Phase diagram of nucleosome core particles

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 333, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 907-916

  Mangenot, S ^a   Leforestier, A ^a   Durand, D ^b   Livolant, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Nucleosome; Ordered phases; Phase diagram; Supramolecular organization

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; NUCLEOPROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; HETEROCHROMATIN; IMAGING; NUCLEOSOME; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0142185497     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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