Perspective and prospectus on single-entity electrochemistry

LA Baker - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
Single-entity electrochemistry (SEE) describes a recent trend in state-of-the-art
electrochemistry applied to the study of individual “things.” Conceptually, SEE covers …

Nanopores: A journey towards DNA sequencing

M Wanunu - Physics of life reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Much more than ever, nucleic acids are recognized as key building blocks in many of lifeʼs
processes, and the science of studying these molecular wonders at the single-molecule …

Translocation of linearized full-length proteins through an engineered nanopore under opposing electrophoretic force

A Sauciuc, B Morozzo della Rocca, MJ Tadema… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Nanopores have recently been used to identify and fingerprint proteins. However, because
proteins, unlike DNA, do not have a uniform charge, the electrophoretic force cannot in …

Bottom-up fabrication of a proteasome–nanopore that unravels and processes single proteins

S Zhang, G Huang, RCA Versloot, BMH Bruininks… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The precise assembly and engineering of molecular machines capable of handling
biomolecules play crucial roles in most single-molecule methods. In this work we use …

[HTML][HTML] Aβ (1-42) tetramer and octamer structures reveal edge conductivity pores as a mechanism for membrane damage

S Ciudad, E Puig, T Botzanowski, M Meigooni… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Formation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomer pores in the membrane of neurons has been
proposed to explain neurotoxicity in Alzheimerʼs disease (AD). Here, we present the three …

A dual-constriction biological nanopore resolves homonucleotide sequences with high fidelity

SE Van der Verren, N Van Gerven, W Jonckheere… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Single-molecule long-read DNA sequencing with biological nanopores is fast and high-
throughput but suffers reduced accuracy in homonucleotide stretches. We now combine the …

Constructing ion channels from water-soluble α-helical barrels

AJ Scott, A Niitsu, HT Kratochvil, EJM Lang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The design of peptides that assemble in membranes to form functional ion channels is
challenging. Specifically, hydrophobic interactions must be designed between the peptides …

Comparing current noise in biological and solid-state nanopores

A Fragasso, S Schmid, C Dekker - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nanopores bear great potential as single-molecule tools for bioanalytical sensing and
sequencing, due to their exceptional sensing capabilities, high-throughput, and low cost …

Multistep protein unfolding during nanopore translocation

D Rodriguez-Larrea, H Bayley - Nature nanotechnology, 2013 - nature.com
Cells are divided into compartments and separated from the environment by lipid bilayer
membranes. Essential molecules are transported back and forth across the membranes. We …

Protein detection by nanopores equipped with aptamers

D Rotem, L Jayasinghe, M Salichou… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Protein nanopores have been used as stochastic sensors for the detection of analytes that
range from small molecules to proteins. In this approach, individual analyte molecules …