Bend-Induced Twist Waves and the Structure of Nucleosomal DNA
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Enrico Skoruppa, Stefanos K. Nomidis, 2 John F. Marko, and Enrico Carlon KU Leuven, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol, Belgium Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA (Dated: January 31, 2018)
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