Crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle at 2.8 Å resolution
10.1038/38444
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Luger, K., Mäder, A. W., Richmond, R. K., Sargent, D. F., & Richmond, T. J. (1997). Crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle at 2.8 Å resolution. Nature, 389(6648), 251–260.

Authors 5
  1. Karolin Luger (first)
  2. Armin W. Mäder (additional)
  3. Robin K. Richmond (additional)
  4. David F. Sargent (additional)
  5. Timothy J. Richmond (additional)
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@article{Luger_1997, title={Crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle at 2.8 Å resolution}, volume={389}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/38444}, DOI={10.1038/38444}, number={6648}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Luger, Karolin and Mäder, Armin W. and Richmond, Robin K. and Sargent, David F. and Richmond, Timothy J.}, year={1997}, month=sep, pages={251–260} }