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A Model for Protein–DNA Interaction Dynamics

✍ Scribed by P. ETCHEGOIN; M. NÖLLMANN

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
240 KB
Volume
220
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-5193

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✦ Synopsis

We map a simplified version of the protein-DNA interaction problem into an Ising-model in a random magnetic field. The model includes a "head" which moves along the chain while interacting with the underlying spins. The head moves by using the statistical fluctuations of base openings. A Monte Carlo (MC) simulation of this model reveals the possibility of biased diffusion in one direction, followed by sequence identification and binding. The model provides some insight into the mechanisms used by some repressor proteins to diffuse and bind to specific DNA-binding sites.

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