Electrostatic interactions in protein structure, folding, binding, and condensation

HX Zhou, X Pang - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Charged and polar groups, through forming ion pairs, hydrogen bonds, and other less
specific electrostatic interactions, impart important properties to proteins. Modulation of the …

Functional DNA–polymer conjugates

CJ Whitfield, M Zhang, P Winterwerber, Y Wu… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
DNA nanotechnology has seen large developments over the last 30 years through the
combination of solid phase synthesis and the discovery of DNA nanostructures. Solid phase …

Slowing down DNA translocation through a nanopore in lithium chloride

SW Kowalczyk, DB Wells, A Aksimentiev, C Dekker - Nano letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
The charge of a DNA molecule is a crucial parameter in many DNA detection and
manipulation schemes such as gel electrophoresis and lab-on-a-chip applications. Here, we …

Understanding nucleic acid–ion interactions

J Lipfert, S Doniach, R Das… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Ions surround nucleic acids in what is referred to as an ion atmosphere. As a result, the
folding and dynamics of RNA and DNA and their complexes with proteins and with each …

[PDF][PDF] Recent progress in numerical methods for the Poisson-Boltzmann equation in biophysical applications

BZ Lu, YC Zhou, MJ Holst, JA McCammon - Commun Comput Phys, 2008 - Citeseer
Efficiency and accuracy are two major concerns in numerical solutions of the Poisson-
Boltzmann equation for applications in chemistry and biophysics. Recent developments in …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in continuum modeling of interfacial and transport phenomena in electric double layer capacitors

L Pilon, H Wang, A d'Entremont - Journal of the Electrochemical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reviews recent advances in physical modeling of interfacial and transport
phenomena in electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs) under both equilibrium and dynamic …

Continuum molecular electrostatics, salt effects, and counterion binding—a review of the Poisson–Boltzmann theory and its modifications

P Grochowski, J Trylska - Biopolymers: Original Research on …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This work is a review of the Poisson–Boltzmann (PB) continuum electrostatics theory and its
modifications, with a focus on salt effects and counterion binding. The PB model is one of the …

Biomolecular electrostatics and solvation: a computational perspective

P Ren, J Chun, DG Thomas, MJ Schnieders… - Quarterly reviews of …, 2012 - cambridge.org
An understanding of molecular interactions is essential for insight into biological systems at
the molecular scale. Among the various components of molecular interactions, electrostatics …

Quantitative and comprehensive decomposition of the ion atmosphere around nucleic acids

Y Bai, M Greenfeld, KJ Travers, VB Chu… - Journal of the …, 2007 - ACS Publications
The ion atmosphere around nucleic acids critically affects biological and physical processes
such as chromosome packing, RNA folding, and molecular recognition. However, the …

Theory and modeling of RNA structure and interactions with metal ions and small molecules

LZ Sun, D Zhang, SJ Chen - Annual review of biophysics, 2017 - annualreviews.org
In addition to continuous rapid progress in RNA structure determination, probing, and
biophysical studies, the past decade has seen remarkable advances in the development of …