Reversible hypercondensation and decondensation of mitotic chromosomes studied using combined chemical-micromechanical techniques

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 422-434

  Poirier, Michael G ^a,c   Monhait, Tamar ^b   Marko, John F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois Chicago   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin; DNA protein interaction; Electrostatics; Mitotic chromosomes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CATION; COBALT DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHROMATID; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FORCE; MICROPIPETTE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; TECHNIQUE; TENSION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHLORIDES; CHROMATIN; COBALT; ELECTROSTATICS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; METAPHASE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOSIS; SALAMANDRIDAE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0036220734     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10132     Document Type: Article

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