: Her co-authored studies examine how specific histone modifications, such as trimethylation at lysine 20 of histone H4 (H4K20me3), act as hallmarks of pericentric heterochromatin and influence chromosome separation during mitosis.
Aizawa’s published work centers on the interactions between enzymes and proteins that maintain heterochromatin (the tightly packed form of DNA). arisa aizawa
: Much of her research focuses on the histone methyltransferase SUV420H2 and its interaction with Heterochromatin Protein 1 (HP1) . : Her co-authored studies examine how specific histone