| Literature DB >> 7329414 |
L Karawajew, H Fenske, M Böttger, R Lindigkeit.
Abstract
The mass per unit length of 7 X 10(3) (formula: see text) and the corresponding DNA packing ratio of about 14 for the chromatin soluble at moderate ionic strengths has been determined by light scattering. With the increase in ionic strength and corresponding release of histone H1 the DNA packing ratio has been found to decrease down to 4.4. The data obtained are consistent with the idea suggested previously that the salt-soluble chromatin is organized in double nucleosome chains arranged side-by-side and stabilized by H1. With salt-induced H1 release the double chain dissociates and the nucleosomal DNA partially unravels.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 7329414 DOI: 10.1007/bf00798376
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Biol Rep ISSN: 0301-4851 Impact factor: 2.316