Team member
Son Hye-Gang. Kim Myung-mo.
0.1. Motive
In the life science class, I learned the DNA sequence called TATA box. The TATA box is a part that is easily separated because there are many bonds between T and A in the nucleotide sequence and the number of hydrogen bonds is relatively small. In this way, the characteristics of the TATA box are explained by chemical bonding. Our team considered the helical structure as a single rod (worm-like chain), and to explain the characteristics of the TATA box with elasticity, which is a physical property, the elasticity according to the base composition of DNA was evaluated. explored.
0.2. Research content
DNA of four different base ratios was prepared using W3DNA and VMD, and two pairs of random base sequences were created for each ratio and molecular dynamics simulation was performed. In the process, DNA was implemented by creating PDB, PSF, CONF, and PARAMETER files. Reflecting the characteristics of DNA, which is a double helix structure, DNA was interpreted as a rod with elasticity. Based on this physical analysis process, a vast amount of data obtained through simulation was analyzed with MATLAB.
0.3. Result
According to the study results according to the base composition, it can be seen that the higher the ratio of A-T bonds, the more easily it is bent and twisted under the same conditions. Based on the results of this study, in addition to the textbook that explains that the TATA box is relatively well unraveled during transcription or replication by the number of hydrogen bonds, it seems possible that the more A-T bonds there are, the smaller the elastic modulus of DNA is and is more flexible. In addition, it is expected that we will be able to understand more about DNA based on its physical properties.
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