From sextant to GPS: twenty-five years of mapping the genome with ChIP

J Cell Biochem. 2009 May 1;107(1):6-10. doi: 10.1002/jcb.22060.

Abstract

Since its inception, ChIP technology has evolved immensely. Technological advances have improved its specificity and sensitivity, its scale has expanded to a genome-wide level, and its relative ease of use has made it a virtually ubiquitous tool. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the development of ChIP. In honor of this milestone, we briefly revisit its history, offer a review of recent articles employing ChIP on a genome-wide scale, and lay out our views for the future of ChIP.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chromosome Mapping*
  • Gene Expression Profiling*
  • Humans
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis*