As a key molecule of life, Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid (DNA) is the focus of numbers of
investigations with the help of biological, chemical and physical techniques. From a physical …

Highlights•DNA molecules are often bent, twisted, and stretched.•DNA mechanics has been
studied using many theoretical models.•DNA mechanics crucially depends on physiological …

The mechanics of DNA bending on intermediate length scales (5–100 nm) plays a key role
in many cellular processes, and is also important in the fabrication of artificial DNA …

DNA bending on length scales shorter than a persistence length plays an integral role in the
translation of genetic information from DNA to cellular function. Quantitative experimental …

We compute relative position distributions of distant sites along discretized semiflexible
polymers, focusing on encounter statistics for pairs of sites along a double-stranded DNA …

Sharp bending of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) plays an essential role in genome
structure and function. However, the elastic limit of dsDNA bending remains controversial …

The flexibility and stiffness of small DNA molecules play a fundamental role ranging from
several biophysical processes to nano-technological applications. Here, we estimate the …

Active biological processes like transcription, replication, recombination, DNA repair, and
DNA packaging encounter bent DNA. Machineries associated with these processes interact …

Unusually high bending flexibility has been recently reported for DNA on short length scales.
We use atomic force microscopy (AFM) in solution to obtain a direct estimate of DNA …

We find exact expressions for the end-to-end distance vector distribution function with fixed
end orientations for the wormlike chain model. This function in Fourier-Laplace space …