Regensburg 2013 – scientific programme
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DY: Fachverband Dynamik und Statistische Physik
DY 36: Statistical Physics in Biological Systems IV (joint with BP)
DY 36.11: Talk
Friday, March 15, 2013, 12:15–12:30, H44
Molecular knots can pass through each other — •Peter Virnau and Benjamin Trefz — Uni Mainz
We propose a novel mechanism in which two molecular knots can pass through each other and effectively swap positions along a polymer strand. Associated free energy barriers in our molecular dynamics simulations only amount to a few kBT, which may enable the interchange of knots on single DNA strands.