Topic · Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials · Materials Science
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3 papers
Sineth G. Kodikara, Prabesh Gyawali, J. T. Gleeson, Antal I. Jákli, Samuel Sprunt, Hamza Balci
This study examines how sequence-dependent DNA bending affects liquid crystalline phases of gapped DNA constructs, finding a bending angle of ~11 degrees per A-tract and reduced thermal stability of bent duplexes.
Biomacromolecules · Dec 8, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics
Sineth G. Kodikara, Samuel Sprunt, Hamza Balci
This study quantifies how single LNA modifications in DNA base pairs affect the thermal stability of liquid crystalline phases formed by gapped DNA constructs.
Langmuir · Nov 10, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics
Sineth G. Kodikara, J. T. Gleeson, Antal I. Jákli, Samuel Sprunt, Hamza Balci
This study examines how poly-adenine sequences affect liquid crystalline phases in gapped DNA, identifying new phase behaviors and linking them to poly-A sequence properties.
ACS Macro Letters · Jan 22, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics