1303.3898 (V. A. Avetisov et al.)

Crumpled globule possesses the properties of molecular machines    [PDF]

V. A. Avetisov, V. A. Ivanov, D. A. Meshkov, S. K. Nechaev

Folding and unfolding of a crumpled polymer globule is regarded as a cascade of equilibrium phase transitions in a hierarchical system, similar to the Dyson hierarchical spin model. Studying the relaxation properties of the elastic network of contacts in a crumpled globule, we show that the dynamic properties of hierarchically folded polymer chains in globular phase are similar to those of molecular machines.

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