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Multiscale modeling reveals the ion-mediated phase separation of nucleosome core particles
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Number of Authors: 62024 (English)In: Biophysical Journal, ISSN 0006-3495, E-ISSN 1542-0086, Vol. 123, no 11, p. 1414-1434Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Due to the vast length scale inside the cell nucleus, multiscale models are required to understand chromatin folding, structure, and dynamics and how they regulate genomic activities such as DNA transcription, replication, and repair. We study the interactions and structure of condensed phases formed by the universal building block of chromatin, the nucleosome core particle (NCP), using bottom-up multiscale coarse-grained (CG) simulations with a model extracted from all-atom MD simulations. In the presence of the multivalent cations Mg(H2O)62+ or CoHex3+, we analyze the internal structures of the NCP aggregates and the contributions of histone tails and ions to the aggregation patterns. We then derive a “super” coarse-grained (SCG) NCP model to study the macroscopic scale phase separation of NCPs. The SCG simulations show the formation of NCP aggregates with Mg(H2O)62+ concentration-dependent densities and sizes. Variation of the CoHex3+ concentrations results in highly ordered lamellocolumnar and hexagonal columnar phases in agreement with experimental data. The results give detailed insights into nucleosome interactions and for understanding chromatin folding in the cell nucleus.

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2024. Vol. 123, no 11, p. 1414-1434
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-234363DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.10.030ISI: 001263637100001PubMedID: 37915169Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85177217034OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-234363DiVA, id: diva2:1905852
Available from: 2024-10-15 Created: 2024-10-15 Last updated: 2024-10-15Bibliographically approved

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