Uncurved-DNA signals are important for translational positioning of nucleosomes

被引:3
作者
Belikov, S [1 ]
Kapranov, A [1 ]
Karpov, V [1 ]
机构
[1] VA Engelhardt Mol Biol Inst, Lab Struct & Funct Chromatin, Moscow 117984, Russia
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10.1080/07391102.1997.10508973
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We describe here a possible mechanism for non-random arrangement of nucleosomes along genomic DNA by short stretches of uncurved DNA. Available biochemical data on nucleosome positioning on different DNA sequences were analyzed. A strong correlation between location of nucleosome borders and location of uncurved sequences along DNA was observed. Tested sequences include satellites, 5S RNA genes and 5' regions of different genes.
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