Nucleosomelike structures associated with chromosomes of the archaebacterium Halobacterium salinarium.
Chromosomes of the halophilic archaebacterium Halobacterium salinarium were examined by electron microscopy after being spread onto water. The major part of the chromosomal DNA was associated with protein particles with diameter of 9.4 nm, arranged tandemly along the DNA fibers. Thus, the primary structure of the chromosome resembles that of eucaryote chromosomes.
Shioda
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Department of Physiological Chemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Sugimori
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Shiroya
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Takayanagi
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D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002876:Chromosomes, Bacterial / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006217:Halobacterium / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008099:Liver / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats
D002843:Chromatin; D009707:Nucleosomes