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Table 2 Occurence of the seven states for the backbone conformations, defined according to [63]

From: An ensemble of B-DNA dinucleotide geometries lead to characteristic nucleosomal DNA structure and provide plasticity required for gene expression

 

Description

 

State

α (°)

γ (°)

ϵ - ζ (°)

Occurrence

1

150-360

0-125 or 270-360

BI

5657 (68.3)

2

220-360

125-270

-

77 (0.9)

3

0-220

125-240

BII

155 (1.9)

4

0-150

0-125

-

39 (0.5)

5

0-220

125-240

BI

225 (2.7)

6

0-220

240-270

-

439 (5.3)

7

150-360

0-125 or 270-360

BII

1688 (20.4)

  1. Numbers in parentheses indicate percentage occurrence.