Please cite as: CSH Protocols; 2006; doi:10.1101/pdb.prot4177
| Protocol |
This protocol was adapted from "Chromatin Immunoprecipitation," Techniques and Protocols 18, in Methods in Yeast Genetics, 2005 edition, by David C. Amberg, Daniel J. Burke, and Jeffrey N. Strathern. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA, 2005.
| The first 100 words of the full text of this article appear below. |
INTRODUCTION
Chromatin immunoprecipitation is a method for determining whether a particular protein binds to a particular DNA sequence in vivo.
MATERIALS
Reagents
Appropriate yeast cells to be assayed (1 x 109 - 2 x 109 cells per sample)
Chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (24:1)
Ethanol, 70% and 100%
Formaldehyde (37%)
Glycine, 2.5 M in H2O
Glycogen, 10 mg/ml in H2O
Growth medium
IP wash solution
Lithium chloride (4 M)
Lysis/immunoprecipitation (IP) buffer , ice cold
Lysis IP buffer/500 mM NaCl
Phenol:chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (25:24:1)
PCR reagents
Primary antibody
Protease inhibitors:
Bacitracin, 50X stock solution (50 mg/ml)
Benzamidine, 50X stock solution (50 mM)
PMSF, 50X stock
Equipment
METHOD
TROUBLESHOOTING
Copyright © 2006 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Online ISSN: 1559-6095 Terms of Service |