@article{WOS:000582131900008, abstract = {The DNA molecule, apart from carrying the genetic information, plays a crucial role in a variety of biological processes and finds applications in drug design, nanotechnology and nanoelectronics. The molecule undergoes significant structural transitions under the influence of forces due to physiological and non-physiological environments. Here, we summarize the insights gained from simulations and single-molecule experiments on the structural transitions and mechanics of DNA under force, as well as its elastic properties, in various environmental conditions, and discuss appealing future directions.}, author = {Aggarwal, Abhishek and Naskar, Supriyo and Sahoo, Anil Kumar and Mogurampelly, Santosh and Garai, Ashok and Maiti, Prabal K.}, doi = {10.1016/j.sbi.2020.05.010}, eissn = {1879-033X}, issn = {0959-440X}, journal = {CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY}, month = {OCT}, orcid-numbers = {Aggarwal, Abhishek/0000-0002-3342-6484 Garai, Ashok/0000-0003-4558-9528 Naskar, Supriyo/0000-0002-3690-6483 Mogurampelly, Santosh/0000-0002-3145-4377 Sahoo, Anil Kumar/0000-0001-7769-4774}, pages = {42-50}, researcherid-numbers = {Aggarwal, Abhishek/ABB-1907-2020 Garai, Ashok/Q-5783-2018 Mogurampelly, Santosh/D-3610-2011 }, title = {What do we know about DNA mechanics so far?}, unique-id = {WOS:000582131900008}, volume = {64}, year = {2020} }