The DNA contained in every living cell not only stores the genetic information; it functions in a complex molecular network that can condense, transcribe, replicate and repair genes. The essential role played by the sequence dependent structure and deformability of DNA in these basic processes of life, has received increasing attention over the past years. The present work aims at better understanding sequence dependent elasticity of double stranded DNA elasticity, across biologically relevant length scales. A theoretical description is developed that makes is possible to relate structural, biochemical and biophysical experiments and simulation. It is based on the rigid base–pair chain (rbc) model which captures all basic deformation modes ...
Although mechanical properties of DNA are well characterized at the kilobase-pair range, a number of...
In this thesis, the response of DNA and RNA to linear and torsional mechanical stress is studied usi...
In cells, DNA is constantly twisted, bent and stretched by numerous proteins mediating genome transa...
The DNA contained in every living cell not only stores the genetic information; it functions in a co...
AbstractThe wormlike chain (WLC) model currently provides the best description of double-stranded DN...
AbstractComputer simulation of the dynamic structure of DNA can be carried out at various levels of ...
The mechanics of DNA structural fluctuations at room temperature is generally modelled with a simple...
We introduce MADna, a sequence-dependent coarse-grained model of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), where...
A versatile approach to modeling the conformations and energetics of DNA loops is presented. The mod...
We investigate a chain consisting of two coupled worm-like chains withconstant distance between the ...
Sequence-dependent properties of the DNA duplex have been accurately described using extensive molec...
The wormlike chain (WLC) model currently provides the best description of double-stranded DNA elasti...
DNA dynamics can only be understood by taking into account its complex mechanical behavior at differ...
Biological processes manipulating DNA test its physical properties. Atomistic molecular dynamics sim...
AbstractThe sequence-dependent DNA deformability at the basepair step level was investigated using l...
Although mechanical properties of DNA are well characterized at the kilobase-pair range, a number of...
In this thesis, the response of DNA and RNA to linear and torsional mechanical stress is studied usi...
In cells, DNA is constantly twisted, bent and stretched by numerous proteins mediating genome transa...
The DNA contained in every living cell not only stores the genetic information; it functions in a co...
AbstractThe wormlike chain (WLC) model currently provides the best description of double-stranded DN...
AbstractComputer simulation of the dynamic structure of DNA can be carried out at various levels of ...
The mechanics of DNA structural fluctuations at room temperature is generally modelled with a simple...
We introduce MADna, a sequence-dependent coarse-grained model of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), where...
A versatile approach to modeling the conformations and energetics of DNA loops is presented. The mod...
We investigate a chain consisting of two coupled worm-like chains withconstant distance between the ...
Sequence-dependent properties of the DNA duplex have been accurately described using extensive molec...
The wormlike chain (WLC) model currently provides the best description of double-stranded DNA elasti...
DNA dynamics can only be understood by taking into account its complex mechanical behavior at differ...
Biological processes manipulating DNA test its physical properties. Atomistic molecular dynamics sim...
AbstractThe sequence-dependent DNA deformability at the basepair step level was investigated using l...
Although mechanical properties of DNA are well characterized at the kilobase-pair range, a number of...
In this thesis, the response of DNA and RNA to linear and torsional mechanical stress is studied usi...
In cells, DNA is constantly twisted, bent and stretched by numerous proteins mediating genome transa...