(A) Histone staining images and OI-DIC density imaging of human living cells in the interphase (the phase between cell divisions, left) and mitotic phase (right). The bottom two rows are OI-DIC ...

Direct contact condensation (DCC) is a phenomenon in which a vapour phase directly interacts with a subcooled liquid, resulting in rapid heat transfer and phase change. This process underpins a ...

This process makes the chromosomes rigid to resist the pulling force from the spindle. While several proteins involved in the condensation process, including condensins and topoisomerase IIα, have ...