An advanced coarse-grained nucleosome core particle model for computer simulations of nucleosome-nucleosome interactions under varying ionic conditions.
In the eukaryotic cell nucleus, DNA exists as chromatin, a compact but dynamic complex with histone proteins.The first level of DNA organization is the linear array of nucleosome core particles (NCPs).The NCP is a well-defined complex of 147 bp DNA with an octamer of histones.Interactions between NCPs are of paramount importance for higher levels o