DNA as a Programmable Viscoelastic Nanoelement

Biophysical Journal | December 1, 2005| | Copyright

ABSTRACT

The two strands of a DNA molecule with a repetitive sequence can pair into many different basepairing patterns. For perfectly periodic sequences, early bulk experiments of Pörschke indicate the existence of a sliding process, permitting the rapid transition between different relative strand positions. Here, we use a detailed theoretical model to study the basepairing dynamics of periodic and nearly periodic DNA. As suggested by Pörschke, DNA sliding is mediated by basepairing defects (bulge loops), which can diffuse along the DNA. Moreover, a shear force f on opposite ends of the ...

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