Atomic force microscopy demonstrates a critical role of DNA superhelicity in nucleosome dynamics

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-261

  Hizume, Kohji ^a   Yoshimura, Shige H ^a   Takeyasu, Kunio ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Chromatin; DNA helicity; Reconstitution; Salt dialysis

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA;

HISTONE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CENTROMERE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; DNA SUPERCOILING; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOSOME; PLASMID; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; HELA CELLS; HISTONES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NUCLEOSOMES; PLASMIDS;

EID: 15944408542     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:40:3:249     Document Type: Article

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