RNA polymerase motor on DNA track: effects of interactions, external force and torque

Details RNA polymerase motor on DNA track: effects of interactions, external force and torque RNA polymerase motor on DNA track: effects of interactions, external force and torque

2008-12-26

arxiv.org/abs/0812.4692v4

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Biological Physics

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RNA polymerase (RNAP) is a mobile molecular workshop that polymerizes a RNA molecule by adding monomeric subunits one by one, while moving step by step on the DNA template itself. Here we develop a theoretical model by incorporating the steric interactions of the RNAPs and their mechanochemical cycles which explicitly captures the cyclical shape changes of each motor. Using this model, we explain not only the dependence of the average velocity of a RNAP on the externally applied load force, but also predict a {\it nonmotonic} variation of the average velocity on external torque. We also show the effect of steric interactions of the motors on the total rate of RNA synthesis. In principle, our predictions can be tested by carrying out {\it in-vitro} experiments which we suggest here.

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