Figsure 3.

Logarithm of the probability distributions p(θ) in 2D (r = 15 bp), for both the LSEC model (with Λ = 27.2 pN.nm (7), dashed lines) and our theory (solid lines), for increasing temperature T. From top to bottom, T = 298.15 K, 330 K, and 360 K. Our model predicts that increasing T enhances flexibility in a pronounced manner (note the logarithmic scale) thanks to the opening of bps. At θ = 1.5 rad, an experimentally accessible value (7), the decrease of –ln p(θ) with increasing T is twice that found with the LSEC model.