Maximum pull out force on DNA hybrids
Maximum pull out force on DNA hybrids
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10.1016/s1296-2147(01)01287-2
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2001-12-01
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De Gennes, PG
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De Gennes, PG
We discuss theoretically the force F between two colloidal particles, each of them carrying one single strand DNA. The two strands are complementary only on a finite sequence of (l) consecutive base pairs. We define an adjustment length u(-1) (a few base pairs); in the adjustment regions near both ends of the paired region, the tension is still mainly on one single strand. But in the central part (for l > x(-1) the two backbones are equally loaded. This leads to a rupture force F-c increasing linearly with l for lx < 1, and saturating for lx > 1. (C) 2001 Academie des science Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.