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Formaldehyde-assisted Isolation of Regulatory Elements to Measure Chromatin Accessibility in Mammalian Cells
 

Formaldehyde-assisted Isolation of Regulatory Elements to Measure Chromatin Accessibility in Mammalian Cells

Article DOI: 10.3791/57272-v 08:08 min April 2nd, 2018
April 2nd, 2018

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Summary

The plasticity of nuclear architecture is controlled by dynamic epigenetic mechanisms including non-coding RNAs, DNA methylation, nucleosome repositioning as well as histone composition and modification. Here we describe a Formaldehyde-Assisted Isolation of Regulatory Elements (FAIRE) protocol which allows the determination of chromatin accessibility in a reproducible, inexpensive, and straightforward manner.

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Formaldehyde-assisted Isolation Regulatory Elements Chromatin Accessibility Mammalian Cells DNA Cross-linking Purification Quantification DNA Cleavage Antibodies Sonicator Protocol Growth Medium Formaldehyde Concentration Glycine Quenching Formaldehyde PBS Washing
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