Active gelation breaks time-reversal-symmetry of mitotic chromosome mechanics
Matthäus Mittasch, Anatol W. Fritsch, Michael Nestler, Juan M. Iglesias-Artola, Kaushikaram Subramanian, Heike Petzold, Mrityunjoy Kar, Axel Voigt, Moritz Kreysing
The paper shows that mitotic chromosomes transition from a time-reversible fluid state to an active gel state, breaking time-reversal symmetry during mitosis.
bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2018 · PreprintBiophysics