (helix 23), B1 (helix 29), C1 (helix 20), D2 (helix 22) on the other. The four symmetric solutions are: A1→A2 and B1→B2 with a distance of 12 nm as well as C1→C2 and D1→D2 with a distance of 5 nm. For our experiments we chose the symmetric solutions A1→A2, B1→B2 and C1→C2, because they complement each other and are more straightforward to analyze due to their symmetry. The expected twist of the arms as seen in the simulation of the naturally (-) twisted positive control is counterclockwise when seen from above. So the pairs B1→B2 and C1→C2 move towards each other with increasing twist until they eclipse, while A1→A2 move apart. For a substance which causes a (+) twist thus deforming the structure clockwise, the opposite pattern could be observed.
At last, some strategies for attaching the fluorophores to the structure deserved some consideration. Shortening the respective staple to accomodate the labeled nucleotide has the advantage of a well-defined length of the staple. But it is also the less flexible solution because changing the fluorophore's position is not straightforward. On the other hand, extending the existing staple with the labelled nucleotide has the opposite merit profile. Flexibility was more important to us, so we chose to extend the existing staples for labeling.
Survey of folded structures
For a detailed list of all structures, please consult the labbook entry.
One of the most important structures for this project was BM2, which is a simple U shaped origami as described above. Most of the TEM analyses concentrated on this structure. Other important structures were BM12, BM13 and BM14, which contain FRET labels for twist measurements at the three positions mentioned earlier. Each of these structures additionally contained several adapter staples at the bottom, which could be used for immobilization via biotin / neutravidin. Thus, these structures are suited for single molecule fluorescence microscopic examination. BM21 is designed very similar, but with FRET labels positioned for length measurement instead of twist. Finally, BM24 (unlabeled) and BM25 (labels for twist analysis) are intrinsically twisted reference structures.