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Stretching single-stranded DNA: interplay of electrostatic, base-pairing, and base-pair stacking interactions.

Y Zhang1, H Zhou, Z C Ou-Yang

  • 1Institute of Theoretical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China. yzhang@danforthcenter.org

Biophysical Journal
|July 21, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) elasticity depends on ion concentration and sequence. Our model shows electrostatic forces dominate in low salt, while base-pairing and stacking drive hairpin formation and transitions in high salt.

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