Cell BiologybioRxivPreprint
Electrostatic control of chromatin compaction safeguards against apoptotic DNA release
Maximilian F.D. Spicer, Sanne Wijma, Nikki Schuette…·Daniel W. Gerlich
This study shows that electrostatic attraction compacts fragmented DNA during apoptosis, preventing its release, and demonstrates a synthetic approach to probe physical forces in genome organization.