Destabilization of nucleosomes by an unusual DNA conformation adopted by poly(dA)·poly(dT) tracts in vivo

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3358-3365

  Shimizu, Mitsuhiro ^a,b   Mori, Tatsuhiro ^b   Sakurai, Takayuki ^b   Shindo, Heisaburo ^b  

^a MEISEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNA structure; Nucleosome positioning; Poly(dA) poly(dT); Yeast

Indexed keywords

POLY(DEOXYADENYLATE DEOXYTHYMIDYLATE); TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; YEAST;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0034600950     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.13.3358     Document Type: Article

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