Nanomechanical recognition measurements of individual DNA molecules reveal epigenetic methylation patterns

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 788-791

  Zhu, Rong ^a   Howorka, Stefan ^b,c   Pröll, Johannes ^d,e   Kienberger, Ferry ^a   Preiner, Johannes ^a   Hesse, Jan ^a,b   Ebner, Andreas ^a   Pastushenko, Vassili Ph ^a   Gruber, Hermann J ^a   Hinterdorfer, Peter ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^b Center for Advanced Bioanalysis GmbH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ELISABETHINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^e Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service of Upper Austria   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; ANTIBODIES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; METHYLATION; NANOCANTILEVERS;

AFM CANTILEVERS; BINDING PARTNERS; CHEMICAL PATTERN; DNA METHYLATION PATTERN; EPIGENETIC CONTROL; FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENTS OF; SINGLE MOLECULE LEVEL;

BIOMOLECULES;

5 METHYLCYTIDINE; BIOPOLYMER; CYTIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRAND; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 78149363041     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.212     Document Type: Article

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