Immunocytological analysis of chromatin in isolated nuclei

Authors
Publication date 2010
Host editors
  • L. Hennig
  • C. Köhler
Book title Plant developmental biology: methods and protocols
ISBN
  • 9781607617648
Series Methods in molecular biology, 655
Pages (from-to) 413-432
Number of pages 448
Publisher New York: Humana Press
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS)
Abstract All cells in a multicellular organism have the same genetic constitution, yet their appearance and function may differ enormously, due to differences in the nuclear program. Central in the establishment of this cell diversity are epigenetic marks, which are largely based on covalent modifications of histones and methylated cytosine residues in the DNA sequence. The study of these epigenetic factors in individual cells requires the microscopic visualization of chromatin components. Here we describe a number of protocols to study chromatin in isolated nuclei.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-765-5_28
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