Effects of core histone tail domains the equilibrium constants for dynamic DNA site accessibility in nucleosomes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-223

  Polach, K J ^a   Lowary, P T ^a   Widom, J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Gene regulation; Histone acetylation; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EXONUCLEASE; HISTONE; LYSINE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; TRYPSIN;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CHROMATIN; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034724562     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3644     Document Type: Article

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