Catching histones by the tail: A new probe to track histone modifications in living cells
Monday, September 12, 2016 - 09:51
in Biology & Nature
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a sensitive fluorescent antibody probe that specifically detects monomethylation of lysine 20 in histone H4 in living cells. This research has future implications and can be used to monitor the dynamics of histone modifications and genome integrity in single living cells without disturbing cellular functions.