TENSION-INDUCED BINDING OF SEMIFLEXIBLE BIOPOLYMERS

Tension-induced binding of semiflexible biopolymers

We investigate theoretically the effect of polymer tension on the collective behavior of reversibly binding cross-links.For this purpose, we employ a model of two weakly bending wormlike chains aligned in parallel by a tensile force, with a sequence of inter-chain Condensate Pump binding sites regularly spaced along the contours.Reversible cross-li

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Co-Infection with Three Mycoviruses Stimulates Growth of a Monilinia fructicola Isolate on Nutrient Medium, but Does Not Induce Hypervirulence in a Natural Host

Monilinia fructicola and Monilinia laxa are the most destructive fungal species infecting stone fruit (Prunus species).High-throughput cDNA sequencing of M.laxa and M.fructicola isolates collected from stone fruit orchards revealed that 14% of isolates were infected with one or more of three mycoviruses: Sclerotinia sclerotiorum hypovirus 2 (SsHV2,

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Comparative features of infections of two Massachusetts (Mass) infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) variants isolated from Western Canadian layer flocks

Abstract Background Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in chickens.There are numerous serotypes and variants, which do not confer cross protection resulting in failure of currently used IBV vaccines.Although variant IBV isolates with major genetic differences have been subjected to comparative

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