Nucleosomes and the chromatin fiber

被引:96
作者
Hayes, JJ
Hansen, JC
机构
[1] Univ Rochester, Sch Med & Dent, Dept Biochem & Biophys, Rochester, NY 14642 USA
[2] Univ Texas, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Biochem, San Antonio, TX 78229 USA
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10.1016/S0959-437X(00)00168-4
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
During the past year and a half, significant progress has been made in understanding the structure and dynamics of nucleosomes and the chromatin fiber, the mechanism of action of the core histone amino termini, the structure and function of histone variants, and the function of tinker histones in the chromatin fiber.
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页数:6
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