The Role of DNA Twist in the Packaging of Viral Genomes Geoffrey C. Rollins, Anton S. Petrov, Stephen C. Harvey Biophysical Journal Volume 94, Issue 5, Pages L38-L40 (March 2008) DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.126698 Copyright © 2008 The Biophysical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Helmholtz free energy of packaging. Biophysical Journal 2008 94, L38-L40DOI: (10.1529/biophysj.107.126698) Copyright © 2008 The Biophysical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 P4 genome fully packed conformations: 1DNA6 (left), 3DNA6 relaxed (middle), and 3DNA6 strained (right). We have used a rainbow coloring scheme for the DNA: red corresponds to the first fraction of the genome to enter the capsid while violet corresponds to the last fraction to enter. Biophysical Journal 2008 94, L38-L40DOI: (10.1529/biophysj.107.126698) Copyright © 2008 The Biophysical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Radial density distribution for DNA inside P4. Biophysical Journal 2008 94, L38-L40DOI: (10.1529/biophysj.107.126698) Copyright © 2008 The Biophysical Society Terms and Conditions