2 papers
cond-mat.soft2025
Twist dominates bending in the liquid crystal organization of bacteriophage DNA
Pei Liu, Tamara Christiani, Zhijie Wang +4
DNA frequently adopts liquid-crystalline conformations in both cells and viruses. The Oseen--Frank framework provides a powerful continuum description of these phases through three…
cond-mat.soft2025
Knotted DNA Configurations in Bacteriophage Capsids: A Liquid Crystal Theory Approach
Pei Liu, Zhijie Wang, Tamara Christiani +3
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, store their micron long DNA inside an icosahedral capsid with a typical diameter of 40 nm to 100 nm. Consistent with experimental obse…