An efficient method for quantitative, single-cell analysis of chromatin modification and nuclear architecture in whole-mount ovules in arabidopsis

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 88, 2014, Pages

  She, Wenjing ^a   Grimanelli, Daniel ^b   Baroux, Célia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b University of Montpellier 2   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Chromatin modification; Dna staining; Fish; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Heterochromatin; Immunostaining; Issue 88; Nuclear architecture; Ovule; Plant biology

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIN; PLANT DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; OVULE; PROCEDURES; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; DNA, PLANT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; OVULE; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84902961910     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/51530     Document Type: Article

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