Issue 1, 2017

Active diffusion of model chromosomal loci driven by athermal noise

Abstract

Active diffusion, i.e., fluctuating dynamics driven by athermal noise, is found in various out-of-equilibrium systems. Here we discuss the nature of the active diffusion of tagged monomers in a flexible polymer. A scaling argument based on the notion of tension propagation clarifies how the polymeric effect is reflected in the anomalous diffusion exponent, which may be of relevance to the dynamics of chromosomal loci in living cells.

Graphical abstract: Active diffusion of model chromosomal loci driven by athermal noise

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 mar 2016
Accepted
25 mai 2016
First published
25 mai 2016

Soft Matter, 2017,13, 81-87

Active diffusion of model chromosomal loci driven by athermal noise

T. Sakaue and T. Saito, Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 81 DOI: 10.1039/C6SM00775A

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