Unwrapping of nucleosomal DNA ends: A multiscale molecular dynamics study

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 849-858

  Voltz, Karine ^a,b   Trylska, Joanna ^c   Calimet, Nicolas ^b   Smith, Jeremy C ^b,d   Langowski, Jörg ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEOSOME; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; TIME;

DNA; HISTONES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84863142625     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.4028     Document Type: Article

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