2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Application of knot theory to molecular biology
Project/Area Number |
25400080
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Geometry
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Research Institution | Saitama University |
Principal Investigator |
SHMOKAWA Koya 埼玉大学, 理工学研究科, 教授 (60312633)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | 結び目 / DNA / 組換え / バンド手術 / 格子結び目 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We studied band surgeries of knots and links, lattice knots in the simple cubic lattice, Dehn surgery on knots and A-polynomial of knots and applied results to modeling of DNA and proteins and the research of site-specific recombination. In particular we studied (1)characterization of unlinking of DNA catenane by site-specific recombination of Xer-dif-FtsK system, (2)tangle decomposition of knots and their A-polynomial, (3)lattice knots and links in a tube region in the simple cubic lattice. We published 4 research papers and give plenary and invited talks in international conferences. We also organized a special session on DNA topology in Australia.
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Free Research Field |
結び目理論
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