Solvent quality and chromosome folding in Escherichia coli
Yingjie Xiang, Ivan V. Surovtsev, Yunjie Chang, Sander K. Govers, Bradley R. Parry, Jun Liu, Christine Jacobs-Wagner
The paper investigates solvent quality for DNA in Escherichia coli and finds the cytoplasm is a poor solvent, leading to chromosome compaction and domain formation.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2020 · PreprintBiophysics