Nucleosomes

For a general introduction beyond what is provided below, please see Wikipedia: Nucleosome. For a list of nucleosome structures, see Category: Nucleosome.

Scenes for Projection in Biochemistry Classes

This section offers some large scenes of a nucleosome (1aoi), as determined in Tim Richmond's lab, suitable for projection in biochemistry classes.

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1. Composition: DNA, Protein.

2. DNA

3. Histones
   H2a   H2b   H3   H4

4. Secondary Structure

• H2a and H2b only
• H3 and H4 only

Examples of Archaeal_Histones

3D structures of histone

Histone

Additional Resources

For Additional Information, See: Nucleic Acids

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