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Walter ReisnerVerified email at physics.mcgill.ca Cited by 4126 |
Statics and dynamics of single DNA molecules confined in nanochannels
The successful design of nanofluidic devices for the manipulation of biopolymers requires
an understanding of how the predictions of soft condensed matter physics scale with device …
an understanding of how the predictions of soft condensed matter physics scale with device …
DNA confinement in nanochannels: physics and biological applications
W Reisner, JN Pedersen… - Reports on progress in …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
DNA is the central storage molecule of genetic information in the cell, and reading that
information is a central problem in biology. While sequencing technology has made enormous …
information is a central problem in biology. While sequencing technology has made enormous …
The dynamics of genomic-length DNA molecules in 100-nm channels
We show that genomic-length DNA molecules imaged in nanochannels have an extension
along the channel that scales linearly with the contour length of the polymer, in agreement …
along the channel that scales linearly with the contour length of the polymer, in agreement …
Single-molecule denaturation mapping of DNA in nanofluidic channels
Here we explore the potential power of denaturation mapping as a single-molecule
technique. By partially denaturing YOYO®-1-labeled DNA in nanofluidic channels with a …
technique. By partially denaturing YOYO®-1-labeled DNA in nanofluidic channels with a …
Directed self-organization of single DNA molecules in a nanoslit via embedded nanopit arrays
We show that arrays of nanopit structures etched in a nanoslit can control the positioning
and conformation of single DNA molecules in nanofluidic devices. By adjusting the spacing, …
and conformation of single DNA molecules in nanofluidic devices. By adjusting the spacing, …
Single Molecule DNA Resensing Using a Two‐Pore Device
A nanofluidic device is presented that, enables independent sensing and resensing of a
single DNA molecule translocating through two nanopores with sub‐micrometer spacing. The …
single DNA molecule translocating through two nanopores with sub‐micrometer spacing. The …
Nanoconfinement-enhanced conformational response of single DNA molecules to changes in ionic environment
We show that the ionic environment plays a critical role in determining the configurational
properties of DNA confined in silica nanochannels. The extension of DNA in the nanochannels …
properties of DNA confined in silica nanochannels. The extension of DNA in the nanochannels …
Confinement spectroscopy: probing single DNA molecules with tapered nanochannels
We demonstrate a confinement spectroscopy technique capable of probing small
conformational changes of unanchored single DNA molecules in a manner analogous to force …
conformational changes of unanchored single DNA molecules in a manner analogous to force …
Single-molecule studies of repressor–DNA interactions show long-range interactions
YM Wang, JO Tegenfeldt, W Reisner… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
We have performed single-molecule studies of GFP–LacI repressor proteins bound to
bacteriophage λ DNA containing a 256 tandem lac operator insertion confined in nanochannels. …
bacteriophage λ DNA containing a 256 tandem lac operator insertion confined in nanochannels. …
MoS2-Plasmonic Nanocavities for Raman Spectra of Single Extracellular Vesicles Reveal Molecular Progression in Glioblastoma
…, R Zhou, K Petrecca, WW Reisner… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are continually released from cancer cells into biofluids, carrying
actionable molecular fingerprints of the underlying disease with considerable diagnostic …
actionable molecular fingerprints of the underlying disease with considerable diagnostic …