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Nucleosomeはどのくらい小さいですか?
Nucleosomeの直径は約11 nmです。
測定対象:DNA wrapped around histone core
比較
実際の大きさはどのくらい?
- About 2 would fit across a ribosome
- As wide as about 5 DNA double helices side by side
- About 9 would fit across a flu virus
学ぶ
Nucleosomeについての豆知識
A nucleosome packages about 147 base pairs of DNA around eight histone proteins, the basic unit of chromatin.
出典:NCBI Bookshelf: Molecular Biology of the Cell, Chromatin structure
Micro World
ほかのミクロの世界と比べると
| 名前 | サイズ | Nucleosomeと比べると |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteriorhodopsin Molecule | 5 nm | 0.45× |
| Transfer RNA Molecule | 8 nm | 0.73× |
| Amyloid Beta Fibril | 10 nm | 0.91× |
| Semiconductor Quantum Dot | 10 nm | 0.91× |
| Nucleosome | 11 nm | このページ |
| Ferritin Molecule | 12 nm | 1.1× |
| Colloidal Gold Nanoparticle | 20 nm | 1.8× |
| Bacteriophage Phi X174 | 27 nm | 2.5× |
| Qβ Bacteriophage | 28 nm | 2.5× |
| Silver Nanoparticle | 40 nm | 3.6× |
スケール感を試そう
NucleosomeとTransfer RNA Molecule、大きいのはどちら?
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