Chromatin sequesters pioneer transcription factor Sox2 from exerting force on DNA
Here the authors used single-molecule imaging and manipulation to study the mechanical effects of transcription factor Sox2 co-condensation with DNA and chromatin. They found that Sox2 condensates exert a high level of mechanical stress on DNA, but this stress is dramatically attenuated by nucleosom...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-07-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31738-x |