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We propose a scar model to reproduce how double-strand breaks occur in the telomeric DNA damaged by the effect of the beta-decay of tritium to helium. In this scar model, the two hydrogens bonded to the 5' carbon connecting the pentasaccharides and phosphate are removed. Molecular dynamics simulations using the reactive force field are carried out for 10 cases for the telomeric DNA consisting of 16 base pairs (32 nucleotides). It results in double-strand breaks (DSBs) being observed for structures with more than 24 scars. For 16 scars cases, only single-strand breaks (SSB) are observed. Moreover, in the case of {16,0} and {0,16}, where only one of the strands had scars, SSB occurs only in the scarred strand. Secondly, in the {16,8} and {8, 16} cases, DSBs occurs. Therefore, we conclude that the following conditions are necessary for DSBs：(i) Scars must occur on both the L and R strands. (ii) A large number of scars (24 or more) must occur in close proximity to each other.

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Keyword: strand breaks, telomeric DNA, β-decay, Molecular dynamics simulations, reactive force field

Date published: 2024-12-02

Publisher: IOP Publishing

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• Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (ISSN: 00214922) vol. 63 issue. 12 12SP09

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Manuscript type: Author's version (Accepted manuscript)

MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.5255

First published URL: https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/ad8b54

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