Structural Reorganization and Relaxation Dynamics of Axially Stressed Chromosomes
B. S. Ruben, S. Brahmachari, V. G. Contessoto, R. R. Cheng, A. B. Oliveira Junior, M. Di Pierro, J. N. Onuchic
This study uses a coarse-grained polymer model to simulate mitotic chromosome mechanics, finding they are ten times stiffer than interphase chromosomes and exhibit viscoelastic behavior.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2022Biophysics