The mitotic chromosome periphery modulates chromosome mechanics

Abstract In dividing cells, chromosomes are coated in a sheath of proteins and RNA called the mitotic chromosome periphery. This sheath is thought to confer biophysical properties to chromosomes, critical for successful cell division. However, the details of chromosome mechanics, and specifically, i...

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Main Authors: Tania Mendonca, Roman Urban, Kellie Lucken, George Coney, Neil M. Kad, Manlio Tassieri, Amanda J. Wright, Daniel G. Booth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61755-5
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