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Open AccessLoop-extruders alter bacterial chromosome topology to direct entropic forces for segregation
Entropic forces have been argued to drive bacterial chromosome segregation during replication. In many bacterial species, however, specifically evolved mechanisms, such as loop-extruding SMC complexes and the ...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Nonlinear mechanics of human mitotic chromosomes
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Open AccessNonlinear mechanics of human mitotic chromosomes
In preparation for mitotic cell division, the nuclear DNA of human cells is compacted into individualized, X-shaped chromosomes1. This metamorphosis is driven mainly by the combined action of condensins and topoi...
