Probing structural and dynamical transitions in polymer globules by force

The dynamics of proteins and biopolymers play a crucial role in their function. By using Brownian dynamics we show that polymer globules, which serve as a model system for proteins, undergo a size-dependent dynamical transition from a liquid-like state at high T to a frozen state at low T with a rel...

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Main Authors: Sing, Charles E., Einert, Thomas R., Netz, Roland R., Alexander-Katz, Alfredo
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65552
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5554-1283