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20152021
most citedMultivalent ion-mediated nucleic acid helix-helix interactions: RNA versus DNA

92 citations · 236 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.bio-ph2021★ 1 cited

Twist-diameter coupling drives DNA twist changes by salt and temperature

Chen Zhang, Fujia Tian, Ying Lu +4

DNA deformations play crucial roles in many biological processes and material applications. During DNA deformation, DNA structural parameters often exhibit non-trivial and counteri…

physics.bio-ph2019★ 54 cited

Predicting 3D structure and stability of RNA pseudoknots in monovalent and divalent ion solutions

Ya-Zhou Shi, Lei Jin, Chen-Jie Feng +2

RNA pseudoknots are a kind of minimal RNA tertiary structural motifs, and their three-dimensional (3D) structures and stability play essential roles in a variety of biological func…

cond-mat.soft2016★ 16 cited

Potential of mean force between like-charged nanoparticles: Many-body effect

Xi Zhang, Jin-Si Zhang, Ya-Zhou Shi +2

Ion-mediated interaction is important for the properties of polyelectrolytes such as colloids and nucleic acids. The effective pair interactions between two polyelectrolytes have b…

physics.bio-ph2015★ 92 cited

Multivalent ion-mediated nucleic acid helix-helix interactions: RNA versus DNA

Yuan-Yan Wu, Zhong-Liang Zhang, Jin-Si Zhang +2

Ion-mediated interaction is critical to the structure and stability of nucleic acids. Recent experiments suggest that the multivalent ion-induced aggregation of double-stranded (ds…

physics.bio-ph2015★ 73 cited

Flexibility of short DNA helices with finite-length effect: from base pairs to tens of base pairs

Yuan-Yan Wu, Lei Bao, Xi Zhang +1

Flexibility of short DNA helices is important for the biological functions such as nucleosome formation and DNA-protein recognition. Recent experiments suggest that short DNAs of t…