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. 1997 Nov;8(11):2217–2231. doi: 10.1091/mbc.8.11.2217

Table 1.

Observed polymer brush parameters for three experimental systems

System N λ (nm) R (μm)
Transcription loops (a) 10 40
Bombyx pachytene (b) 20 10 0.2
Mouse pachytene (c) 150 8 1–2

N, number of monomeric units per bristle; λ, axial spacing of bristles.