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一维手性材料DNA:在B型和Z型结构转变中的应用

DNA as a one-dimensional chiral material: Application to the structural transition between B form and Z form

Teruaki Okushima, Hiroshi Kuratsuji

摘要:

提出了一个DNA分子手性变化的动力学模型。该模型是传统的弹性模型的扩展,它结合了碱基对的结构,并使用旋量表示的DNA配置与规范的原则。受最近报道的右手B-DNA和左手Z-DNA之间的手性跃迁的实验的启发[M. Lee,et.例如,Proc. Natl. Acad. sci. (USA)107,4985(2010)],我们分析了具有外部施加的扭矩的线性DNA的特定情况的自由能。该模型表明,在低温下,存在一个快速的结构变化,这取决于施加在DNA上的扭矩,这将导致切换的B和Z域的大小。这可以解释在实验中观察到的DNA延伸的频繁开关。

英文摘要:

A dynamical model is presented for chiral change in DNA molecules. The model is an extension of the conventional elastic model which incorporates the structure of base pairs and uses a spinor representation for the DNA configuration together with a gauge principle. Motivated by a recent experiment reporting chiral transitions between right-handed B-DNA and left-handed Z-DNA [M. Lee, et. al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 107, 4985 (2010)], we analyze the free energy for the particular case of linear DNA with an externally applied torque. The model shows that there exists, at low temperature, a rapid structural change depending on the torque exerted on the DNA, which causes switching in B and Z domain sizes. This can explain the frequent switches of DNA extension observed in experiments.

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