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弯曲各向异性导致的二维约束下刚性双链DNA

Stiffer double-stranded DNA in two-dimensional confinement due to bending anisotropy

H. Salari, B. Eslami-Mossallam, H. F. Ranjbar, M. R. Ejtehadi

摘要:

采用解析方法和Monte-Carlo(MC)模拟方法,研究了具有弯曲各向异性的本征扭曲弹性带(如双链DNA)在二维约束下的弹性行为.我们发现,由于弯曲各向异性,在二维构象的双链DNA的持久长度总是大于三维构象。这一结果与相同生物学条件下二维和三维DNA持久长度的测量值一致。我们还表明,在2D中,各向异性,固有扭曲的聚合物表现出一个隐含的扭曲弯曲耦合,这导致扭结形成与半螺旋转向周期性沿弯曲的聚合物。

英文摘要:

Using analytical approach and Monte-Carlo (MC) simulations, we study the elastic behaviour of the intrinsically twisted elastic ribbons with bending anisotropy, such as double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), in two-dimensional (2D) confinement. We show that, due to the bending anisotropy, the persistence length of dsDNA in 2D conformations is always greater than 3D conformations. This result is in consistence with the measured values for DNA persistence length in 2D and 3D in equal biological conditions. We also show that in 2D, an anisotropic, intrinsically twisted polymer exhibits an implicit twist-bend coupling, which leads to the kink formations with a half helical turn periodicity along the bent polymer.

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