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Liquid-like histone H1 'glues' nucleosomes, reshaping how DNA compacts

  • April 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Liquid-like histone H1 'glues' nucleosomes, reshaping how DNA compacts
DNA inside the nucleus is not packed as a rigid regular fiber—linker histone H1 dynamically binds and loosely "glues" nucleosomes together, creating a dynamic, fluid organization that can still support essential genome functions.

Originally published at Phys.org

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