Chromatin fiber structure: Where is the problem now?

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 651-658

  van Holde, Ken ^a   Zlatanova, Jordanka ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

30 nm chromatin fiber; Chromatin compaction; Chromatin dynamics; Solenoid; Two start helix

Indexed keywords

CELL HETEROGENEITY; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOSOME; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 35648930403     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2007.08.005     Document Type: Review

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