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DNA小环中的螺旋破裂

Helical Disruptions in Small Loops of DNA

Marco Zoli

摘要:

用路径积分方法研究了DNA微环的稳定性。互补链上碱基对之间的氢键可以被热波动破坏,并且沿着双螺旋的临时波动开口对于生物功能如遗传信息的转录和复制是必不可少的。阻碍解旋和气泡形成模式计算在圆形序列与可变半径,以分析分子大小和螺旋破裂的外观之间的相互作用。后者存在于具有$< 100$碱基对的微环中,并作为一种策略出现,以软化由于螺旋的弯曲和扭转而产生的应力。

英文摘要:

The thermodynamical stability of DNA minicircles is investigated by means of path integral techniques. Hydrogen bonds between base pairs on complementary strands can be broken by thermal fluctuations and temporary fluctuational openings along the double helix are essential to biological functions such as transcription and replication of the genetic information. Helix unwinding and bubble formation patterns are computed in circular sequences with variable radius in order to analyze the interplay between molecule size and appearance of helical disruptions. The latter are found in minicircles with $< 100$ base pairs and appear as a strategy to soften the stress due to the bending and torsion of the helix.

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