DNA under Force: Mechanics, Electrostatics, and Hydration

DNA condensation induced by metal complexes

(2014) Guan-Ying Li et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Structural DNA Nanotechnology: State of the Art and Future Perspective

(2014) Fei Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Conformation-dependent DNA attraction

(2014) Weifeng Li et al.   Nanoscale

Multi-enzyme complexes on DNA scaffolds capable of substrate channelling with an artificial swinging arm

(2014) Jinglin Fu et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Why double-stranded RNA resists condensation

(2014) Igor S. Tolokh et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Ion Competition in Condensed DNA Arrays in the Attractive Regime

(2013) Xiangyun Qiu et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Helical Structure Determines Different Susceptibilities of dsDNA, dsRNA, and tsDNA to Counterion-Induced Condensation

(2013) Alexei A. Kornyshev et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Dielectric response variation and the strength of van der Waals interactions

(2013) Jaime C. Hopkins et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Quantifying Coulombic and Solvent Polarization-Mediated Forces Between DNA Helices

(2013) Zhaojian He et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Transient kinetics measured with force steps discriminate between double-stranded DNA elongation and melting and define the reaction energetics

(2013) L. Bongini et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Mechanical Activation of a Multimeric Adhesive Protein Through Domain Conformational Change

(2013) Sithara S. Wijeratne et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Origin of Overstretching Transitions in Single-Stranded Nucleic Acids

(2013) Zackary N. Scholl et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Revealing the competition between peeled ssDNA, melting bubbles, and S-DNA during DNA overstretching by single-molecule calorimetry

(2013) X. Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DNA Gridiron Nanostructures Based on Four-Arm Junctions

(2013) D. Han et al.   SCIENCE

Two distinct overstretched DNA structures revealed by single-molecule thermodynamics measurements

(2012) X. Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tension induces a base-paired overstretched DNA conformation

(2012) N. Bosaeus et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Understanding the physics of DNA using nanoscale single-molecule manipulation

(2012) Eric W. Frey et al.   Frontiers of Physics

Hydration forces: Observations, explanations, expectations, questions

(2011) V.A. Parsegian et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Evidence for water structuring forces between surfaces

(2011) Christopher Stanley et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE

Quantifying how DNA stretches, melts and changes twist under tension

(2011) Peter Gross et al.   Nature Physics

Do monovalent mobile ions affect DNA's flexibility at high salt content?

(2011) Alexey Savelyev   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Double-Stranded RNA Resists Condensation

(2011) Li Li et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Electrostatics of Strongly Charged Biological Polymers: Ion-Mediated Interactions and Self-Organization in Nucleic Acids and Proteins

(2010) Gerard C.L. Wong et al.   Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Counterion-mediated weak and strong coupling electrostatic interaction between like-charged cylindrical dielectrics

(2010) Matej Kanduč et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Structural DNA Nanotechnology: From Bases to Bricks, From Structure to Function

(2010) Souvik Modi et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Two distinct overstretched DNA states

(2010) Hongxia Fu et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Direct Observation of Multiple Pathways of Single-Stranded DNA Stretching

(2010) Wuen-shiu Chen et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Divalent counterion-induced condensation of triple-strand DNA

(2010) X. Qiu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Force-Driven Separation of Short Double-Stranded DNA

(2009) Dominik Ho et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Poly(dA:dT) tracts: major determinants of nucleosome organization

(2009) Eran Segal et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Magnetic Tweezers Measurement of Single Molecule Torque

(2009) Alfredo Celedon et al.   NANO LETTERS

Measurement of the Torque on a Single Stretched and Twisted DNA Using Magnetic Tweezers

(2009) Francesco Mosconi et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

The homology recognition well as an innate property of DNA structure

(2009) A. A. Kornyshev et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Unraveling the structure of DNA during overstretching by using multicolor, single-molecule fluorescence imaging

(2009) J. van Mameren et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Closing the lid on DNA end-to-end stacking interactions

(2008) Li Li et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Quantifying DNA melting transitions using single-molecule force spectroscopy

(2008) Christopher P Calderon et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Demonstration that the shear force required to separate short double-stranded DNA does not increase significantly with sequence length for sequences longer than 25 base pairs

(2008) K. Hatch et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Multivalent-Ion Mediated Attraction between DNA Molecules

(2008) Liang Dai et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Counterion-mediated electrostatic interactions between helical molecules

(2008) M. Kanduč et al.   Soft Matter