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DNA超螺旋转变处的不连续性

Discontinuities at the DNA supercoiling transition

Bryan C. Daniels, Scott Forth, Maxim Y. Sheinin, Michelle D. Wang, James P. Sethna

摘要:

当在恒定的作用力下缓慢地转动单个DNA分子的末端时,最近在超螺旋过渡处观察到一个不连续性,此时突然形成了一个小的plectoneme。这可以被理解为一个突然的过渡到一个状态,其中拉伸和plectonemic DNA共存。我们认为,应该有不连续的延伸和扭矩在过渡,并提供实验证据。为了预测这些不连续性的大小以及它们如何随DNA的总长度而变化,我们组织了一个关于共存的plectonemic状态的理论,该理论由四个长度无关的参数组成。我们还测试plectoneme理论,包括我们自己的弹性杆模拟,发现与实验的差异,可以理解的四个共存的状态参数。

英文摘要:

While slowly turning the ends of a single molecule of DNA at constant applied force, a discontinuity was recently observed at the supercoiling transition, when a small plectoneme is suddenly formed. This can be understood as an abrupt transition into a state in which stretched and plectonemic DNA coexist. We argue that there should be discontinuities in both the extension and the torque at the transition, and provide experimental evidence for both. To predict the sizes of these discontinuities and how they change with the overall length of DNA, we organize a theory for the coexisting plectonemic state in terms of four length-independent parameters. We also test plectoneme theories, including our own elastic rod simulation, finding discrepancies with experiment that can be understood in terms of the four coexisting state parameters.

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