Abstract
Using Monte Carlo simulations, we analyse the statistical properties of a semiflexible polymer strongly confined in space into an ellipsoidal hull. We show evidence of a sharp crossover or of a phase transition, between ordered structures such as spools, and disordered ones, as a function of the persistence length of the chain. We discuss our results in relation to the packing of double-stranded DNA molecules inside bacteriophage capsids, a biological system which our results suggest is positioned close to the crossover/transition point. Copyright (C) EPLA, 2009
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 38005 |
| Pages (from-to) | - |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Physical Society Letters (EPL) |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- DOUBLE-STRANDED DNA
- VIRAL CAPSIDS
- PORTAL MOTOR
- BACTERIOPHAGE
- DYNAMICS
- EJECTION
- PACKING
- ORGANIZATION
- MECHANICS
- FORCES
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