The molecular mechanisms of the decondensation of highly compacted mitotic chromatin are ill-defined. We present a cell-free assay based on mitotic chromatin clusters isolated from HeLa cells and Xenopus laevis egg extract that faithfully reconstitutes the decondensation process in vitro.
Schellhaus, A. K., Magalska, A., Schooley, A., Antonin, W. A Cell Free Assay to Study Chromatin Decondensation at the End of Mitosis. J. Vis. Exp. (106), e53407, doi:10.3791/53407 (2015).