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Dynamics of DNA Ejection From Bacteriophage
Mandar M. Inamdar, William M. Gelbart, Rob Phillips
The ejection of DNA from a bacterial virus (``phage'') into its host cell is a biologically important example of the translocation of a macromolecular chain along its length throug…
Elasticity Theory and Shape Transitions of Viral Shells
T. T. Nguyen, R. F. Bruinsma, W. M. Gelbart
Recently, continuum elasticity theory has been applied to explain the shape transition of icosahedral viral capsids - single-protein-thick crystalline shells - from spherical to bu…
The effect of genome length on ejection forces in bacteriophage lambda
Paul Grayson, Alex Evilevitch, Mandar M. Inamdar +4
A variety of viruses tightly pack their genetic material into protein capsids that are barely large enough to enclose the genome. In particular, in bacteriophages, forces as high a…
Structural Polymorphism of the Cytoskeleton: A Model of Linker-Assisted Filament Aggregation
Itamar Borukhov, Robijn F. Bruinsma, William M. Gelbart +1
The phase behavior of charged rods in the presence of inter-rod linkers is studied theoretically as a model for the equilibrium behavior underlying the organization of actin filame…
Measuring the force ejecting DNA from phage
A. Evilevitch, M. Castelnovo, C. M. Knobler +1
We discuss how a balance can be established between the force acting to eject DNA from viral capsids and the force resisting its entry into a colloidal suspension which mimics the…
Semi-flexible chain condensation by neutral depleting agents: role of correlations between depletants
M. Castelnovo, W. M. Gelbart
We revisit the problem of semi-flexible chain condensation by neutral depleting agents (e.g. colloidal spheres or flexible polymers) by using a simple formalism that allows us to a…