title: Fractal nature of chromatin organization in interphase chicken erythrocyte nuclei: DNA structure exhibits biphasic fractal properties.
abstract: Arrangement of chromatin in intact chicken erythrocyte nuclei was investigated by small angle neutron scattering. The scattering spectra have revealed that on the scales between 15 nm and 1.5 microm the interior of the nucleus exhibited properties of a mass fractal. The fractal dimension of the protein component of cell nucleus held constant at approximately 2.5, while the DNA organization was biphasic, with the fractal dimension slightly higher than 2 on the scales smaller than 300 nm and approaching 3 on the larger scales.
authors.affiliation: Division of Molecular and Radiation Biophysics, Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Gatchina, Russia.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Lebedev
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Filatov
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Kuklin
authors.forename: A Kh
authors.initials: AKh
authors.lastname: Islamov
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kentzinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pantina
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Toperverg
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Isaev-Ivanov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens / Q000235:genetics; D002843:Chromatin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D017709:Fractals; D007399:Interphase; D033363:Neutron Diffraction; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D004247:DNA