Cation-chromatin binding as shown by ion microscopy is essential for the structural integrity of chromosomes

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 899-910

  Strick, Reiner ^a,c   Strissel, Pamela L ^a   Gavrilov, Konstantin ^b   Levi Setti, Riccardo ^b  

^a Division of Biological Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cations; Chromosome structure; Condensation; Ion microscopy; Topoisomerase II

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CATION; DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); HISTONE; MAGNESIUM ION; NUCLEOTIDE; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DEER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATIONS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEER; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, SECONDARY ION;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0035842899     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200105026     Document Type: Article

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