Table 2 Thermodynamic data of relevant duplex motifs

From: Modular Design of Programmable Mechanofluorescent DNA Hydrogels

Name (abbreviation)

Sequence 5′→3′/Complementary sequence 5′→3′

Tm (°C)a

-ΔG (kcal mol-1)b

Cross-linking domain (X/X*)

CCGACGTTGACG/CGTCAACGTCGG

64

25

Barcode module (A1/A1*)

GGTGGCGGCTGACTG/CAGTCAGCCGCCACC

73

32

Barcode module (A4/A4*)

GGCGTGTCCACCTAC/GTAGGTGGACACGCC

69

29

Barcode module (B1/B1*)

GCGAAGCGCCCGCTG/CAGCGGGCGCTTCGC

76

36

Barcode module (B4/B4*)

CTCGCGCGGCAGCTC/GAGCTGCCGCGCGAG

77

38

Barcode reference (A2/A2*)

GTCAATGAATCGCGT/ACGCGATTCATTGAC

65

28

Module arm (M/M*)

CGCGTTGCGCCTGCC/GGCAGGCGCAACGCG

79

40

Module arm (N/N*)

GAGCCGCGCACGCCG/CGGCGTGCGCGGCTC

77

38

Sacrificial duplex (D1/D1*)

CCGGGCGCGCGGCCG/CGGCCGCGCGCCCGG

84

46

Sacrificial duplex (D2/D2*)

CGTCCGAC/GTCGGACG

50

16

Sacrificial duplex (HP)

CGTCCGACTTTTTTGTCGGACG

78

10

  1. aCalculated melting temperature, Tm, of the corresponding duplex. bFree energy of folding. All values were calculated using UNAfold with 10 µM of DNA strands at 100 mM of Na2+ and 12 mM of Mg2+