Denaturation transition of stretched DNA in the presence of DNA-binding ligands

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• Hanke, A (University of Texas at Brownsville, USA)
• Wednesday 05 September 2012, 15:40-16:00
• Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute.

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Topological Dynamics in the Physical and Biological Sciences

Stretching experiments on DNA in the presence of DNA binding ligands have been shown to reveal insight into biological processes of DNA -ligand binding. We generalize the Poland-Scheraga model to consider DNA denaturation in the presence of an external stretching force and DNA -binding ligands which bind to double-stranded DNA by intercalating between two adjacent base pairs. We obtain the phase diagram of DNA denaturation as a function of temperature, stretching force, and the chemical potential of the DNA -binding ligand. Force-extension relations are compared with recent DNA stretching experiments in the presence of DNA intercalating ethidium and ruthenium complexes.

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