(Left) Schematic of depletion attraction in interphase live cells with soluble macromolecules in the cytoplasm (light-blue), nucleoplasm (gray), and nucleolus (dark gray). The cytoplasm, nucleus ...

To study the underlying physical principles of this process, we investigated whether depletion attraction, a force that attracts large structures in crowded cell environments, is involved in this ...

Our results suggest that the rise in depletion attraction renders chromosomes more rigid, ensuring accurate chromosome transmission during cell division (Figure 2)," said Iida.

Figure 1. Depletion Attraction used for Pickering Emulsion (IMAGE) The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) ...

Orientation-independent-DIC imaging reveals that a transient rise in depletion attraction contributes to mitotic chromosome condensation.

In order to induce the depletion attraction between colloids, the sample is put in contact with a salt solution through a semi-permeable membrane.