Action at a distance in supercoiled DNA: effects of sequence on slither, branching, and intramolecular concentration.
AUTOR(ES)
Sprous, D
RESUMO
We report a computer modeling study of DNA supercoiling in model plasmids over the size range of 140-1260 bp. We used a computer model with basepair resolution. Molecular dynamics was used to produce ensembles at 300 K and to investigate intramolecular motions. The plasmid models varied by their sequence. The sequence types employed for comparison included a curve-bearing plasmid, a heterogenous sequence plasmid, and a homogenous sequence. Within the three sequence types tested at the 1260-bp plasmid size, we observed several sequence-dependent phenomena. Writhe, radius of gyration, slither motion, and branching probability were seen to be sequence dependent. Branching probability was the least in the homogenous plasmid and the greatest in the curve-bearing plasmid. The curve imposed a symmetry on the plasmid that was absent in the heterogenous sequence. Significant localizations and enhancements of intramolecular concentration were seen to a persistence length. Molecular dynamics allowed us to observe the mechanism of branch formation and reabsorption. We observed a size-dependent change in the types of motion observed in plasmids. Slither motion predominated in plasmids up to 600 bp in size, whereas global rearrangements were more important in the 1260 mer.
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