Characterization of nucleosome unwrapping within chromatin fibers using magnetic tweezers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 373-383

  Chien, Fan Tso ^a   Van Der Heijden, Thijn ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; NUCLEOSOME;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CONFORMATION; MAGNETISM; NUCLEOSOME; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DNA; HISTONES; MAGNETICS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84904561377     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.05.036     Document Type: Article

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