title: Forces, fluctuations, and self-organization in the nucleus.
abstract: We address several processes and domains in the nucleus wherein holding the perspective of physics either reveals a conundrum or is likely to enable progress.
authors.affiliation: Program in Cell and Developmental Dynamics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605 thoru.pederson@umassmed.edu megan.king@yale.edu john-marko@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Thoru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pederson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 thoru.pederson@umassmed.edu megan.king@yale.edu john-marko@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Megan C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biosciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 thoru.pederson@umassmed.edu megan.king@yale.edu john-marko@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marko
mesh_terms: D021581:Active Transport, Cell Nucleus / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology*; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin