An overview of epigenetic assays

JT DeAngelis, WJ Farrington, TO Tollefsbol - Molecular biotechnology, 2008 - Springer
A significant portion of ongoing epigenetic research involves the investigation of DNA
methylation and chromatin modification patterns seen throughout many biological …

[PDF][PDF] Osmotic challenge drives rapid and reversible chromatin condensation in chondrocytes

J Irianto, J Swift, RP Martins, GD McPhail, MM Knight… - Biophysical journal, 2013 - cell.com
Abstract Changes in extracellular osmolality have been shown to alter gene expression
patterns and metabolic activity of various cell types, including chondrocytes. However …

Nuclear mechanosensing

Y Xia, CR Pfeifer, S Cho, DE Discher… - Emerging topics in life …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Structural links from the nucleus to the cytoskeleton and to the extracellular environment
play a role in direct mechanosensing by nuclear factors. Here, we highlight recent studies …

Open chromatin in plant genomes

W Zhang, T Zhang, Y Wu, J Jiang - Cytogenetic and Genome Research, 2014 - karger.com
Sensitivity to DNase I digestion is an indicator of the accessibility and configuration of
chromatin in eukaryotic genomes. Open chromatin exhibits high sensitivity to DNase I …

Measuring Arabidopsis chromatin accessibility using DNase I-polymerase chain reaction and DNase I-chip assays

H Shu, W Gruissem, L Hennig - Plant Physiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
DNA accessibility is an important layer of regulation of DNA-dependent processes. Methods
that measure DNA accessibility at local and genome-wide scales have facilitated a rapid …