Sensitivity Analysis for the Mechanical Properties of DNA Bundles

Figure 1

Six-helix DNA bundle structure. (a-b) Two-dimensional blueprint, (c) three-dimensional rendering of the structure, and (d) finite element models of a crossover (left) and a nick (right). In (d), black, green, and yellow lines represent beam elements used to model normal DNA double helices, crossovers, and nicks, respectively. Red dots are FE nodes.