Non-equilibrium chromosome looping via molecular slip-links
C. A. Brackley, J. Johnson, D. Michieletto, A. N. Morozov, M. Nicodemi, P. R. Cook, D. Marenduzzo
This paper introduces a model for chromatin loop formation through diffusive sliding of molecular slip-links, showing it can explain experimental biases without requiring motor activity.
bioRxiv · Dec 21, 2016Biophysics