Division of Basic Sciences,
National Cancer Institute,
National Institutes of Health

It is Possible to See the Linker DNA Between the Nucleosomes in the SFM Images.

2000 nm x 2000 nm View of Linker Histone-stripped Chromatin fibers. Height is Encoded in Color.

Leuba, S. H., Yang, G., Robert, C., Samori, B., van Holde, K., Zlatanova, J. and C. Bustamante. Three-Dimensional Structure of Extended Chromatin Fibers as Revealed by Tapping-Mode Scanning Force Microscopy Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 91 11621-11625 1994

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