Collapse and coexistence for a molecular braid with an attractive interaction component subject to mechanical forces

• Published in: Journal of physics. Condensed matter Vol. 27; no. 14; pp. 145101 - 145120
• Main Author: Lee, Dominic J (O')
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England IOP Publishing 15.04.2015
• Subjects: DNA; interactions; micromanipulation; molecular braiding

Dual mechanical braiding experiments provide a useful tool with which to investigate the nature of interactions between rod-like molecules, for instance actin and DNA. In conditions close to molecular condensation, one would expect an appearance of a local minimum in the interaction potential betwee...