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We elaborated a versatile experimental model of chromatin which consists of a single chain of long duplex DNA that interacts with well-defined cationic nanoparticles of various sizes. We found that the DNA compaction by nanoparticles is stepwise and progressive at the single-chain level. It is controlled by the ability of DNA to wrap nanoparticles, which is more efficient for larger particles and, similar to DNA-histone interaction, is optimal at a physiological salt concentration.
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