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ArticlePhysical review. E2024

Transient crosslinking controls the condensate formation pathway within chromatin networks.

Zong-Pei Wu, Kerry S Bloom, M Gregory Forest, Xue-Zheng Cao

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Article in Physical review. E, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Zong-Pei WuDepartment of Physics at Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P.R. China.
Kerry S BloomDepartment of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.
M Gregory ForestDepartments of Mathematics, Applied Physical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.
Xue-Zheng CaoDepartment of Physics at Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P.R. China.

Funding

Structure and Function of a Eukaryotic CentromereR01GM032238 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BLOOM, KERRY S · 1985 to 2025
$6.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM032238
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The network structure of densely packed chromatin within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells acts in concert with nonequilibrium processes. Using statistical physics simulations, we explore the control provided by transient crosslinking of the chromatin network by structural-maintenance-of-chromosome (SMC) proteins over (i) the physical properties of the chromatin network and (ii) condensate formation of embedded molecular species. We find that the density and lifetime of transient SMC crosslinks regulate structural relaxation modes and tune the sol-vs-gel state of the chromatin network, which imparts control over the kinetic pathway to condensate formation. Specifically, lower density, shorter-lived crosslinks induce sollike networks and a droplet-fusion pathway, whereas higher density, longer-lived crosslinks induce gellike networks and an Ostwald-ripening pathway.

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ChromatinBiomolecular CondensatesCross-Linking ReagentsKineticsModels, MolecularChromatinCross-Linking Reagents

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PMID38755828
PMCPMC11137846

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