achieves_planned_objective chromosome conformation identification objective nuclear ligation assay chromosome conformation capture assay 3C assay A nuclear ligation assay that detects chromosomal interactions between any two genomic loci. Chromatin segments are cross-linked, cut by restriction enzymes, ligated, and finally analyzed by PCR. chromosome conformation capture assay url:http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n7/full/nprot.2007.243.html PMID:11847345 Chris S metadata complete