Single molecule footprinting measures low nucleosome occupancy in mature spermatozoa of mice and men
Laura Gaspa-Toneu, Haojun Shi, Evgeniy A. Ozonov, Mark E. Gill, Christian De Geyter, Antoine H.F.M. Peters
The paper measures nucleosome occupancy in mouse and human sperm using single-molecule footprinting and finds species-specific differences in residual nucleosome retention.
bioRxiv · Jul 1, 2026 · PreprintGenomics