The fractal globule as a model of chromatin architecture in the cell

Chromosome Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-51

  Mirny, Leonid A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

chromatin; chromosome territories; conformational capture; fractal globule

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOPHYSICS; CELL; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

BIOPHYSICS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 79952279926     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: 15736849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-010-9177-0     Document Type: Article

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