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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Main Authors: Tuan Nguyen, Sai Li, Jeremy T-H Chang, John W. Watters, Htet Ng, Adewola Osunsade, Yael David, Shixin Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31738-x