Theoretical models of possible compact nucleosome structures

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 139-143

  Bešker, Neva ^a   Anselmi, Claudio ^b,c   De Santis, Pasquale ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromatin structure; DNA folding; Gay Berne potential; Low resolution molecular model

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 14744275043     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2004.12.044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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