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We have evaluated the effects of different DNA denaturation protocols commonly used in DNA fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) experiments on chromatin structure using indirect immunofluorescence. The use of antibodies to acetylated histones H3 and H4 demonstrates that the different procedures differ considerably in their extent of histone displacement. Procedures involving paraformaldehyde fixation were found to be compatible with the structural preservation of acetylated chromatin organization by indirect immunofluorescence. These results provide a basis for interpreting DNA FISH experiments aimed at determining chromatin organization of individual loci.
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Received: 19 November 1996; in revised form: 10 January 1997 / Accepted: 10 January 1997
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Hendzel, M., Bazett-Jones, D. Fixation-dependent organization of core histones following DNA fluorescent in situ hybridization. Chromosoma 106, 114–123 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004120050231
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