The effect of salt on oligocation-induced chromatin condensation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 418, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-210

  Korolev, Nikolay ^a   Zhao, Yongqian ^a   Allahverdi, Abdollah ^a   Eom, Khee Dong ^a   Tam, James P ^a   Nordenskiöld, Lars ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chromatin compaction; Chromatin fiber self association; DNA condensation; Ligand binding; Nucleosome array compaction; Polyelectrolytes

Indexed keywords

CATION; DNA; HISTONE; POLYCATION; POLYELECTROLYTE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; NUCLEOSOME; PHYSIOLOGY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CATIONS; CHROMATIN; DNA; ELECTROLYTES; HISTONES; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES; POLYLYSINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SALTS;

EID: 84862789183     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.12.112     Document Type: Article

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