The effect of nucleosome phasing sequences and DNA topology on nucleosome spacing

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Blank, Thiemo A ^a   Becker, Peter B ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 S rDNA; Chromatin folding; Electrostatics; Nucleosome positioning; Nucleosome spacing

Indexed keywords

CATION;

ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL TYPE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030570437     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0377     Document Type: Editorial

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