Department of Physics Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
12-2002
Publication Source
Europhysics Letters
Volume
62
Issue
5
Start Page
760
Last Page
766
DOI
10.1209/epl/i2003-00336-3
Abstract
We formulate and solve a two-state model for the elasticity of nicked, double-stranded DNA that borrows features from both the Worm Like Chain and the Bragg-Zimm model. Our model is computationally simple, and gives an excellent fit to recent experimental data through the entire overstretching transition. The fit gives the first value for the bending stiffness of the overstretched state as about 12 nm · kBT, a value quite different from either B-form or single-stranded DNA.
Recommended Citation
Nelson, P. C., & Storm, C. (2002). The Bend Stiffness of S-DNA. Europhysics Letters, 62 (5), 760-766. http://dx.doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2003-00336-3
Date Posted: 15 March 2017
This document has been peer reviewed.