Physical properties of chemically acetylated rat liver chromatin.
The physical properties of rat liver chromatin and nucleosomes acetylated with acetic anhydride were examined in order to clarify the mechanism by which chemical acetylation of histones increases template activity in vitro [Marushige, K. (1976) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 73, 3937-3941]. Acetylation was found to have dramatic effects on the magnesium solubility, nuclease sensitivity, thermal denaturation, and sedimentation of chromatin and nucleosomes. The significance of the results to models of gene activation and chromatin replication is considered.
D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000032:analysis; D002843:Chromatin / Q000032:analysis; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis*; D008274:Magnesium; D009691:Nucleic Acid Denaturation; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D051381:Rats; D012995:Solubility
D002843:Chromatin; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D008274:Magnesium
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