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. 1986;94(3):189-98.
doi: 10.1007/BF00288493.

Characterization of SV40 chromatin by mass determination on STEM

P Schultz, E Weiss, P Colin, E Régnier, P Oudet

Characterization of SV40 chromatin by mass determination on STEM

P Schultz et al. Chromosoma. 1986.

Abstract

Direct mass determination of purified SV40 minichromosomes was obtained by scanning transmission electron microscopy. Twenty to thirty percent of the minichromosomes were found with an Mr of 6.9 +/- 0.4 X 10(6). The rest of the molecules formed a spread Mr distribution ranging from 7.3 X 10(6) to 9.5 X 10(6) due possibly to different contents of the virus-coded proteins, mainly VP1. The apparent mass histogram of individual SV40 nucleosomes presents three maxima at Mr 2.1 X 10(5), 2.6 X 10(5) and 3.1 X 10(5) that could correspond to partially unravelled nucleosomes, complete nucleosomes and complete nucleosomes with the addition of VP1. Beaded structures with a higher mass were also measured; some were found at either side of the open nucleosome-free region.

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