In vivo analysis of DNA methylation patterns recognized by specific proteins: Coupling ChIP and bisulfite analysis

BioTechniques

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 666-673

  Matarazzo, Maria Rosaria ^a   Lembo, Francesca ^b   Angrisano, Tiziana ^b   Ballestar, Esteban ^c   Ferraro, Marcella ^a   Pero, Raffaela ^b   De Bonis, Maria Luigia ^a   Bruni, Carmelo Bruno ^b   Esteller, Manel ^c   D'Esposito, Maurizio ^a   Chiariotti, Lorenzo ^b,d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas   (Spain)

^d Univ degli Studi di Catanzaro   (Italy)

^e Dipto Biol e Patol Cell e Molec   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CONFORMATIONS; GENES; IMMUNOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROTEINS;

CHROMATIN CONFIGURATION; EPIGENETIC CONTROL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; METHYLATION PATTERNS;

DNA;

BISULFITE; DNA;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INFORMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 6344256774     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/04374dd02     Document Type: Article

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