Table 1:

Model Parameters

Parameter	Value
DNA Persistence Length	50 nm
DNA Stretching rigidity, h	6.4 kcal/mol/n2
DNA Bending Rigidity, g	5.8 kcal/mol
DNA Twisting Rigidity, s	14.3 kcal/mol
DNA Equilibrium Twist Value, φ0	.033 ± .209 rad (0 ± 12 ◦)
van der Waals radius (DNA-DNA), σl−l	3.6 nm
van der Waals radius (DNA-Core), σl−c	2.4 nm
van der Waals radius (DNA-Tail), σl−t	2.7 nm
van der Waals radius (DNA-LH, Globular head), σlLHg	3.4 nm
van der Waals radius (DNA-LH, C-term), σl−LHc	3.6 nm
van der Waals radius (Core-Tail), σc−t	1.8 nm
van der Waals radius (Core-LH, Globular head), σc−LHg	2.2 nm
van der Waals radius (Core-LH, C-term), σc−LHc	3.4 nm
van der Waals radius (Tail-LH, Globular head), σt−LHg	1.6 nm
van der Waals radius (Tail-LH, C-term), σt−LHc	2.7 nm
van der Waals radius (LH-LH, Globular head), σLHg−LHg	1.5 nm
van der Waals radius (LH-LH, C-term), σLHc−LHc	1.8 nm
Electrostatic Long Range Cutoff	7 nm
Lennard-Jones Long Range Cutoff	4 nm
Temperature, T	293 K
Salt Concentration (NaCl)	150 mM