Reorganization of Self-Assembled DNA-Based Polymers using Orthogonally Addressable Building Blocks**

Nature uses non-covalent interactions to achieve structural dynamic reconfiguration of biopolymers. Taking advantage of the programmability of DNA/DNA interactions we report here the rational design of orthogonal DNA-based addressable tiles that self-assemble into polymer-like structures that can be reconfigured by external inputs. The different tiles share the same sticky ends responsible for self-assembly but are rationally designed to contain a specific regulator-binding domain that can be orthogonally targeted by different DNA regulator strands. We show that by sequentially adding specific inputs it is possible to re-organize the formed structures to display well-defined distributions: homopolymers, random and block structures. The versatility of the systems presented in this study shows the ease with which DNA-based addressable monomers can be designed to create reconfigurable micron-scale DNA structures offering a new approach to the growing field of supramolecular polymers.

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Nature uses non-covalent interactions to achieve structural dynamic reconfiguration of biopolymers. By utilizing the programmability of DNA/DNA interactions, researchers demonstrated the rational design of orthogonal DNA-based addressable tiles that can be reconfigured by external inputs. The study shows that by adding specific inputs sequentially, it is possible to reorganize the formed structures into well-defined distributions, offering a new approach to the field of supramolecular polymers.