Mechanics of sister chromatids studied with a polymer model

Frontiers in Physics

Volumn 1, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Zhang, Yang ^a   Isbaner, Sebastian ^a,b   Heermann, Dieter W ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR THEORETISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Cohesion; Mechanical properties; Polymer model; Sister chromatids

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CONDENSATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMICS; ELASTIC MODULI; PROTEINS;

ATTACHMENT POINTS; BINDING PROTEINS; COHESION; DAUGHTER CELLS; DYNAMIC BINDING MECHANISM; FREE DISTRIBUTION; MITOTIC CHROMOSOMES; POLYMER MODELS; SISTER CHROMATID; YOUNG MODULUS;

CHROMOSOMES;

EID: 85013758272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296424X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2013.00016_old     Document Type: Article

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