Detection of multiple disease indicators by an autonomous biomolecular computer

Nano Lett. 2011 Jul 13;11(7):2989-96. doi: 10.1021/nl2015872. Epub 2011 Jun 23.

Abstract

The promise of biomolecular computers is their ability to interact with naturally occurring biomolecules, enabling in the future the development of context-dependent programmable drugs. Here we show a context-sensing mechanism of a biomolecular automaton that can simultaneously sense different types of molecules, allowing future integration of biomedical knowledge on a broad range of molecular disease symptoms in the decision of a biomolecular computer to release a drug molecule.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computational Biology*
  • Computer Simulation*
  • DNA / analysis*
  • DNA-Binding Proteins / analysis*
  • Nanotechnology
  • Particle Size
  • RNA / analysis*
  • Software*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • DNA-Binding Proteins
  • RNA
  • DNA