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Abstract
DNA shape recognition determines the preferred binding sites for sequence-independent DNA binding proteins, and here we document that archaeal histones assemble archaeal nucleosomes in vitro centered preferentially within (CTG)6 and (CTG)8 repeats, close to junctions with flanking mixed-sequence DNA. Archaeal nucleosomes were not positioned by (CTG)4-, (CTG)5-, or (CTG)3AA(CTG)3-containing DNA sequences. The features of CTG repeat-containing sequences that direct eucaryal nucleosome positioning may also be similarly recognized by archaeal histones.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 9922272 PMCID: PMC93475
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490