18

Nov

Topological Constraints in Eukaryotic Genomes and How They Can Be Exploited to Improve Spatial Models of Chromosomes

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Polymer physics is a powerful framework for understanding the physical [...] Read More

13

Nov

Searching the Optimal Folding Routes of a Complex Lasso Protein

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We have investigated the folding mechanism of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, [...] Read More

12

Nov

A new strategy to microscopic modelling of topological entanglement in polymers based on field theory

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In this work an algorithm to derive field theoretical models [...] Read More

6

Sep

Knots, links, anyons and statistical mechanics of entangled polymer rings

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The field theory approach to the statistical mechanics of a [...] Read More

29

Jul

Computational methods in the study of self-entangled proteins: a critical appraisal

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The existence of self-entangled proteins, the native structure of which [...] Read More

28

Jul

Non-equilibrium effects of molecular motors on polymers

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Molecular motors that work out-of-equilibrium are key elements for the [...] Read More

28

Jul

Hydrophobic confinement modulates thermal stability and assists knotting in the folding of tangled proteins

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There is growing support for the idea that the in [...] Read More

19

Jun

Anomalous Slowdown of Polymer Detachment Dynamics on Carbon Nanotubes

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The “wrapping” of polymer chains on the surface of carbon [...] Read More

29

Apr

Synergy of topoisomerase and structural-maintenance-of-chromosomes proteins creates a universal pathway to simplify genome topology

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A process that cells use to unravel knotted strands of [...] Read More

4

Feb

Physical principles of retroviral integration in the human genome

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Retroviral infection is a process through which a virus injects [...] Read More