eLife (Jul 2021)

The loopy world of cohesin

Kazuhiro Maeshima,
Shiori Iida

Affiliations

Kazuhiro Maeshima: ORCiD; Genome Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan; Department of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Sokendai (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Mishima, Japan
Shiori Iida: ORCiD; Genome Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan; Department of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Sokendai (Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Mishima, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.71585
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

Abstract

DNA loops can be formed by a mechanism in which the cohesin complex pulls DNA strands through its ring structure using biased Brownian motion.

Published in eLife

ISSN: 2050-084X (Online)
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://elifesciences.org

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