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PHYSICAL REVIEW E
卷 100, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.100.022402
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- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek [FWO 1SB4219N]
- Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek [VITO-FWO 11.59.71.7N]
- KU Leuven [C12/17/006]
By combining analytical and numerical calculations, we investigate the minimal-energy shape of short DNA loops of approximately 100 base pairs (bp). We show that in these loops the excess twist density oscillates as a response to an imposed bending stress, as recently found in DNA minicircles and observed in nucleosomal DNA. These twist oscillations, here referred to as twist waves, are due to the coupling between twist and bending deformations, which in turn originates from the asymmetry between DNA major and minor grooves. We introduce a simple analytical variational shape that reproduces the exact loop energy up to the fourth significant digit and is in very good agreement with shapes obtained from coarse-grained simulations. We, finally, analyze the loop dynamics at room temperature, and show that the twist waves are robust against thermal fluctuations. They perform a normal diffusive motion, whose origin is briefly discussed.
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