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Accession Number:
AD1069464
Title:
Entropy Gives Rise to Topologically Associating Domains
Corporate Author:
University of South Carolina Columbia United States
Report Date:
2016-06-02
Abstract:
We investigate chromosome organization within the nucleus using polymer models whose formulation is closely guided by experiments in live yeast cells. We employ bead-spring chromosome models together with loop formation within the chains and the presence of nuclear bodies to quantify the extent to which these mechanisms shape the topological land scape in the interphase nucleus. By investigating the genome as a dynamical system, we show that domains of high chromosomal interactions can arise solely from the polymeric nature of the chromosome arms due to entropic interactions and nuclear confinement. In this view, the role of bio-chemical related processes is to modulate and extend the duration of the interacting domains.
Descriptive Note:
Journal Article - Open Access
Supplementary Note:
Nucleic Acids Research , 44, 12, 01 Jan 0001, 01 Jan 0001, This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Pages:
0010
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release;
File Size:
15.46MB
