4 papers
Conformation changes and folding of proteins mediated by Davidov's soliton
Shay Caspi, Eshel Ben-Jacob
We suggest that Davidov's solitons, propagating through the backbone of a protein, can mediate conformational transition and folding of a protein to its native state. A simple toy…
DNA - Nanoelectronics: Realization of a Single Electron Tunneling Transistor and a Quantum Bit Element
Eshel Ben-Jacob, Ziv Hermon, Shay Caspi
Based on the understanding that chemical bonds can act as tunnel junctions in the Coulomb blockade regime, and on the technical ability to coat a DNA strand with metal, we suggest…
Soliton mediated protein folding
S. Caspi, E. Ben-Jacob
A novel approach to protein folding dynamics is presented. We suggest that folding of protein may be mediated via interaction with solitons which propagate along the molecular chai…
Do Topological Charge Solitons Participate in DNA Activity?
Ziv Hermon, Shay Caspi, Eshel Ben-Jacob
We present a novel electromagnetic model of DNA molecules, in which the P-bonds act as tunnel junctions and the H-bonds as capacitors. Excess charge in the model gives rise to two…