Higher-order folding of heterochromatin: Protein bridges span the nucleosome arrays

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 227-241

  Grigoryev, S A ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin 3D structure; Heterochromatin; Higher order folding; Histone; Nucleosome

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHROMOSOMES; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

HIGH-ORDER FOLDING;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CELL PROTEIN; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; HISTONE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME; DEVELOPMENT; EUCHROMATIN; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034882165     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o01-030     Document Type: Short Survey

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