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Packaged DNA genome sets the long-range electrostatic anisotropy of a virus
Jeffrey C. Everts, Anže Božič, Rudolf Podgornik
Viruses are among the most highly charged objects in biology, and electrostatic interactions permeate nearly every stage of their life cycle. At the same time, an empty icosahedral…
Scaling properties of RNA as a randomly branching polymer
Domen Vaupotič, Angelo Rosa, Luca Tubiana +1
Formation of base pairs between the nucleotides of an RNA sequence gives rise to a complex and often highly branched RNA structure. While numerous studies have demonstrated the fun…
Electrostatic interaction between SARS-CoV-2 virus and charged electret fibre
Leili Javidpour, Anze Bozic, Ali Naji +1
While almost any kind of face mask offers some protection against particles and pathogens of different sizes, the most efficient ones make use of a layered structure where one or m…
Mechanical design of apertures and the infolding of pollen grain
Anze Bozic, Antonio Siber
When pollen grains become exposed to the environment, they rapidly desiccate. To protect themselves until rehydration, the grains undergo characteristic infolding with the help of…
Synonymous mutations reduce genome compactness in icosahedral ssRNA viruses
Luca Tubiana, Anže Lošdorfer Božič, Cristian Micheletti +1
Recent studies have shown that single-stranded viral RNAs fold into more compact structures than random RNA sequences with similar chemical composition and identical length. Based…
Energies and pressures in viruses: contribution of nonspecific electrostatic interactions
Antonio Šiber, Anže Lošdorfer Božič, Rudolf Podgornik
We summarize some aspects of electrostatic interactions in the context of viruses. A simplified but, within well defined limitations, reliable approach is used to derive expression…
Electrostatic self-energy of a partially formed spherical shell in salt solution: application to stability of tethered and fluid shells -- viruses and vesicles
Anze Losdorfer Bozic, Antonio Siber, Rudolf Podgornik
We investigate the electrostatics of a partially formed, charged spherical shell in a salt solution. We solve the problem numerically at the Poisson-Boltzmann level and analyticall…