Position and orientation of the globular domain of linker histone H5 on the nucleosome.

doi:10.1038/26521

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Position and orientation of the globular domain of linker histone H5 on the nucleosome.

Nature - 24 Sept 1998

Zhou Y B, Gerchman S E, Ramakrishnan V, Travers A, Muyldermans S

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It is essential to identify the exact location of the linker histone within nucleosomes, the fundamental packing units of chromatin, in order to understand how condensed, transcriptionally inactive chromatin forms. Here, using a site-specific protein-DNA photo-crosslinking method, we map the bind...

Topics

Animals
Azides
Binding Sites
Chickens
Chromatin
Cross-Linking Reagents
DNA
Histones
Mutation
Nucleosomes

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