[Finding targets of transcriptional regulators--chromatin immunoprecipitation assay (ChIP)]

Postepy Biochem. 2011;57(4):418-24.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

The protein-DNA interactions play a crucial role in many cellular processes such as DNA replication, recombination, repair, or gene transcription. Here we describe a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technique, a tool for identifying DNA regions, which are in vivo associated with protein of interest. The main steps of ChIP are: fixation, chromatin fragmentation, immunoprecipitation with a specific antibody, and analysis of the immunoprecipitated DNA. Different analytical tools combined with ChIP (ChIP-chip, ChIP-seq) enable researchers to map protein binding in a truly genome-wide manner with high resolution.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chromatin / metabolism
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation / methods*
  • DNA / metabolism
  • Peptide Mapping
  • Protein Binding
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

  • Chromatin
  • Transcription Factors
  • DNA