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Evolution of mechanical chromatin insulators from selfish genetic elements
Faisal Alkhaldi, Monika Priyadarshini, Sonia El Mouridi…·Christian Frøkjær‐Jensen
The paper shows that DNA sequence-encoded mechanical properties, not just proteins, can create chromatin insulation by transforming Helitron transposons into barrier elements in C. elegans.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.08.743475