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Review
. 2014 Dec;55(1):63.
doi: 10.1186/s40529-014-0063-5. Epub 2014 Aug 5.

Immunolocalization of chromosome-associated proteins in plants - principles and applications

Cristina Maria Pinto de Paula  1 , Vânia Helena Techio  2
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Review

Immunolocalization of chromosome-associated proteins in plants - principles and applications

Cristina Maria Pinto de Paula et al. Bot Stud. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

The use of the immunolocalization technique combined with cytogenetic and epigenetic studies is an indispensable tool and has contributed significantly to the analysis of the structure and function of chromosomes, since it can provide information about the spatial or temporal distribution of a given protein in the nucleus and chromosomes. Several chromosome-associated proteins in plant cells have already been identified by immunolocalization, such as histone and non-histone proteins and cell division-related protein (mitosis and meiosis). The principle of the immunolocalization technique in plants basically involves fixation and permeabilization of cells, the use of monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies attached to a signaling molecule, usually a fluorochrome and detection of the target molecule by using an epifluorescence microscope.

Keywords: Antibodies; Epigenetics; Meiosis; Mitosis; Molecular cytogenetics.

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