Individual cells divide through a process called mitosis, during which the cell's copied DNA is separated between two resulting daughter cells. Despite recent advances in cell biology, the mechanism ...

Barcelona, 10 October 2024 - DNA—the molecule that carries the genetic information of all living organisms—is packaged within cells in a complex manner that allows it to function efficiently.

Computer simulations visualize in atomic detail how DNA opens while wrapped around proteins. Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht (The Netherlands) and the Max Planck Institute for ...

CAPTION: (Top) Condensins seem to act as a molecular crosslinkers to make loops. (Bottom, left) Condensins (red) locate around chromosome center. (Bottom, right) Nucleosomes around the periphery ...