Particle dispersion on rapidly folding random heteropolymers

被引:27
作者
Brockmann, D [1 ]
Geisel, T
机构
[1] Univ Gottingen, Max Planck Inst Stromungsforsch, D-37073 Gottingen, Germany
[2] Univ Gottingen, Fak Phys, D-37073 Gottingen, Germany
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.048303
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We investigate the dynamics of a particle moving randomly along a disordered heteropolymer subjected to rapid conformational changes which induce superdiffusive motion in chemical coordinates. We study the antagonistic interplay between the enhanced diffusion and the quenched disorder. The dispersion speed exhibits universal behavior independent of the folding statistics. On the other hand it is strongly affected by the structure of the disordered potential. The results may serve as a reference point for a number of translocation phenomena observed in biological cells, such as protein dynamics on DNA strands.
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