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Table 1 Stiffness constants associated to helical deformations

From: Determining promoter location based on DNA structure first-principles calculations

Step

Twist

Tilt

Roll

Shift

Slide

Rise

AA

0.026

0.038

0.020

1.69

2.26

7.65

AC

0.036

0.038

0.023

1.32

3.03

8.93

AG

0.031

0.037

0.019

1.46

2.03

7.08

AT

0.033

0.036

0.022

1.03

3.83

9.07

CA

0.016

0.025

0.017

1.07

1.78

6.38

CC

0.026

0.042

0.019

1.43

1.65

8.04

CG

0.014

0.026

0.016

1.08

2.00

6.23

GA

0.025

0.038

0.020

1.32

1.93

8.56

GC

0.025

0.036

0.026

1.20

2.61

9.53

TA

0.017

0.018

0.016

0.72

1.20

6.23

  1. Constants related to rotational parameters are in kcal/mol degree2, while those related to translations are in kcal/mol Å2.