Chromatin structure of the yeast URA3 gene at high resolution provides insight into structure and positioning of nucleosomes in the chromosomal context

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 919-934

  Tanaka, S ^a,b   Livingstone Zatchej, M ^a   Thoma, F ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Genetics ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Gene; Nucleosome; Nucleosome positioning

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA DEGRADATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; MINICHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

EID: 0029871340     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0212     Document Type: Article

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