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We have designed a method, binding affinities to native chromatin by sequencing (BANC-seq), to determine the transcription factor concentrations required for binding to regulatory elements across the genome. Our study shows that chromatin context and DNA accessibility are key regulators of transcription factor binding.
From made-to-order genetic therapies to model organisms engineered to be ‘patient avatars’, the technology exists right now to save patients with rare diseases.