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. 2002 Sep 15;30(18):4061–4067. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkf515

Table 1. Helical parameters: base step parameters.

Base step Roll (°) Tilt (°) Slide (Å) Twist (°) Zp (Å)
C/A 6.4 0.4 –1.6 32.5 2.49
A/T –1.3 0.1 –1.9 24.4 2.63
T/G 4.4 –0.7 –1.9 27.1 2.40
G/G 2.5 0.1 –1.5 33.2 2.55
G/G 4.8 2.2 –1.7 33.2 2.62
G/C 4.8 0.0 –0.7 28.5 2.22
C/C 3.0 –1.1 –1.2 33.4 2.42
C/C 2.0 –1.5 –1.6 32.2 2.50
C/A 5.8 –1.2 –1.8 30.5 2.60
A/T –3.4 –0.6 –1.9 33.4 2.69
T/G 10.4 –0.2 –1.6 22.6 2.19
Averagea 2.5 –0.3 –1.6 30.7 2.51
Helix type 1.B 1.B 1.A 1.A l.A

Parameters were calculated with Freehelix (4) and 3DNA (5).

aAveraged values do not include the terminal base steps.