DNA supercoiling in apoptotic chromatin

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 309, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 540-546

  D'Arrigo, Cristina ^a   Barboro, Paola ^b   Mormino, Michele ^a   Coradeghini, Rosella ^b,c   Parodi, Silvio ^b,c   Patrone, Eligio ^a   Balbi, Cecilia ^b  

^a Sezione di Genova   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Butyrate; Chromatin structure; DNA supercoiling

Indexed keywords

DIMER; DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; OLIGOMER;

ACETYLATION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; DNA SUPERCOILING; NUCLEOSOME; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0041829429     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.08.036     Document Type: Article

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