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Nonlinear mechanics of human mitotic chromosomes
In preparation for mitotic cell division, the nuclear DNA of human cells is compacted into individualized, X-shaped chromosomes(1). This metamorphosis is driven mainly by the combined action of condensins and topoisomerase IIα (TOP2A)(2,3), and has been observed using microscopy for over a century....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9117150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35508652 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04666-5 |