Combing DNA on CTAB-coated surfaces |
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Authors: | Zheng Hu-Zhi Pang Dai-Wen Lu Zhe-Xue Zhang Zhi-Ling Xie Zhi-Xiong |
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Affiliation: | College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P.R. China. |
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Abstract: | A fluorescence microscope (FM) coupled with an intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) camera was used to investigate the combing of DNA on cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB)-coated glass surfaces. DNA molecules can be combed uniform and straight on CTAB-coated surfaces. Different combing characteristics at different pH values were found. At lower pH (ca. 5.5), DNA molecules were stretched 30% longer than the unextended and DNA extremities bound with CTAB-coated surfaces via hydrophobic interaction. At high pH values (e.g., 6.4 and 6.5), DNA molecules were extended about 10% longer and DNA extremities bound with CTAB-coated surfaces via electrostatic attraction. At pH 6.0, DNA molecules could be extended 30% longer on 0.2-mM CTAB-coated surfaces. CTAB cationic surfactant has both a hydrophobic motif and a positively charged group. So, CTAB-coated surfaces can bind DNA extremities via hydrophobic effect or electrostatic attraction at different pH values. It was also found that combing of DNA on CTAB-coated surfaces is reversible. The number of DNA base pairs binding to CTAB-coated surfaces was calculated. |
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