3D Reconstruction of Dinoflagellate Chromosomes from Hi-C Data Challenges the Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Hypothesis
Lucas Philipp, Georgi K. Marinov, Stephen Todd, Stephanie C. Weber
This study uses Hi-C data to challenge the Cholesteric Liquid Crystal model of dinoflagellate chromosomes by showing no evidence of cholesteric discs and demonstrating transcription occurs throughout chromosomes.
Nature Communications · Sep 30, 2026Peer-reviewedBiophysics