BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
Disorganization of the histone core promotes organization of heterochromatin into phase-separated droplets
S. Sanulli, MJ. Trnka, V. Dharmarajan…·GJ. Narlikar
This study shows that the S. pombe HP1 protein Swi6 promotes chromatin compaction through phase-separated droplets by disorganizing the histone core and increasing histone residue accessibility.