The fractal globule as a model of chromatin architecture in the cell

The fractal globule is a compact polymer state that emerges during polymer condensation as a result of topological constraints which prevent one region of the chain from passing across another one. This long-lived intermediate state was introduced in 1988 (Grosberg et al. 1988) and has not been obse...

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Main Author: Mirny, Leonid A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Harvard University- (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag, 2012-12-12T15:52:04Z.
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