Mechanical properties of global deformation in dsDNA and dsRNA calculated from all-atom MD simulation.

		dsDNA			dsRNA
		This work	Pulling MD57	Exp.63–75	This work	Pulling MD57	Exp.72–76
Bend	L p (nm)	39.17 ± 0.82		45–50	78.9 ± 3.4		60–100
Stretch	η s (pN)	1435 ± 61	1280 ± 70	1450–1750	634 ± 15	480 ± 11	350, 500
Twist	η t (pN nm2)	448 ± 16	303 ± 23	160–448	443 ± 14	310 ± 24	409
Twist-stretch coupling	η ts	−52.0 ± 9.0	−54.0 ± 3.0	−39 to −17	27.0 ± 1.0	34.0 ± 1.0	11.5