Dynamic chromatin technologies: From individual molecules to epigenomic regulation in cells

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 457-472

  Cuvier, Olivier ^a   Fierz, Beat ^b  

^a Université Paul Sabatier   (France)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; CHROMATIN ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1; HISTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHROMATIN;

CELL HETEROGENEITY; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLONING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; EPIGENETICS; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; TURNOVER TIME; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

CHROMATIN; EPIGENOMICS; GENOMICS; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85024488645     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg.2017.28     Document Type: Review

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