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. 1973 May;70(5):1326–1330. doi: 10.1073/pnas.70.5.1326

Accessibility of DNA in Chromatin to DNA Polymerase and RNA Polymerase

Bert Silverman 1, Alfred E Mirsky 1
PMCID: PMC433489  PMID: 4576015

Abstract

The accessibility of DNA in chromatin to both exogenous DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase is slight when compared to isolated DNA. DNA in extracted chromatin is somewhat more accessible to these enzymes than is DNA in the chromatin of isolated nuclei; and the DNA template of chromatin is more accessible to DNA polymerase than to RNA polymerase. In these experiments we have given much attention to the technique of scintillation counting, since artifacts arising in this procedure can lead to erroneous conclusions.

Keywords: chromatin, DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase

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