Measurement of histone-DNA interaction free energy in nucleosomes

Methods

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-44

  Thastrom A ^a   Lowary, P T ^a   Widom, J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity; Chromatin; Chromosome; DNA; Histone octamer; Nucleosome core particle

Indexed keywords

DNA;

COMPLEX FORMATION; DIALYSIS; DNA HISTONE INTERACTION; DNA SEQUENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; REVIEW; RNA GENE;

EID: 1642290007     PISSN: 10462023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2003.10.018     Document Type: Article

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