Chromatin: the nucleosome unwrapped.
The structure of the nucleosome core particle has been determined by X-ray crystallography at 2.8 A resolution. The structure has several significant surprises, and provides important new insights into the structure and function of chromatin.
Widom
J
J
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3500, USA. j-widom@nwu.edu
D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000737:chemistry*
D009707:Nucleosomes; D004247:DNA