Table 1. MD simulations carried out in this study.

Nucleosome	Intact	DH2A	DH3	DH3′	DH2A+DH3
Free MD	10 × 100 ns	10 × 60 ns	10 × 60 ns	6 × 60 ns	—
Opening*	2 × 100 ns	2 × 100 ns	2 × 100 ns	—	2 × 100 ns

^*MD started with a closed conformation.