Published April 13, 2005
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Journal article
The effect of anisotropic bending elasticity on the structure of bent DNA
- 1. Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan 45195-159 (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
Description
The response of a short DNA segment to bending is studied, taking into account the anisotropy in the bending rigidities. It is shown that due to the helical structure of DNA, the anisotropy in the bending rigidities can lead to the formation of kinks and modulations in the curvature, depending on the values of the elastic constants. The typical wavelength for the modulations, or the distance between the neighbouring kinks, is found to be set by half of the DNA pitch
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/17/S1165/cm5_14_004.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter (ISSN 1361-648X) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/17/S1165/cm5_14_004.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- DOI
- 10.1088/0953-8984/17/14/004;
- PII
- S0953-8984(05)84983-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 17
- Journal Issue
- 14
- Journal Page Range
- p. S1165-S1170
- ISSN
- 0953-8984
- CODEN
- JCOMEL
Conference
- Title
- Meeting on statistical physics of complex fluids
- Dates
- 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2004
- Place
- Zanjan (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36101877
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; S60: APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ANISOTROPY; BENDING; DISTANCE; DNA; ELASTICITY; MODULATION; WAVELENGTHS
- Descriptors DEC
- DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS