SLIDE 1 Joon Won Park Dept of Chemistry, Center for Integrated Molecular Systems Pohang University of Science and Technology
Nanoscale Mapping of Pax6 mRNA in a Tissue with Picoforce AFM
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Self-Assmebly of Dendron on Surface
O Si HO O Si O O Si O Si O Si O Si HO HO HO HO HO O OH O OH O OH O OH O OH O OH O Si HO O O Si O O Si O Si O Si O Si HO HO HO HO HO O OH O OH O OH O OH O OH O OH
O Si HO O Si O O Si O Si O Si O Si HO HO HO HO HO O O O O O O O O O OH O Si HO O O O O Si O O Si O Si O Si O Si HO HO HO HO HO O O O OH O O O OH O OH O OH O O HN O NH O O O O O O NH O O O O O O NH O O O O O O NH O O O O O O HO OH OH O OH
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Immobilization of Gold Nanoparticles at the Dendron Surface
d: 1.4 nm
Park et al. Langmuir 2005, 4257
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Spacing between Dendron Molecules on Surface
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Population Distance (nm)
- Average distance: 3.2 nm
- Standard deviation: 0.4 nm
- Particle number / area : 130 ea / 50 x 50 nm2
- Density: 0.05 – 0.06 ea/nm2
SEM Image Distance between Dendron Molecules
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Various Spacing up to 10 nm
O HN O HN O O O O O O HN O O O O O O OH OH OH HN O O O O O O HO HO OH NH O O O O O O HO HO HO O
N H O N H O O O O O O N H O O O O O O OH OH OH HN O O O O O O OH OH OH HN O O O O O O OH HO OH O O HN O NH O O O O O O HN O NH O O O O O O HN O O O O O O OH OH OH HN O O O O O O OH HO OH HN O O O O O O HO HO HO HN O H N O O O O O O HN O O O O O O HO HO HO HN O O O O O O HO HO HO HN O OO O O O HO HO HO HN O O O O O O HN O O O O O O OH OH OH H N O O O O O O OH OH OH N H O O O O O O HO HO HO O O HN O NH O O O O NH O O O O O O HN O O O O O O HO HO OH NH O O O O O O HO HO HO NH O O O O O O HO HO HO
[9]-acid [18]-acid [27]-acid, [81]-acid
~ 3 nm ~ 10 nm Spacing
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DNA-DNA Interaction with 9-acid Modified AFM tips
In collaboration with School of Pharmacy, Nottingham University Yu Jin Jung and Joon Won Park
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Proper Spacing Simplifies Force-Distance Curve
AFM Tip Retracting
Tip Tip
Joint US Patent Application (2005) Force-Distance Curve Single Dip : 100 %
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Unprecedented Binding Event
Distance (nm) Force (pN) Force (pN) Counts
(A) (B) Park et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 9345
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Resolved Binding Force Histogram
GC content = 60 %
Force (pN) Counts
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Discrimination of Single Base Mismatched Pairs
(-2) (-2) (-7) (-9)
Force (pN) Counts
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Yu Jin Jung and Joon Won Park Pohang University of Science and Technology
2-D Image of Pax6 mRNA Distribution with 27-acid modified AFM tips
In collaboration with Professor Hong Gil Nam and Dr. Yu Shin Park
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Pax6 mRNA
The in situ hybridization analysis with probes for Pax6 (A and C) Development, 2002,129, 5041. Expression of Pax6(green), Tbr2, and Tbr1 protein in E14.5 cortex (coronal sections).
- J. Neuroscience, 2005, 25, 247.
Pax6 mRNA plays a pivotal role in embryonic cell of mouse brain. Pax family consists of genes encoding transcription factors that regulate the development of the visual,
- lfactory, central nervous systems, pituitary, and pancreas.
The essential role of Pax6 in early eye induction is conserved throughout the evolution of multicellular animals.
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Secondary Structure of pax6 RNA
2,580 bases in vitro transcript (802 bases)
Free Energy Structure= -515 kcal/mol Free Energy Structure= -142.1 kcal/mol
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Force Curve and Histogram for a Model System I
Size DNA onto a tip RNA on a substrate GC % 30 bases DNA30: 5’-NH2(CH2)6-TGG GCT GAC TGT TCA TGT GTG TTT GCA TGT-3’ RNA30: 5’-NH2(CH2)6-ACA UGC AAA CAC ACA UGA ACA GUC AGC CCA-3’ [14/30 (47 %)]
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Force Curve and Histogram for a Model System I
Binding Force Histogram Unbinding Force Histogram
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802 bases RNA
2D Image of mRNA with the Force Measurement
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Interaction between Isolated 802 Bases and 30mer DNA
with non-complementary oligonucleotide with complementary oligonucleotide
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Microscope Images of the Mouse Embryonic Tissue
in situ hybridization with the digoxigenin-labeled antisense Pax6 RNA probe
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Low Resolution Force Maps of Pax6 mRNA in a Mouse Embryonic Tissue
Manuscript in preparation
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