STUDY OF PHYSICAL THEORY OF DNA COMPACTION
Abstract
Chromatin fibers exit in dense and open states, presumably reflecting their corresponding genetic activity. Here we outline a physical theory that describes opening and closing of chromatin fiber as the result of the interplay between electrostatic attraction of nucleosomes and the elasticity of the DNA backbone of the fiber.
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