Nucleosome dynamics. VI. Histone tail regulation of tetrasome chiral transition. A relaxation study of tetrasomes on DNA minicircles

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 295, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-69

  Sivolob, Andrei ^a,b   De Lucia, Filomena ^a   Alilat, Mohamed ^a   Prunell, Ariel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

DNA elastic rod model; Histone tails; Tetrasome two state model; Tetrasomes on DNA minicircles; Topoisomerase relaxation

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; PHOSPHATE; TRYPSIN;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034614407     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3302     Document Type: Article

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