Nucleosome transcription studied in a real-time synchronous system: Test of the lexosome model and direct measurement of effects due to histone octamer

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 256, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 458-472

  Protacio, R U ^a   Widom, J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Lexosome; Nucleosome; T7 RNA polymerase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; DNA; HISTONE; RNA POLYMERASE; THIOL GROUP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ISOTOPE LABELING; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029993533     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0101     Document Type: Article

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