Contributions of linker histones and histone H3 to chromatin structure: Scanning force microscopy studies on trypsinized fibers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2823-2829

  Leuba, Sanford H ^a,d   Bustamante, Carlos ^a   Zlatanova, Jordanka ^b,c   Van Holde, Kensal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; HISTONE H3;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CHROMATIN; ERYTHROCYTE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031806540     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77989-5     Document Type: Article

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