Geometry of the nucleosomal DNA superhelix

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1007-1017

  Bishop, Thomas C ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; NUCLEOSOME; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES;

EID: 51049119256     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.122853     Document Type: Article

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