Protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nuclei

Summary: Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is used to investigate genome binding by transcription factors, but it can be problematic. We present a protocol to isolate fixed DNA-protein complexes from mouse liver prior to chromatin shearing. We describe steps for liver disaggregation and cross-lin...

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Main Authors: Lei Li, May G. Akl, Scott B. Widenmaier
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description Summary: Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is used to investigate genome binding by transcription factors, but it can be problematic. We present a protocol to isolate fixed DNA-protein complexes from mouse liver prior to chromatin shearing. We describe steps for liver disaggregation and cross-linking, DNA-protein complex isolation, chromatin shearing, and quality control analysis as well as procedures for ChIP, DNA purification, and ChIP analysis. This protocol yields high-quality samples using commercial antibodies.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Akl et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.
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spelling doaj-art-c26759ab2fa44ae0bd22cdf2cea2b16d2025-02-02T05:29:21ZengElsevierSTAR Protocols2666-16672025-03-0161103616Protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nucleiLei Li0May G. Akl1Scott B. Widenmaier2Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, CanadaDepartment of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, CanadaDepartment of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; Corresponding authorSummary: Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is used to investigate genome binding by transcription factors, but it can be problematic. We present a protocol to isolate fixed DNA-protein complexes from mouse liver prior to chromatin shearing. We describe steps for liver disaggregation and cross-linking, DNA-protein complex isolation, chromatin shearing, and quality control analysis as well as procedures for ChIP, DNA purification, and ChIP analysis. This protocol yields high-quality samples using commercial antibodies.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Akl et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266616672500022Xmolecular biologyantibodychromatin immunoprecipitationChIP
spellingShingle Lei Li
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Protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nuclei
STAR Protocols
molecular biology
antibody
chromatin immunoprecipitation
ChIP
title Protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nuclei
title_full Protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nuclei
title_fullStr Protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nuclei
title_full_unstemmed Protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nuclei
title_short Protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nuclei
title_sort protocol for in vivo chromatin immunoprecipitation on purified chromatin isolated from mouse liver nuclei
topic molecular biology
antibody
chromatin immunoprecipitation
ChIP
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266616672500022X
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