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ArticleScience advances2025

Designing a DNA synchronizer for compact single-rail DNA logic circuits.

Chenyun Sun, Zhikun Zhao, Jinyan Zhang, Hui Lv, Haozhi Wang, Haitao Song, Jiabin Wang, Kai Xia, Xiurong Yang, Chunhai Fan and 1 more

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Chenyun SunState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0009-0006-7761-9591
Zhikun ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0009-0004-8687-5613
Jinyan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0009-0008-0234-6618
Hui LvInstitute of Materiobiology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.ORCID 0009-0007-4900-9021
Haozhi WangState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0009-0006-7777-2668
Haitao SongThe Institute of Artificial Intelligence and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Jiabin WangJiaxing Key Laboratory of Biosemiconductors, Xiangfu Laboratory, Jiashan, Zhejiang 314102, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1257-0727
Kai XiaJiaxing Key Laboratory of Biosemiconductors, Xiangfu Laboratory, Jiashan, Zhejiang 314102, China.ORCID 0009-0009-5906-7764
Xiurong YangState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Chunhai FanState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7171-7338
Fei WangState Key Laboratory of Synergistic Chem-Bio Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Zhang Jiang Institute for Advanced Study and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3948-6899

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA has emerged as a robust platform for engineering molecular circuits with arbitrary logic operations. Nevertheless, implementing DNA circuits for such functions generally relies on the use of dual-rail expression that doubles the number of required gates, constraining the achievable complexity in a single solution. A fundamental limitation is that conventional single-rail circuits cannot support nonfirst-layer NOT operations. Here, we introduce the design of a DNA synchronizer (DSN), a temporal regulation module that enables time-dependent NOT function, to circumvent the fundamental limitation of conventional single-rail designs. Tuning the binding affinity between the DSN strand and an inverter strand allows for regulating the execution time of NOT gates at varying cascade depths. Single-rail NAND and NOR gates are implemented using DSNs, which are Boolean complete. We further demonstrate a 4-bit square root circuit using a minimal set of only five gates. This single-rail architecture holds promise for developing compact yet scalable DNA computing circuits while advancing applications in diagnostics and therapeutics.

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Computers, MolecularDNALogicDNA

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PMID40834085
PMCPMC12366700

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