A topological approach to nucleosome structure and dynamics: The linking number paradox and other issues

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2531-2544

  Prunell, Ariel ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; NUCLEOSOME;

EID: 0031957859     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77961-5     Document Type: Article

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