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Rate-dependent force–extension models for single-molecule force spectroscopy experiments

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Single-molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS) techniques allow for the measurements of several static and dynamic features of macromolecules of biological origin. In particular, the atomic force microscopy (AFM), used with a variable pulling rate, provides valuable information on the folding/unfolding dynamics of proteins. We propose here two different models able to describe the out-of-equilibrium statistical mechanics of a chain composed of bistable units. These latter represent the protein domains, which can be either folded or unfolded. Both models are based on the Langevin approach and their implementation allows for investigating the effect of the pulling rate and of the device intrinsic elasticity on the chain unfolding response. The theoretical results (both analytical and numerical) have been compared with experimental data concerning the unfolding of the titin and filamin proteins, eventually obtaining a good agreement over a large range of the pulling rates.
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hal-02947976 , version 1 (24-09-2020)

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Manon Benedito, Fabio Manca, Pier Luca Palla, Stefano Giordano. Rate-dependent force–extension models for single-molecule force spectroscopy experiments. Physical Biology, 2020, 17 (5), pp.056002. ⟨10.1088/1478-3975/ab97a8⟩. ⟨hal-02947976⟩
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