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DNA中变性泡的链扩散限制闭合

Strand diffusion-limited closure of denaturation bubbles in DNA

Anil Kumar Dasanna, Nicolas Destainville, John Palmeri, Manoel Manghi

摘要:

利用布朗动力学模拟和解析方法研究了预平衡DNA变性气泡的闭合动力学。数值模型由两个半柔性相互作用的单链(ssDNA)和弯曲模量,这取决于碱基对状态,双链DNA(dsDNA)段比ssDNA的硬50倍。当DNA长度从N=20到100个碱基对(bp),气泡的初始大小为N-6 bp时,发现闭合时间较长,为0.1到4微秒,遵循N ^[2.4]的比例定律。气泡开始通过快速压缩而闭合,当气泡达到长度约10 bp的高度弯曲的亚稳态时停止。完成闭合的限制性最终步骤由dsDNA“臂”旋转扩散控制,一旦它们几乎对齐就发生闭合。链弯曲,这不能占在一维模型中的核心作用,从而照亮。

英文摘要:

The closure dynamics of a pre-equilibrated DNA denaturation bubble is studied using both Brownian dynamics simulations and an analytical approach. The numerical model consists of two semi-flexible interacting single strands (ssDNA) and a bending modulus which depends on the base-pair state, with double-strand DNA (dsDNA) segments being 50 times stiffer than ssDNA ones. For DNA lengths from N=20 to 100 base-pairs (bp) and initial bubble sizes of N-6 bp, long closure times of 0.1 to 4 microseconds are found, following a scaling law in N^2.4. The bubble starts to close by a fast zipping which stops when the bubble reaches a highly bent metastable state of length around 10 bp. The limiting final step to complete closure is controlled by the dsDNA "arms" rotational diffusion, with closure occurring once they are nearly aligned. The central role of chain bending, which cannot be accounted for in one-dimensional models, is thus illuminated.

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