Chromatin as dynamic 10-nm fibers

Since Flemming described a nuclear substance in the nineteenth century and named it “chromatin,” this substance has fascinated biologists. What is the structure of chromatin? DNA is wrapped around core histones, forming a nucleosome fiber (10-nm fiber). This fiber has long been assumed to fold into...

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Main Authors: Maeshima, Kazuhiro, Imai, Ryosuke, Tamura, Sachiko, Nozaki, Tadasu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4031381/