Nucleosome placement and polymer mechanics explain genomic contacts on 100kbp scales
John Corrette, Jiachun Li, Hanjuan Shao, Praveen Krishna Veerasubramanian, Andrew J. Spakowitz, Timothy L. Downing, Jun F. Allard
The paper uses polymer mechanics and nucleosome positioning to explain genomic contacts, finding that nucleosomes explain 71% of close contacts within 500 kb.
Nucleic Acids Research · Jul 19, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics