中国物理B ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (12): 128705-128705.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/12/128705

所属专题: TOPICAL REVIEW — Soft matter and biological physics

• SPECIAL TOPIC—Non-equilibrium phenomena in soft matters • 上一篇    下一篇

Molecular dynamic simulation of the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of nucleotide base pair

Yu-Jie Wang(王宇杰), Zhen Wang(王珍), Yan-Li Wang(王晏莉), Wen-Bing Zhang(张文炳)   

  1. 1. Department of Physics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China;
    2. Department of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466000, China
  • 收稿日期:2017-08-29 修回日期:2017-10-14 出版日期:2017-12-05 发布日期:2017-12-05
  • 通讯作者: Wen-Bing Zhang E-mail:wbzhang@whu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11574234 and 31270761).

Molecular dynamic simulation of the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of nucleotide base pair

Yu-Jie Wang(王宇杰)1,2, Zhen Wang(王珍)1, Yan-Li Wang(王晏莉)1, Wen-Bing Zhang(张文炳)1   

  1. 1. Department of Physics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China;
    2. Department of Physics and Telecommunication Engineering, Zhoukou Normal University, Zhoukou 466000, China
  • Received:2017-08-29 Revised:2017-10-14 Online:2017-12-05 Published:2017-12-05
  • Contact: Wen-Bing Zhang E-mail:wbzhang@whu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11574234 and 31270761).

摘要:

A nucleotide base pair is the basic unit of RNA structures. Understanding the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the closing and opening of a base pair is vital for quantitative understanding the biological functions of many RNA molecules. Due to the fast transition rate, it is difficult to directly observe opening and closing of single nucleic acid base pair in experiments. This review will provide a brief summary of the studies about the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of a base pair opening and closing by using molecular dynamic simulation methods.

关键词: thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular dynamic simulation

Abstract:

A nucleotide base pair is the basic unit of RNA structures. Understanding the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the closing and opening of a base pair is vital for quantitative understanding the biological functions of many RNA molecules. Due to the fast transition rate, it is difficult to directly observe opening and closing of single nucleic acid base pair in experiments. This review will provide a brief summary of the studies about the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of a base pair opening and closing by using molecular dynamic simulation methods.

Key words: thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular dynamic simulation

中图分类号:  (Molecular dynamics simulation)

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87.14.gn (RNA) 87.15.ap (Molecular dynamics simulation) 87.15.Cc (Folding: thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, models, and pathways)