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DNA轨道上的RNA聚合酶马达:交通拥堵对RNA合成的影响

RNA polymerase motors on DNA track: effects of traffic congestion on RNA synthesis

Tripti Tripathi, Debashish Chowdhury

摘要:

RNA聚合酶(RNAP)是合成与单链DNA模板互补的信使RNA(mRNA)链的酶。从物理学家的角度来看,RNAP是一个分子马达,它利用化学能输入沿着ssDNA形成的轨道移动。在本文所描述的某些情况下,大量的RNAP同时沿同一轨迹运动。我们将RNAP的这种集体运动称为RNAP交通,因为ssDNA轨道上的RNAP的集体动力学与高速公路交通中的车辆的集体动力学之间的相似性。在本文中,我们开发了一个理论模型RNAP交通纳入RNAP之间的空间相互作用,以及个别RNAP的机械化学循环在mRNA的延长。通过结合分析和数值技术,我们计算mRNA的合成速率和RNAP的平均密度分布的ssDNA轨道。我们还提出了新的实验来测试我们的理论预测。

英文摘要:

RNA polymerase (RNAP) is an enzyme that synthesizes a messenger RNA (mRNA) strand which is complementary to a single-stranded DNA template. From the perspective of physicists, an RNAP is a molecular motor that utilizes chemical energy input to move along the track formed by a ssDNA. In some circumstances, which are described in this paper, a large number of RNAPs move simultaneously along the same track. We refer to such collective movements of the RNAPs as RNAP traffic because of the similarities between the collective dynamics of the RNAPs on ssDNA track and that of vehicles in highway traffic. In this paper we develop a theoretical model for RNAP traffic by incorporating the steric interactions between RNAPs as well as the mechano-chemical cycle of individual RNAPs during the elongation of the mRNA. By a combination of analytical and numerical techniques, we calculate the rates of mRNA synthesis and the average density profile of the RNAPs on the ssDNA track. We also suggest novel experiments for testing our theoretical predictions.

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