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Total half-cystine residues in proteins of pig liver chromatin have been measured. About half of them are present in the reduced state. Thiol groups of non-historic chromatin proteins, which amount to about 40 nmol/mg of protein, are preferentially located in chromatin fragments which are more easily solubilised either by DNAse I or by DNAse II. The data obtained are compatible with an involvement of SH and SS groups in chromatin structure and function.
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Ferraro, A., Giartosio, A., Eufemi, M. et al. Thiol proteins in chromatin. Biosci Rep 6, 257–263 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01115154
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