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We developed new multidimensional trapping protocols that minimize energy dissipation for studying biopolymers and molecular machines. These protocols offer efficient methods for single-molecule manipulation and free-energy estimation.

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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Biophysics
  • Computational Chemistry

Background:

  • Quadratic trapping potentials are crucial for studying biopolymers and molecular machines.
  • They are also used in steered molecular-dynamics simulations to drive transitions.
  • Current methods have limitations in terms of speed and applicability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design multidimensional trapping protocols that minimize energy dissipation.
  • To develop protocols applicable to a wide range of systems.
  • To enable efficient nonequilibrium free-energy estimation and single-molecule manipulation.

Main Methods:

  • Approximating energy landscapes as locally quadratic.
  • Designing multidimensional trapping protocols based on this approximation.
  • Demonstrating utility with a model of a periodically driven rotary motor.

Main Results:

  • Developed easily solvable and widely applicable trapping protocols.
  • Protocols minimize dissipation without relying on fast or slow limits.
  • Showed effectiveness in a model rotary motor system.

Conclusions:

  • The designed protocols offer effective principles for single-molecule manipulation.
  • They provide an efficient route for nonequilibrium free-energy estimation.
  • The approach is valid for strong trapping potentials of any duration.