Direct measurements of the nucleosome-forming preferences of periodic DNA motifs challenge established models

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 38, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 5672-5680

  Takasuka, Taichi E ^a   Stein, Arnold ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE; DNA; NUCLEOSOME;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CELL STRUCTURE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; ENERGY CONVERSION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES; NUCLEOTIDES;

EID: 77957240150     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq279     Document Type: Article

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