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Techniques to access histone modifications and variants in cancer

Methods in Molecular Biology, ISSN: 1064-3745, Vol: 1238, Page: 251-272
2015
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Recent years have witnessed an explosion of epigenetic research on the role of histone variants and modifications in cancer. To understand the global dynamics of chromatin structure and function, analysis of histone variants incorporated into the nucleosome and their covalent modifications, is required. The nucleosome is the fundamental structural unit of chromatin, contains an octamer of core histones H3, H4, H2A, and H2B. The differential alterations in diverse histone variants and their accompanying modifications patterns will provide a deeper insight into their biological role in structural and functional properties of chromatin. Here we provide a step-by-step protocol to investigate these aspects, the histone modifications and variants, their localization and dynamics within specific regions of chromatin under distinct condition and the recruitment/retention of epigenetic regulators at their target sites in chromatin to influence cell growth and differentiation.

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