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Thermal equivalence of DNA duplexes without calculation of melting temperature

Thermal equivalence of DNA duplexes without calculation of melting temperature
Thermal equivalence of DNA duplexes without calculation of melting temperature
The common key to nearly all processes involving DNA is the hybridization and melting of the double helix: from transmission of genetic information and RNA transcription, to polymerase chain reaction and DNA microarray analysis, DNA mechanical nanodevices and DNA computing. Selecting DNA sequences with similar melting temperatures is essential for many applications in biotechnology. We show that instead of calculating these temperatures, a single parameter can be derived from a statistical-mechanics model that conveniently represents the thermodynamic equivalence of DNA sequences. This parameter is shown to order experimental melting temperatures correctly, is much more readily obtained than the melting temperature, and is easier to handle than the numerous parameters of empirical regression models.
Biological physics: Statistical physics, thermodynamics and nonlinear dynamics
1745-2473
55-59
Weber, Gerald
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Haslam, Niall
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Whiteford, Nava
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Prügel-Bennett, Adam
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Essex, Jonathan
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Whiteford, Nava
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Prügel-Bennett, Adam
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Weber, Gerald, Haslam, Niall, Whiteford, Nava, Prügel-Bennett, Adam, Essex, Jonathan and Neylon, Cameron (2006) Thermal equivalence of DNA duplexes without calculation of melting temperature. Nature Physics, 2 (1), 55-59. (doi:10.1038/nphys189).

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The common key to nearly all processes involving DNA is the hybridization and melting of the double helix: from transmission of genetic information and RNA transcription, to polymerase chain reaction and DNA microarray analysis, DNA mechanical nanodevices and DNA computing. Selecting DNA sequences with similar melting temperatures is essential for many applications in biotechnology. We show that instead of calculating these temperatures, a single parameter can be derived from a statistical-mechanics model that conveniently represents the thermodynamic equivalence of DNA sequences. This parameter is shown to order experimental melting temperatures correctly, is much more readily obtained than the melting temperature, and is easier to handle than the numerous parameters of empirical regression models.

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Published date: January 2006
Keywords: Biological physics: Statistical physics, thermodynamics and nonlinear dynamics
Organisations: Southampton Wireless Group

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Local EPrints ID: 262888
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/262888
ISSN: 1745-2473
PURE UUID: f90a7300-6003-4ee9-b379-da89cd62cdff

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Date deposited: 10 Aug 2006
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 07:20

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Author: Gerald Weber
Author: Niall Haslam
Author: Nava Whiteford
Author: Adam Prügel-Bennett
Author: Jonathan Essex
Author: Cameron Neylon

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