3 papers
q-bio.BM2005
Equation of state of looped DNA
I. M. Kulic, H. Mohrbach, R. Thaokar +1
We calculate the equation of state of DNA under tension for the case that the DNA features loops. Such loops occur transiently during DNA condensation in the presence of multivalen…
q-bio.SC2004
Theory of Nucleosome Corkscrew Sliding in the Presence of Synthetic DNA Ligands
Farshid Mohammad-Rafiee, Igor M. Kulic, H. Schiessel
Histone octamers show a heat-induced mobility along DNA. Recent theoretical studies have established two mechanisms that are qualitatively and quantitatively compatible with in vit…
cond-mat.soft2003
The physics of chromatin
Helmut Schiessel
Recent progress has been made in the understanding of the physical properties of chromatin -- the dense complex of DNA and histone proteins that occupies the nuclei of plant and an…