DNA-aptamer gating membranes.

ABSTRACT: This report describes a membrane barrier whose permeability is modulated through the recognition of a small-molecule target, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), by a DNA-aptamer. The gating function of the DNA-aptamer in the stimulus-responsive membrane was shown to be specific, concentration dependent, and reversible.

SUBMITTER: Schafer T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4840836 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature