Chromatin structure - The nucleosome core all wrapped up

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作者：
Rhodes, D
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[1] MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology,
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NATURE | 1997年 / 389卷 / 6648期
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D O I：
10.1038/38386
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Chromosomes are made of chromatin which, in turn, consists of protein-DNA complexes known as nucleosomes. Exactly how the protein and DNA is arranged at the atomic level can now be seen, thanks to the first high-resolution (2.8) crystal structure of the nucleosome core.
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