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DNA Origami Voltage Sensors for Transmembrane Potentials with Single-Molecule Sensitivity
S.E. Ochmann, , E. Büber, H.G. Franquelim, P. Stegemann, B. Saccà, U.F. Keyser, A. Aksimentiev, P. Tinnefeld
Published in American Chemical Society
2021
PMID: 34662130
Volume: 21
   
Issue: 20
Pages: 8634 - 8641
Abstract
Signal transmission in neurons goes along with changes in the transmembrane potential. To report them, different approaches, including optical voltage-sensing dyes and genetically encoded voltage indicators, have evolved. Here, we present a DNA nanotechnology-based system and demonstrated its functionality on liposomes. Using DNA origami, we incorporated and optimized different properties such as membrane targeting and voltage sensing modularly. As a sensing unit, we used a hydrophobic red dye anchored to the membrane and an anionic green dye at the DNA to connect the nanostructure and the membrane dye anchor. Voltage-induced displacement of the anionic donor unit was read out by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) changes of single sensors attached to liposomes. A FRET change of ∼5% for Δψ = 100 mV was observed. The working mechanism of the sensor was rationalized by molecular dynamics simulations. Our approach holds potential for an application as nongenetically encoded membrane sensors. © 2021 American Chemical Society.
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JournalData powered by TypesetNano Letters
PublisherData powered by TypesetAmerican Chemical Society
ISSN15306984