DNA binding and nuclease protection by the HMf histones from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Methanothermus fervidus

Extremophiles

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-88

  Grayling, Rowan A ^a   Bailey, Kathryn A ^a   Reeve, John N ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bent DNA; DNA Binding; Gel mobility shift assay; Nuclease protection; Nucleosomes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA; METHANOTHERMUS FERVIDUS;

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HISTONE; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; EURYARCHAEOTA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EURYARCHAEOTA; HISTONES; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 0031129933     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050018     Document Type: Article

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