Un enfoque de genoma completo para las interacciones ADN-proteína in vivo en E. coli

M X Wang1, G M Church

  • 1Laboratory of Oncology Research, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Nature
|December 10, 1992
PubMed
Resumen

Este estudio introduce un método de genoma completo para identificar secuencias de ADN protegidas por proteínas in vivo. La técnica utiliza metilasas y enzimas sensibles a la metilación para mapear estos sitios protegidos, revelando las interacciones proteína-ADN críticas para la regulación génica.

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