Viscoelastic RNA entanglement and advective flow underlie nucleolar form and function
J. A. Riback, J. M. Eeftens, D. S. W. Lee, S. A. Quinodoz, L. Beckers, L. A. Becker, C. P. Brangwynne
The paper maps nucleolar rRNA dynamics using imaging and modeling, finding that rRNA moves radially due to viscoelastic properties and polymerization, leading to a new model for rRNA release.
bioRxiv · Dec 31, 2021Biophysics