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加捻DNA的热浴熔化工艺

Melting process of twisted DNA in a thermal bath

O. Farzadian, T. Oikonomou, M. Moradkhani

摘要:

我们研究了嵌入在朗之万涨落耗散热浴中的DNA序列的熔化转变。通过沿分子主链堆叠的相邻碱基对之间的扭转角$φ$来考虑扭转效应。我们的模拟结果表明,扭转角的增加线性平移的熔化温度与一个正的斜率。在所谓的平衡角$φ_\mathrm{eq}$之后,DNA链变得非常刚性而不能打开,因此需要非常高的温度来引发解链过程。然而,在这种情况下,DNA的生物功能性在之前被破坏,因此在我们的模型中观察到的熔化过程变得与生物学无关。我们相信,这一调查的结果将更深入地了解DNA的扭曲和熔融转变之间的相互作用,为精确控制DNA的行为。

英文摘要:

We investigate melting transition of DNA sequences embedded in a Langevin fluctuation-dissipation thermal bath. Torsional effects are considered by a twist angle $φ$ between neighboring base pairs stacked along the molecule backbone. Our simulation results show that the increase of twist angle translates linearly the melting temperature with a positive slope. After the so called equilibrium angle $φ_\mathrm{eq}$, the DNA chain becomes very rigid against opening and accordingly very high temperatures are required to initiate the melting process. In such cases however, the biofunctionality of DNA is destroyed before so that the observed in our model melting process becomes biologically irrelevant. We believe that the outcome of this survey would deeper understanding of the interplay between DNA twisting and melting transition for precise control of DNA behavior.

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