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Structure-Based Simulation and Sampling of Transcription Factor Protein Movements along DNA from Atomic-Scale Stepping to Coarse-Grained Diffusion
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Bethe approximation for a DNA-like self-avoiding walk model with variable solvent quality
1Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modélisation, CNRS UMR 8089, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, 2 ave A. Chauvin 95302 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, France.
Abstract:
The phase diagram and critical behavior of a simple toy model for DNA zipping/unzipping are examined in the framework of the Bethe approximation. The effects of solvent quality are included and found to lead to a variety of different thermodynamic behaviors.
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