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arXiv 1109.6482cond-mat.softcond-mat.stat-mechphysics.bio-ph
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交联生物聚合物束:交联可逆性导致协同结合/解结合现象

Crosslinked biopolymer bundles: crosslink reversibility leads to cooperative binding/unbinding phenomena

Richard L. C. Vink, Claus Heussinger

摘要:

我们考虑由交联在一起的细丝组成的生物聚合物束。交联是可逆的:它们可以动态地结合和解结合相邻的长丝对,由结合焓控制。使束经受弯曲变形,并且测量交联的相应分布。对于由两个细丝组成的束,在增加弯曲振幅时,观察到一阶转变。过渡是从一个状态,其中的长丝是紧密耦合的许多结合交联,一个状态的几乎独立的长丝只有几个结合交联。对于由两个以上的细丝组成的束,观察到一系列的一级跃迁。这些转变与低交联密度区域和高交联密度区域之间的界面的形成有关。结合伞形采样蒙特卡罗模拟与分析计算,我们提出了一个详细的图片之间的竞争交联剪切和长丝拉伸驱动器的过渡。我们还发现,当交联变软时,没有观察到集体行为:然后交联一个接一个地解绑,导致平均交联密度平稳下降。

英文摘要:

We consider a biopolymer bundle consisting of filaments that are crosslinked together. The crosslinks are reversible: they can dynamically bind and unbind adjacent filament pairs as controlled by a binding enthalpy. The bundle is subjected to a bending deformation and the corresponding distribution of crosslinks is measured. For a bundle consisting of two filaments, upon increasing the bending amplitude, a first-order transition is observed. The transition is from a state where the filaments are tightly coupled by many bound crosslinks, to a state of nearly independent filaments with only a few bound crosslinks. For a bundle consisting of more than two filaments, a series of first-order transitions is observed. The transitions are connected with the formation of an interface between regions of low and high crosslink densities. Combining umbrella sampling Monte Carlo simulations with analytical calculations, we present a detailed picture of how the competition between crosslink shearing and filament stretching drives the transitions. We also find that, when the crosslinks become soft, collective behavior is not observed: the crosslinks then unbind one after the other leading to a smooth decrease of the average crosslink density.

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