Aggregation of nucleosomes by divalent cations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 1127-1132

  De Frutos, Marta ^a   Raspaud, Eric ^a   Leforestier, Amélie ^a   Livolant, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIVALENT CATION; DNA; MAGNESIUM; POLYELECTROLYTE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PHASE TRANSITION; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0034901554     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)75769-4     Document Type: Article

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