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DNA Packaging

Known as: DNA organization, Packaging, DNA, DNA organisation 
The folding of an organism's DNA molecule into a compact, orderly structure that fits within the limited space of a CELL or VIRUS PARTICLE.
National Institutes of Health

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Chromatin ModelingChromosome Condensationmitochondrial DNA packagingplastid DNA packaging
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Review
2010
Review
2010
Paternal DNA packaging in spermatozoa: more than the sum of its parts? DNA, histones, protamines and epigenetics.
Haploid male germ cells package their DNA into a volume that is typically 10% or less that of a somatic cell nucleus. To achieve… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Kingdoms Protozoa and Chromista and the eozoan root of the eukaryotic tree
I discuss eukaryotic deep phylogeny and reclassify the basal eukaryotic kingdom Protozoa and derived kingdom Chromista in the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Mechanism of Force Generation of a Viral DNA Packaging Motor
Review
1997
Review
1997
Capsid assembly and DNA packaging in herpes simplex virus
The genome of HSV‐1 contains 80–85 open reading frames. Genetic and biochemical evidence suggests that at least 39 of these genes… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
Phage DNA packaging
Phage DNA packaging occurs by DNA translocation into a preformed protein shell—a prohead—with the aid of a packaging enzyme or a… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Core Histone Tail Domains Mediate Oligonucleosome Folding and Nucleosomal DNA Organization through Distinct Molecular Mechanisms (*)
Defined oligonucleosome model systems have been used to investigate the molecular mechanisms through which the core histone tail… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
DNA packaging and organization in mammalian spermatozoa: comparison with somatic cells.
Mammalian sperm DNA is the most tightly compacted eukaryotic DNA, being at least sixfold more highly condensed than the DNA in… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Symmetry mismatch and DNA packaging in large bacteriophages.
A model is presented for the mechanism of packaging double-stranded DNA into phage heads. The model is based on, and rationalizes… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The compaction of DNA helices into either continuous supercoils or folded-fiber rods and toroids
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Maturation of the head of bacteriophage T4. V. A possible DNA packaging mechanism: in vitro cleavage of the head proteins and the structure of the core of the polyhead.
The most recent developments in studies on the maturation of the head of bacteriophage T4 are described and discussed. The… 
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