title: Thermomechanics of DNA: theory of thermal stability under load.
abstract: A theory for thermomechanical behavior of homogeneous DNA at thermal equilibrium predicts critical temperatures for denaturation under torque and stretch, phase diagrams for stable B-DNA, supercoiling, optimally stable torque, and the overstretching transition as force-induced DNA melting. Agreement with available single molecule manipulation experiments is excellent.
authors: Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors: Cristiano
authors: C
authors: Nisoli
authors: A R
authors: AR
authors: Bishop
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D013696:Temperature; D019415:Torque
chemical_list: D004247:DNA