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Polymer model with Epigenetic Recoloring Reveals a Pathway for the de novo Establishment and 3D Organization of Chromatin Domains by Michieletto, D., Orlandini, E., Marenduzzo, D.

“…One of the most important problems in development is how epigenetic domains can first be established, and then maintained, within cells. To address this…”
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Physical principles of retroviral integration in the human genome by Michieletto, D., Lusic, M., Marenduzzo, D., Orlandini, E.

“…Certain retroviruses, including HIV, insert their DNA in a non-random fraction of the host genome via poorly understood selection mechanisms. Here, we develop…”
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Circular Polycatenanes: Supramolecular Structures with Topologically Tunable Properties by Tubiana, L, Ferrari, F, Orlandini, E

“…Polycatenanes, macrochains of topologically interlocked rings with unique physical properties have recently gained considerable interest in supramolecular…”
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Statistical topology of closed curves: Some applications in polymer physics by Orlandini, E., Whittington, S. G.

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Motility-induced phase separation in an active dumbbell fluid by Suma, A., Gonnella, G., Marenduzzo, D., Orlandini, E.

“…We study a suspension of active dumbbells of variable density, as a minimal example of an active polar fluid. As in a fluid of spherical swimmers, we find that…”
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Cholesteric Shells: Two-Dimensional Blue Fog and Finite Quasicrystals by Carenza, L N, Gonnella, G, Marenduzzo, D, Negro, G, Orlandini, E

“…We study the phase behavior of a quasi-two-dimensional cholesteric liquid crystal shell. We characterize the topological phases arising close to the…”
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Epigenetic Transitions and Knotted Solitons in Stretched Chromatin by Michieletto, D., Orlandini, E., Marenduzzo, D.

“…The spreading and regulation of epigenetic marks on chromosomes is crucial to establish and maintain cellular identity. Nonetheless, the dynamic mechanism…”
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Biopolymer organization upon confinement by Marenduzzo, D, Micheletti, C, Orlandini, E

“…Biopolymers in vivo are typically subject to spatial restraints, either as a result of molecular crowding in the cellular medium or of direct spatial…”
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Lamellar ordering, droplet formation and phase inversion in exotic active emulsions by Bonelli, F., Carenza, L. N., Gonnella, G., Marenduzzo, D., Orlandini, E., Tiribocchi, A.

“…We study numerically the behaviour of a two-dimensional mixture of a passive isotropic fluid and an active polar gel, in the presence of a surfactant favouring…”
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Investigating site-selection mechanisms of retroviral integration in supercoiled DNA braids by Forte, G., Michieletto, D., Marenduzzo, D., Orlandini, E.

“…We theoretically study the integration of short viral DNA in a DNA braid made up by two entwined double-stranded DNA molecules. We show that the statistics of…”
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Shearing active gels close to the isotropic-nematic transition by Cates, M E, Fielding, S M, Marenduzzo, D, Orlandini, E, Yeomans, J M

“…We study numerically the rheological properties of a slab of active gel close to the isotropic-nematic transition. The flow behavior shows a strong dependence…”
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Driven Translocation of Linked Ring Polymers through a Pore by Caraglio, M, Orlandini, E, Whittington, S. G

“…We have carried out a systematic computational investigation of the driven translocation dynamics of mutually entangled pairs of flexible polymers. Once closed…”
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Linking of Ring Polymers in Slit-Like Confinement by D’Adamo, G, Orlandini, E, Micheletti, C

“…Stochastic simulations are used to study the linking properties of solutions of circular polymers in slit confinement. Specifically, we consider dispersions of…”
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Hydrodynamics and rheology of active liquid crystals: a numerical investigation by Marenduzzo, D, Orlandini, E, Yeomans, J M

“…We report numerical studies of the hydrodynamics and rheology of an active liquid crystal. We confirm the existence of a transition between a passive and an…”
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TTR fibril formation inhibitors: is there a SAR? by Nencetti, S, Orlandini, E

“…Transthyretin is a homotetrameric protein that carries thyroxine and retinol binding protein in plasma and is associated with a variety of amyloid diseases…”
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Bistable defect structures in blue phase devices by Tiribocchi, A, Gonnella, G, Marenduzzo, D, Orlandini, E, Salvadore, F

“…Blue phases are liquid crystals made up by networks of defects, or disclination lines. While existing phase diagrams show a striking variety of competing…”
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Simulations of Knotting in Confined Circular DNA by Micheletti, C., Marenduzzo, D., Orlandini, E., Sumners, D.W.

“…The packing of DNA inside bacteriophages arguably yields the simplest example of genome organization in living organisms. As an assay of packing geometry, the…”
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Entropic elasticity and dynamics of the bacterial chromosome: A simulation study by Pereira, M C F, Brackley, C A, Lintuvuori, J S, Marenduzzo, D, Orlandini, E

“…We study the compression and extension dynamics of a DNA-like polymer interacting with non-DNA binding and DNA-binding proteins, by means of computer…”
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Electric field controlled columnar and planar patterning of cholesteric colloids by D'Adamo, G, Marenduzzo, D, Micheletti, C, Orlandini, E

“…We study how dispersions of colloidal particles in a cholesteric liquid crystal behave under a time-dependent electric field. By controlling the amplitude and…”
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Facilitated diffusion on confined DNA by Foffano, G, Marenduzzo, D, Orlandini, E

“…In living cells, proteins combine three-dimensional bulk diffusion and one-dimensional sliding along the DNA to reach a target faster. This process is known as…”
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