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Open AccessChromatin fibers stabilize nucleosomes under torsional stress
Torsional stress generated during DNA replication and transcription has been suggested to facilitate nucleosome unwrap** and thereby the progression of polymerases. However, the propagation of twist in conde...
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Open AccessRecent insights from in vitro single-molecule studies into nucleosome structure and dynamics
Eukaryotic DNA is tightly packed into a hierarchically ordered structure called chromatin in order to fit into the micron-scaled nucleus. The basic unit of chromatin is the nucleosome, which consists of a shor...
