Chromatin sequesters pioneer transcription factor Sox2 from exerting force on DNA
T. Nguyen, S. Li, J. Chang, J. Watters, H. Ng, A. Osunsade, Y. David, S. Liu
This study shows that Sox2 forms DNA condensates that exert mechanical forces up to 7 pN, but chromatin nucleosomes reduce this force by sequestering Sox2.
bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2022Biophysics