Influence of nucleosome structure on the three-dimensional folding of idealized minichromosomes

Structure

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1009-1022

  Martino, Jennifer A ^a   Katritch, Vsevolod ^a   Olson, Wilma K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer models; DNA higher order structure; Induced folding; Minichromosomes; Nucleosome

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHROMATIN; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; MINICHROMOSOME; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033566724     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(99)80127-0     Document Type: Article

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