Patents Assigned to Dana Farber Cancer Instittute
  • Nucleic acid nanotube liquid crystals and use for NMR structure determination of membrane proteins
    Patent number: 7951596
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for preparing nucleic acid nanotubes using DNA origami techniques are described, which provide for nanotubes of predictable and uniform length. The nucleic acid nanotubes thus formed are suitable as liquid crystal preparations enabling liquid-crystal NMR spectroscopy of proteins solubilized in detergent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Dana Farber Cancer Instittute
    Inventors: William M. Shih, Shawn M. Douglas, James J. Chou