Nonlinear mechanical response of DNA due to anisotropic bending elasticity.

The response of a short DNA segment to bending is studied, taking into account the anisotropy in the bending rigidities caused by the double-helical structure. It is shown that the anisotropy introduces an effective nonlinear twist-bend coupling that can lead to the formation of kinks and modulation...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Mohammad-Rafiee, F, Golestanian, R
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2003