Publication details
Human nucleosomes: special role of CG dinucleotides and Alu-nucleosomes
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | BMC Genomics |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/273 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-12-273 |
| Field | Genetics and molecular biology |
| Keywords | NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; CHROMATIN DNA; PATTERN; ELEGANS; CORE; RESOLUTION; POSITION; ELEMENTS; GENOME |
| Description | The periodical occurrence of dinucleotides with a period of 10.4 bases now is undeniably a hallmark of nucleosome positioning. Considering the exceptional role CG dinucleotides play in the nucleosome positioning, we hypothesize that Alu-nucleosomes, especially, those that form tightly positioned runs, could serve as "anchors" in organizing the chromatin in human cells. |
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