title: Nucleosome sliding: facts and fiction.
abstract: Nucleosome sliding is a frequent result of energy-dependent nucleosome remodelling in vitro. This review discusses the possible roles for nucleosome sliding in the assembly and maintenance of dynamic chromatin and for the regulation of diverse functions in eukaryotic nuclei.
authors.affiliation: Adolf-Butenandt-Institut, Molekularbiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, D-80336 München, Germany. pbecker@mol-bio.med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D009707:Nucleosomes; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate