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ArticleNature communications2026

Condensin accelerates long-range intra-chromosomal interactions.

Fan Zou, Yi Li, Timothy Földes, Henrik Dahl Pinholt, Courtney Smith, Leonid Mirny, Lu Bai

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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 7 papers.

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7 authors.

Fan Zou *Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Yi Li *Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Timothy Földes *Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0951-4230
Henrik Dahl PinholtInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4345-5334
Courtney SmithCenter for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8946-1420
Leonid MirnyInstitute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0785-5410
Lu BaiDepartment of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. lub15@psu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3667-2944

Funding

Mechanism of Chromatin Accessibility, 3D Chromosome Organization, and Their Functions in Gene RegulationR35GM139654 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI Lu Bai · 2021 to 2026
$3.8M
Polymer models of mitotic and interphase chromosomesR01GM114190 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI MIRNY, LEONID A · 2015 to 2023
$2.8M
Eukaryotic Gene Regulation (EGR) Predoctoral Training ProgramT32GM125592 · NIGMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE · PI REESE, JOSEPH C · 2018 to 2022
$920k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM139654NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM125592NSF | BIO | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) MCB- 2016266NSF | BIO | Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) NSF 2044895NSF | Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences | Division of Physics (PHY) NSF 2210558U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM139654U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM114190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 3D genome organization plays a key role in regulating interactions among chromosomal loci. While Chromosome Conformation Capture (3C)-based methods have provided static snapshots of chromatin architecture, the kinetics of chromosomal encounters in live cells remain poorly characterized. In this study, we employ Chemically Induced Chromosomal Interaction (CICI) to measure encounter times between multiple loci pairs in G1-arrested budding yeast. Our results show that chromosome motion closely follows the Rouse polymer model, with similar diffusion parameters at all tested loci. Surprisingly, we find that long-range intra-chromosomal encounters occur significantly faster than inter-chromosomal encounters at similar 3D distances. Using targeted depletion experiments, we identify condensin, but not cohesin, as the complex mostly responsible for these rapid intra-chromosomal interactions. This is further supported by Hi-C analysis, which reveals that condensin promotes long-distance intra-chromosomal interactions in G1 yeast. Through polymer simulations, we estimate that condensin extrudes chromatin at ~2 kb/s with a density of one complex per 1-2 Mb and a processivity of 120-220 kb. These findings uncover a novel role for condensin in shaping the interphase genome organization and provide new insights into chromosomal search dynamics in vivo.

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Chromosomes, FungalDNA-Binding ProteinsGenome, FungalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeAdenosine TriphosphatasesCohesinsG1 PhaseMicroscopy, FluorescenceMultiprotein ComplexesAdenosine TriphosphatasesCohesinscondensin complexesDNA-Binding ProteinsMultiprotein Complexes

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PMCPMC13136396

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