Nonlinear dynamics of topological solitons in DNA
L. V. YakushevichInstitute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 14229 Pushchino, Russia. [email protected]A. V. SavinInstitute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 14229 Pushchino, RussiaLeonid I. ManevitchInstitute of Cell Biophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 14229 Pushchino, Russia
2002en
ABI
Abstract
Dynamics of topological solitons describing open states in the DNA double helix are studied in the framework of a model that takes into account asymmetry of the helix. It is shown that three types of topological solitons can occur in the DNA double chain. Interaction between the solitons, their interactions with the chain inhomogeneities, and stability of the solitons with respect to thermal oscillations are investigated.
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