Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles.

* = equal contribution authors; ° = co-corresponding authors

• (22) E. Pfitzner*, C. Wachauf*, F. Kilchherr*, B. Pelz, W. Shih, M. Rief, and H. Dietz
  'Rigid DNA beams for high-resolution single-molecule mechanics'
  Angewandte Chemie Intl. Edn., accepted for publication (2013)
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (21) V. Linko and H. Dietz
  'The enabled state of DNA nanotechnology'
  Curr Opin Biotechnol, doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.02.001 (2013)
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (20) J. Sobczak, T. Martin, T. Gerling, and H. Dietz
  'Rapid folding of DNA into nanoscale shapes at constant temperature'
  Science, vol 338 (2012), p1458
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (19) X. Bai, T. Martin, S. Scheres°, and H. Dietz°
  'The cryo-EM structure of a 3D DNA-origami object'
  P Natl Acad Sci USA, vol 109 (2012), 20012
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (18) M. Langecker*, V. Arnaut*, T. Martin*, J. List, S. Renner, M. Mayer, H. Dietz°, and F. Simmel°
  'Synthetic lipid membrane channels formed by designed DNA nanostructures'
  Science, vol 338 (2012), p932
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (17) T. Martin and H. Dietz
  'Magnesium-free self-assembly of multi-layer DNA objects'
  Nature Communications, vol 3 (2012), #1103
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (16) R. Wei*, T. Martin*, U. Rant°, and H. Dietz°
  'DNA origami gatekeepers for solid-state nanopores'
  Angewandte Chemie Intl. Edn., vol 51 (2012), p4864
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (15) D. Kim, F. Kilchherr, H. Dietz°, and M. Bathe°
  'Quantitative prediction of 3D solution shape and flexibility of nucleic acid nanostructures'
  Nucleic Acids Research, vol 40 (2012), p2862
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (14) M. Vukajlovic, H. Dietz, M. Schliwa, and Z. Ökten
  'How kinesin-2 forms a stalk'
  Molecular Biology of the Cell, vol 22 (2011), p4279
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (13) C. Castro, F. Kilchherr, D. Kim, E. Shiao, T. Wauer, P. Wortmann, M. Bathe, and H. Dietz
  'A primer to scaffolded DNA origami'
  Nature Methods, vol 8 (2011), p221
  [pdf] [publisher website] [supplement]
  
  
• (12) H. Dietz, S.M. Douglas, and W.M. Shih
  'Folding DNA into twisted and curved nanoscale shapes'
  Science, vol 325 (2009), p725
  [pdf] [publisher website] [perspective] [supplement]
  
  
• (11) S.M. Douglas, H. Dietz, T. Liedl, B. Hogberg, F. Graf, and W.M. Shih
  'Self-assembly of DNA into nanoscale three-dimensional shapes'
  Nature, vol 459 (2009), p414
  [pdf] [publisher website] [news and views]
  
  
• (10) H. Dietz and M. Rief
  'Elastic bond network model for protein unfolding mechanics'
  Phys Rev Lett, vol 100 (2008), 098101
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (9) M. Mickler, R. Dima, H. Dietz, C. Hyeon, D. Thirumalai, and M. Rief
  'Revealing the bifurcation in the unfolding pathway of GFP by using single-molecule experiments and simulations'
  P Natl Acad Sci USA, vol 104 (2007), p20268
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (8) H. Dietz*, T. Bornschlögl*, R. Heym, F. König, and M. Rief
  'Programming protein self-assembly with coiled coils'
  New J Phys, vol 9 (2007), p424
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (7) T. Liedl, H. Dietz, B. Yurke, and F. Simmel
  'Controlled Trapping and Release of Quantum Dots in a DNA-linked Hydrogel'
  Small, vol 3/10 (2007), p1688
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (6) H. Dietz and M. Rief
  'Detecting molecular fingerprints in single molecule force spectroscopy using pattern recognition'
  Jap J Appl Phys, vol 46-8B (2007), p5540
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (5) H. Dietz, F. Berkemeier, M. Bertz, and M. Rief
  'Anisotropic deformation response of single protein molecules'
  P Natl Acad Sci USA, vol 103 (2006), p12724
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (4) H. Dietz and M. Rief
  'Protein structure by mechanical triangulation'
  P Natl Acad Sci USA, vol 103 (2006), p1244
  [pdf] [publisher website] [research highlight]
  
  
• (3) H. Dietz, M. Bertz, M. Schlierf, F. Berkemeier, T. Bornschlögl, J. Junker, and M. Rief
  'Cysteine engineering of polyproteins for single molecule force spectroscopy'
  Nature Protocols, vol 1 (2006), p80
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (2) S. Kufer, H. Dietz, C. Albrecht, K. Blank, A. Kardinal, M. Rief, and H. Gaub
  'Covalent immobilization of recombinant fusion proteins with hAGT for single molecule force spectroscopy'
  Eur Biophys J, vol 35 (2005), p72
  [pdf] [publisher website]
  
  
• (1) H. Dietz and M. Rief
  'Exploring the energy landscape of Green Fluorescent Protein by single-molecule mechanical experiments'
  P Natl Acad Sci USA, vol 101 (2004), p16192
  [pdf] [publisher website] [editor's choice]
  
  

Patents

• H. Dietz and T. Liedl
  'Modifying structures, preferably biocompatible three-dimensional microstructures in a matrix comprises providing matrix made of liquid matrix material, adding a liquid crosslinking agent using injection pipette and moving the pipette'
  DE102008020665-A1 (pending decision)
  
  

Books, Theses

• M. Rief and H. Dietz
  'Single molecule force spectroscopy of proteins'
  Contributed to 'Soft condensed matter physics in Molecular and Cell biology'
  (2006), ISBN 0-7503-1023-5
  
  
• H. Dietz
  'Mechanische Anisotropie einer Proteinstruktur in Einzelmolekülexperimenten'
  Doctoral Thesis, TU Munich (2007) [pdf]
  
  
• H. Dietz
  'Mechanik des Grün Fluoreszierenden Proteins'
  Diploma Thesis, LMU Munich (2004) [pdf]