Independence of results from initial configuration and force field used. (A) H4 tail initial configuration, consisting of DNA (orange), phosphate groups (orange beads), histone proteins (green), lysine (blue), and arginine (red). (B–D) Number of contacts with DNA (atom-based) and number of residues participating in a structure (α-helix + β-sheet + β-bridge + turn) or in an α-helix. Used are the Amber99SB, Amber03, and Amber99SB-ILDN force fields. Data were averaged over 10 frames (0.1 ns). To see this figure in color, go online.