Chromatin regulates DNA torsional energy via topoisomerase II-mediated relaxation of positive supercoils

EMBO Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1492-1501

  Fernández, Xavier ^a   Díaz Ingelmo, Ofelia ^a   Martínez García, Belén ^a   Roca, Joaquim ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

gyrase; nucleosome; supercoiling; transcription; yeast

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; MECHANICAL TORSION; MINICHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; YEAST;

GYRASE; NUCLEOSOME; SUPERCOILING; TRANSCRIPTION; YEAST;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 84903751077     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15252/embj.201488091     Document Type: Article

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