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力诱导刚性polymer相互作用体系的构象转变:在解折叠中的应用

Force induced conformational transition in a system of interacting stiff polymer: Application to unfolding

Sanjay Kumar, Debaprasad Giri

摘要:

我们考虑一个刚性的聚合物链在不良溶剂中,并施加一个力在链的一端。我们发现,通过改变刚度参数,聚合物经历了一个转变,从小球状态的折叠状态。折叠状态的构象模拟了肌联蛋白分子中所见的$β$ -折叠。利用精确计数技术,我们研究了这类系统的拉伸力图和力-温度图。力-温度图显示了柔性链的再进入行为。然而,对于刚性链,这种再进入行为是不存在的,并且随着刚性的升高,$θ$ -温度增强。我们进一步提出,有关冻结结构的聚合物的内部信息可以读取从端到端的距离的分布,显示出锯齿状的行为。

英文摘要:

We consider a stiff polymer chain in poor solvent and apply a force at one end of the chain. We find that by varying the stiffness parameter, polymer undergoes a transition from the globule state to the folded like state. The conformation of folded state mimics the $β$-sheet as seen in titin molecule. Using exact enumeration technique, we study the extension-force and force-temperature diagrams of such a system. Force-temperature diagram shows the re-entrance behaviour for flexible chain. However, for stiff chain this re-entrance behaviour is absent and there is an enhancement in $θ$-temperature with the rise of stiffness. We further propose that the internal information about the frozen structure of polymer can be read from the distribution of end-to-end distance which shows saw-tooth like behaviour.

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