In anaphase, any unresolved DNA entanglements between the segregating sister chromatids can give rise to chromatin bridges. Here, the authors present an in vitro single-molecule assay that mimics chromatin under tension, to show that PICH is a tension- and ATP-dependent nucleosome remodeler.
- Dian Spakman
- Tinka V. M. Clement
- Gijs J. L. Wuite