Open AccessChromatin structure in the macronucleus of the ciliate Stylonychia mytilus
Author(s) -
Hans J. Lipps,
A. Nock,
M. Riewe,
G. Steinbrück
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
nucleic acids research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 9.008
H-Index - 537
eISSN - 1362-4954
pISSN - 0305-1048
DOI - 10.1093/nar/5.12.4699
Subject(s) - macronucleus , ciliate , biology , mytilus , chromatin , nucleosome , ciliata , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene , protozoa , ecology
Evidence is presented that macronuclear chromatin in the hypotrichous ciliate Stylonychia mytilus occurs in discrete fragments, each representing at least single genes. The size of these fragments varies between 3 and more than 70 nucleosomes with an average length of about 18 nucleosomes. This observation is discussed with respect to macronuclear structure of hypotrichous ciliates.
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