Disassembly of genome of higher eukaryotes: Pulsed-field gel electrophoretic study of initial stages of chromatin and DNA degradation in rat liver and thymus nuclei by VM-26 and selected proteases

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-151

  Kokileva, Ludmila ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Cathepsin B; Chromatin degradation; Chymotrypsin; DNA cleavage; Genome disassembly; Nuclei; Nucleoprotein domains; PFG electrophoresis; VM 26

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; DNA DEGRADATION; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAT; THYMUS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032415982     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(98)10082-2     Document Type: Article

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