Mechanical response of plectonemic DNA: an analytical solution

Details Mechanical response of plectonemic DNA: an analytical solution Mechanical response of plectonemic DNA: an analytical solution

2008-01-22

arxiv.org/abs/0801.3344v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Biomolecules

14 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1021/ma702713x

We consider an elastic rod model for twisted DNA in the plectonemic regime. The molecule is treated as an impenetrable tube with an effective, adjustable radius. The model is solved analytically and we derive formulas for the contact pressure, twisting moment and geometrical parameters of the supercoiled region. We apply our model to magnetic tweezer experiments of a DNA molecule subjected to a tensile force and a torque, and extract mechanical and geometrical quantities from the linear part of the experimental response curve. These reconstructed values are derived in a self-contained manner, and are found to be consistent with those available in the literature.

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