Researchers use an in vitro assay in combination with a polymer model to study protein–DNA condensation and how condensates bring distant DNA elements into close proximity.
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Quail, T. et al. Force generation by protein–DNA co-condensation. Nat. Phys. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-021-01285-1 (2021).
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Tang, L. Measuring condensation forces. Nat Methods 18, 986 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-021-01265-6
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