Dynamic phase transition in the conversion of B-DNA to Z-DNA

被引：6
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作者：
Maji, Jaya [1 ]
Bhattacharjee, Somendra M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Phys, Bhubaneswar 751005, Orissa, India
来源：
EPL | 2010年 / 92卷 / 05期
关键词：
Z JUNCTION; TENSION;
D O I：
10.1209/0295-5075/92/58004
中图分类号：
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号：
0702 ;
摘要：
The long time dynamics of the conformational transition from B-DNA to Z-DNA is shown to undergo a dynamic phase transition. We obtained the dynamic phase diagram for the stability of the front separating B and Z. The instability in this front results in two split fronts moving with different velocities. Hence, depending on the system parameters a denatured state may develop dynamically even though it is thermodynamically forbidden. This resolves the current controversies on the transition mechanism of the B-DNA to Z-DNA. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2010
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