J. G. Vilhena

The paper identifies AU-tracts in dsRNA that cause structural bending through molecular dynamics simulations and AFM experiments.

This study investigates the mechanical behavior of A-tracts across different force regimes using single-molecule experiments and polymer models, revealing intrinsic bending and unusual stiffness.

The paper quantifies DNA crookedness and shows it correlates with DNA stiffness, linking sequence structure to mechanical properties and gene expression.