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ArticleNature communications2026

An experimentally-informed polymer model reveals high resolution organization of genomic loci.

Rahul Mittal, Dieter W Heermann, Arnab Bhattacherjee

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Rahul MittalSchool of Computational & Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Dieter W HeermannInstitute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3148-8382
Arnab BhattacherjeeSchool of Computational & Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Delhi, India. arnab@jnu.ac.in.ORCID 0000-0002-7714-2619

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gene expression patterns are governed by the hierarchical organization of the genome. Numerous efforts, leveraging both polymer physics-based models and experimental imaging technologies, have sought to elucidate the structure-function relationship of chromatin fibers. However, a major challenge is posed by the multi-scale nature of chromatin organization. Here, we present an experimentally informed, polymer physics-based model capable of reconstructing chromatin structural ensembles by integrating low-resolution contact data with MNase-derived nucleosome positioning information. We apply our approach to multiple human genomic loci. Our analysis shows distinct structural features associated with active and inactive chromatin states, providing insights into the relationship between genomic organization and transcriptional activity. These findings offer a framework for understanding genome structure-function relationships.

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ChromatinGenetic LociGenome, HumanPolymersGenomicsHumansNucleosomesChromatinNucleosomesPolymers

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PMID41639089
PMCPMC12979793

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