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Title: Opening of DNA chain due to force applied on different locations
Authors: Singh, Navin
Keywords: Physics
DNA molecules
Gennes
Spectroscopy
Issue Date: Sep-2016
Publisher: APS
Abstract: We consider a homogeneous DNA molecule and investigate the effect of random force applied on the unzipping profile of the molecule. How the critical force varies as a function of the chain length or number of base pairs is the objective of this study. In general, the ratio of the critical forces that is applied on the middle of the chain to that which is applied on one of the ends is two. Our study shows that this ratio depends on the length of the chain. This means that the force which is applied to a point can be experienced by a section of the chain. Beyond a length, the base pairs have no information about the applied force. In the case when the chain length is shorter than this length, this ratio may vary. Only in the case when the chain length exceeds a critical length, this ratio is found to be two. Based on the de Gennes formulation, we developed a method to calculate these forces at zero temperature. The exact results at zero temperature match numerical calculations.
URI: https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.032410
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