Effect of polyamines on histone-induced DNA compaction of hyperthermophilic archaea

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-106

  Higashibata, Hiroki ^a   Fujiwara, Shinsuke ^a   Ezaki, Satoshi ^b   Takagi, Masahiro ^a   Fukui, Kiichi ^a   Imanaka, Tadayuki ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylpolyamines; Archaea; Histone; Hyperthermophile; Polyamines; Pyrococcus

Indexed keywords

AMINES; COMPACTION; DNA; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEINS;

HISTONE; POLYAMINES; THERMAL DENATURATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; HISTONE; POLYAMINE; POTASSIUM ION; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; DENATURATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PYROCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

PYROCOCCUS KODAKARAENSIS;

EID: 0033969445     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)88061-5     Document Type: Article

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