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Nucleosome sliding: facts and fiction
Author(s) -
Becker Peter B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the embo journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.484
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1460-2075
pISSN - 0261-4189
DOI - 10.1093/emboj/cdf486
Subject(s) - nucleosome , chromatin , biology , histone , genetics , dna , histone code , computational biology
Nucleosome sliding is a frequent result of energy‐dependent nucleosome remodelling in vitro . This review discusses the possible roles for nucleosome sliding in the assembly and maintenance of dynamic chromatin and for the regulation of diverse functions in eukaryotic nuclei.