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  • Force triggers gene expression by stretching chromatin

    Aug 22, 2016 11:15 am by Liz Ahlberg TouchstoneResearch
    Professors Andrew Belmont and Ning Wang, who led a team that found the pathway by which physical forces drive gene expression in cells.

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    • Professors Andrew Belmont and Ning Wang, who led a team that found the pathway by which physical forces drive gene expression in cells.

    A new study by University of Illinois researchers and collaborators in China has demonstrated that external mechanical force can directly regulate gene expression.