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ArticleJournal of biological physics2020

Macromolecule crowding effects on the phase separation of semi-flexible polymer in spherical confined space.

Hongchang Wang, Lingyun Gu, Rongri Tan, Xiaotian Ma, Xun Zhou, Yanhui Liu

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Hongchang WangSchool of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Lingyun GuSchool of Physics and Astronomy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China.
Rongri TanCollege of Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, China.
Xiaotian MaSchool of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
Xun ZhouSchool of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, 550025, China. hbkfy@gznu.edu.cn.
Yanhui LiuCollege of Physics, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China. ionazati@alumni.itp.ac.cn.

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Abstract

Current works focus on detecting macromolecule crowding effects on the phase separation of the mixture between semi-flexible polymer and crowders (hydrophilic polymers) in confined space by Monte Carlo simulations. With the increasing addition of crowders into the spherical confined space, the semi-flexible polymer was first compressed into a condensed state from the initial coil state, and then the condensed conformation expanded and deposited on the inner surface of the spherical confined space with an extended state. The phase diagram in the phase space of the volume fraction of crowders and the scaled radius of spherical confined space by crowder diameter, and the direct conformation transition of semi-flexible polymer have validated the phase transition process successfully. In addition, the deposition of extended conformation on the inner surface of the spherical confined space was qualified by the vertex density, its curve shifted along the radial direction with the increasing volume fraction of crowder. During the phase separation process, the critical volume fraction φ

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMolecular ConformationMonte Carlo MethodPolymersPolymersMacromolecule crowdingMonte Carlo simulationPhase transitionSemi-flexible polymerSpherical confined space

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PMID32613446
PMCPMC7334316

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