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Article Dans Une Revue EPL - Europhysics Letters Année : 2005

DNA loop statistics and torsional modulus

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The modelling of DNA mechanics under external constraints is discussed. Two analytical models are widely known, but disagree for instance on the value of the torsional modulus. The origin of this embarassing situation is located in the concept of writhe. This letter presents a unified model for DNA establishing a relation between the different approaches. I show that the writhe created by the loops of DNA is at the origin of the discrepancy. To take this into account, I propose a new treatment of loop statistics based on numerical simulations using the most general formula for the writhe, and on analytic calculations with only one fit parameter. One can then compute the value of the torsional modulus of DNA without the need of any cut-off.
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hal-00202643 , version 1 (04-10-2021)

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Vincent Rossetto. DNA loop statistics and torsional modulus. EPL - Europhysics Letters, 2005, 69 (1), pp.142-148. ⟨10.1209/epl/i2004-10306-3⟩. ⟨hal-00202643⟩
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