P. falciparum Histone Occupancy Mapping

ABSTRACT: Background: Epigenetic modifications of histones and regulation of chromatin structure have been implicated in regulation of virulence gene families in P. falciparum. To better understand chromatin-mediated gene regulation, we used a high-density oligonucleotide microarray to map the position and enrichment of nucleosomes across the entire genome of P. falciparum at three time points of the intra-erythrocytic developmental cycle (IDC) in vitro. We used an unmodified histone H4 antibody for chromatin immunoprecipitation of nucleosome-bound DNA. Results: We observed generally low nucleosomal occupancy of intergenic regions and higher occupancy of protein coding regions. In contract to the overall small fluctuation of nucleosomal occupancy in most coding regions throughout the IDC, subtelome

ORGANISM(S): Plasmodium falciparum

SUBMITTER: Elizabeth Winzeler 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-18968 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress