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Diffusion and Search Dynamics

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This cluster of papers focuses on the dynamics of protein-DNA interactions, including facilitated diffusion, stochastic resetting, search strategies, and Lévy walk patterns. It explores how proteins find their specific sites on DNA, the kinetics of target site localization, and the behavior of transcription factors at the single-molecule level in living cells.

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DNA looping; nonspecific DNA binding; stochastic resetting; DNA sliding; protein-DNA search; protein-DNA binding kinetics; optimal resetting rate; tethered particle motion; diffusion-influenced reactions; discrete-state stochastic model; 3D diffusion; DNA scanning; EcoRV restriction endonuclease

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Morton address: 38285598326268555 · morton4x16-v1

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