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Elastically driven linker aggregation between two semiflexible polyelectrolytes.

I Borukhov1, R F Bruinsma, W M Gelbart

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California at Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|April 6, 2001
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Mobile linkers connecting charged polymers like DNA exhibit complex interactions. Theoretical models reveal a phase transition from a dilute linker gas to a dense fluid, influencing polymer chain behavior and pairing.

Area of Science:

  • Polymer Physics
  • Soft Matter Theory
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Semiflexible charged polymers, such as DNA and F-actin, are crucial in biological systems.
  • Mobile linkers, like polyvalent counterions, mediate interactions between these polymers.
  • Understanding linker behavior is key to comprehending polymer assembly and function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the behavior of mobile linkers connecting two semiflexible charged polymers.
  • To elucidate the interplay between chain bending rigidity and electrostatic interactions on linker organization.
  • To characterize the phase transitions governing the linker-polymer system.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of mobile linkers between charged polymer chains.

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  • Analysis of effective interlinker potentials arising from chain properties.
  • Identification of phase transitions using statistical mechanics principles.

    • Main Results:

    • Chain bending rigidity creates effective long-range repulsion between linkers.
    • Interchain electrostatic repulsion results in effective short-range attraction between linkers.
    • A rounded phase transition is observed from a dilute linker gas to a dense disordered linker fluid.

    Conclusions:

    • The study reveals a novel phase transition driven by competing linker interactions.
    • Polymer chain pairing initiates within the observed rounded transition.
    • Findings provide insights into the self-assembly and organization of charged biopolymers.