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Genome-wide Mapping of Drug-DNA Interactions in Cells with COSMIC (Crosslinking of Small Molecules to Isolate Chromatin)

Published: January 20, 2016 doi: 10.3791/53510
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1Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 3Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 4The Genome Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Summary

Identifying the direct targets of genome-targeting molecules remains a major challenge. To understand how DNA-binding molecules engage the genome, we developed a method that relies on crosslinking of small molecules to isolate chromatin (COSMIC).

Abstract

The genome is the target of some of the most effective chemotherapeutics, but most of these drugs lack DNA sequence specificity, which leads to dose-limiting toxicity and many adverse side effects. Targeting the genome with sequence-specific small molecules may enable molecules with increased therapeutic index and fewer off-target effects. N-methylpyrrole/N-methylimidazole polyamides are molecules that can be rationally designed to target specific DNA sequences with exquisite precision. And unlike most natural transcription factors, polyamides can bind to methylated and chromatinized DNA without a loss in affinity. The sequence specificity of polyamides has been extensively studied in vitro with cognate site identification (CSI) and with traditional biochemical and biophysical approaches, but the study of polyamide binding to genomic targets in cells remains elusive. Here we report a method, the crosslinking of small molecules to isolate chromatin (COSMIC), that identifies polyamide binding sites across the genome. COSMIC is similar to chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), but differs in two important ways: (1) a photocrosslinker is employed to enable selective, temporally-controlled capture of polyamide binding events, and (2) the biotin affinity handle is used to purify polyamide–DNA conjugates under semi-denaturing conditions to decrease DNA that is non-covalently bound. COSMIC is a general strategy that can be used to reveal the genome-wide binding events of polyamides and other genome-targeting chemotherapeutic agents.

Introduction

The information to make each cell in the human body is encoded in DNA. The selective use of that information governs the fate of a cell. Transcription factors (TFs) are proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences to express a particular subset of the genes in the genome, and the malfunction of TFs is linked to the onset of a wide array of diseases, including developmental defects, cancer, and diabetes.1,2 We have been interested in developing molecules that can selectively bind to the genome and modulate gene regulatory networks.

Polyamides composed of N-methylpyrrole and N-methylimidazole are rationally-designed molecules that can target DNA with specificities and affinities that rival natural transcription factors.3-6 These molecules bind to specific sequences in the minor groove of DNA.4,5,7-11 Polyamides have been employed to both repress and activate the expression of specific genes.4,12-19 They also have interesting antiviral20-24 and anticancer12,13,25-30 properties. One attractive feature of polyamides is their ability to access DNA sequences that are methylated31,32 and wrapped around histone proteins9,10,33.

To measure the comprehensive binding specificities of DNA-binding molecules, our lab created the cognate site identifier (CSI) method.34-39 The predicted occurrence of binding sites based on in vitro specificities (genomescapes) can be displayed on the genome, because the in vitro binding intensities are directly proportional to association constants (Ka).34,35,37 These genomescapes provide insight into polyamide occupancy across the genome, but measuring polyamide binding in live cells has been a challenge. DNA is tightly packaged in the nucleus, which could influence the accessibility of binding sites. The accessibility of these chromatinized DNA sequences to polyamides remains a mystery.

Recently, many methods to study interactions between small molecules and nucleic acids have emerged.40-48 The chemical affinity capture and massively-parallel DNA sequencing (chem-seq) is one such technique. Chem-seq uses formaldehyde to crosslink small molecules to a genomic target of interest and a biotinylated derivative of a small molecule of interest to capture the ligand–target interaction.48,49

Formaldehyde crosslinking leads to indirect interactions that can produce false positives.50 We developed a new method, the crosslinking of small molecules to isolate chromatin (COSMIC),51 with a photocrosslinker to eliminate these so-called “phantom” peaks.50 To begin, we designed and synthesized trifunctional derivatives of polyamides. These molecules contained a DNA-binding polyamide, a photocrosslinker (psoralen), and an affinity handle (biotin, Figure 1). With trifunctional polyamides, we can covalently capture polyamide–DNA interactions with 365 nm UV irradiation, a wavelength that does not damage DNA or induce non-psoralen-based crosslinking.51 Next, we fragment the genome and purify the captured DNA under stringent, semi-denaturing conditions to decrease DNA that is non-covalently bound. Thus, we view COSMIC as a method related to chem-seq, but with a more direct readout of DNA targeting. Importantly, the weak (Ka 103-104 M-1) affinity of psoralen for DNA does not detectably impact polyamide specificity.51,52 The enriched DNA fragments can be analyzed by either quantitative polymerase chain reaction51 (COSMIC-qPCR) or by next-generation sequencing53 (COSMIC-seq). These data enable an unbiased, genome-guided design of ligands that interact with their desired genomic loci and minimize off-target effects.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Bioactive polyamides and COSMIC scheme. (A) Hairpin polyamides 1–2 target the DNA sequence 5′-WACGTW-3′. Linear polyamides 3–4 target 5′-AAGAAGAAG-3′. Rings of N-methylimidazole are bolded for clarity. Open and filled circles represent N-methylpyrrole and N-methylimidazole, respectively. Square represents 3-chlorothiophene, and diamonds represent β-alanine. Psoralen and biotin are denoted by P and B, respectively. (B) COSMIC scheme. Cells are treated with trifunctional derivatives of polyamides. After crosslinking with 365 nm UV irradiation, cells are lysed and genomic DNA is sheared. Streptavidin-coated magnetic beads are added to capture polyamide–DNA adducts. The DNA is released and can be analyzed by quantitative PCR (qPCR) or by next-generation sequencing (NGS). Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

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Protocol

1. Crosslinking in Live Cells

  1. Begin with ~2.5x107 H1 cells, or other cultured cells.
    NOTE: This number of H1 cells corresponds to five 10-cm dishes (approximately 40% confluency).
  2. Grow cells in E8 media on dishes coated on a surface that supports pluripotent stem cells (see Materials List), and incubate them at 37 °C in humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2. Harvest cells enzymatically (see Materials List). Note: Do not allow H1 cells to exceed 90% confluency; confluency induces spontaneous differentiation of H1 cells. To count cells, grow an extra 10-cm dish of cells, lift the cells enzymatically as described in sections 1.8-1.10, and count them with a hemocytometer.
    1. Prepare E8 culture media as described in Chen et al.54 
  3. Prior to adding polyamide, remove the spent culture media with a Pasteur pipette attached to a vacuum trap. Add fresh media with a serological pipette and pipette dispenser (8 ml per 10-cm dish).
    NOTE: Add the media to the side of the dish in order to avoid disrupting the cells. From this point onward protect the cells from light to avoid premature photo-crosslinking.
  4. Add polyamide with a pipette (8 µl of 400 µM polyamide in DMSO, 400 nM final concentration) directly to the culture media of each dish. Swirl the dish to disperse the polyamide evenly into the media.
    NOTE: Concentration can be varied, but ensure that no cellular toxicity is observed for the treatment selected.
  5. Incubate the cells 24 hr 37 °C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2, and ensure they are protected from light.
    NOTE: The incubation time can be varied to measure polyamide binding across time.
  6. Wash each 10-cm dish with 4 ml PBS (1.05 mM potassium phosphate monobasic, 155.17 mM sodium chloride, 2.97 mM sodium phosphate dibasic) using a serological pipette and pipette dispenser. Aspirate PBS and add 3 ml E8 culture media.
  7. With the lights dimmed, remove the lid of 5 culture dishes and place the cells on a flat surface outside of the hood. Place a glass filter over the 5 culture dishes to filter out light with λ < 300 nm. Place the UV source on top of filter. Crosslink samples 30 min with 365 nm UV irradiation (2.4 mW/cm2).
    NOTE: Crosslinking time should be determined empirically.
  8. Transfer culture dishes back to the hood. Aspirate the media with a Pasteur pipette attached to a vacuum trap. Wash each 10-cm dish with 4 ml PBS. Aspirate the PBS. Add 3 ml enzyme for cell dissociation (see Materials List) per 10-cm dish to dissociate the cells. Incubate 5 min at 37 °C.
    NOTE: Do not pre-warm the enzyme.
  9. Quench the enzyme with 3 ml E8 media per dish. Transfer dissociated cells into one 15-ml conical tube.
    NOTE: Place cells on ice from this point onward.
  10. Centrifuge dissociated cells 5 min, 500 x g at 4 °C. Aspirate supernatant to remove enzyme and media.
    NOTE: Pause point. Cells can be flash-frozen in liquid nitrogen, stored at -80 °C for subsequent processing at a later time.

2. Isolation of Chromatin

  1. Add 1.2 ml COSMIC buffer (20 mM Tris-HCl [pH 8.1], 2 mM EDTA, 150 mM NaCl, 1% Triton-X100, 0.1% SDS) and pipette up and down several times to resuspend the cell pellet for each sample in 1.2 ml COSMIC buffer.
    1. Add 133 µl each of 100 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), 100 mM benzamidine, and 150 µM pepstatin protease inhibitors fresh to a final concentration of 1 mM for PMSF and benzamidine and 1.5 µM for pepstatin. Split solution of cell lysate into two amber 1.7 ml microcentrifuge tubes.
  2. Sonicate with sonicator 35 min (10 sec on, 10 sec off, 60% power) to fragment the genome to between 100 and 500 bp.
    1. Keep the level of chromatin solution in the microcentrifuge tube parallel to the level of water in the reservoir. Confirm this level by visual inspection. 
      NOTE: Confirm that DNA was sheared with a 1.5% agarose gel.55
    2. Optimize the sonication time empirically. Use a minimal amount of ice in the reservoir to chill the samples, and ensure the ice is not interfering between the samples and the cup horn.
  3. Centrifuge the sample 12,000 x g 10 min. Save the aqueous solution which contains soluble chromatin by transferring it to a new amber microcentrifuge tube with a pipette. Discard the pellet.
  4. Transfer 110 µl (10%) of sample to a new microcentrifuge tube and label it Input DNA. Store at -80 °C. Save the rest of the chromatin sample on ice for use in Step 3.3.

3. Capture of Ligand–DNA Crosslinks

  1. Use a pipette to dispense 60 µl streptavidin-coated magnetic beads in a microcentrifuge tube. Add 1 ml COSMIC buffer and mix on a nutator 5 min at RT. Place magnetic beads on magnetic separation rack 2 min to capture beads. Remove COSMIC buffer with a pipette.
    NOTE: Do not allow the beads to dry out. Proceed immediately to the next step.
  2. Add chromatin sample (~1 ml) to beads (60 µl) and resuspend the beads. Incubate chromatin with streptavidin-coated magnetic beads at least 4 hr on a rotating, rocking mixer at 4 °C. Incubate the samples O/N if desired.

4. Isolation of Affinity-purified DNA

  1. Wash beads with 7 min interval at RT with the following wash buffers to remove non-specific interactions. Use a magnetic separation rack to capture beads after each wash. Resuspend the beads after each change in washing buffer.
  2. Prepare wash buffers in distilled deionized water and filter (0.2 µm) before use. Store wash Buffers 1 and 2 at 4 °C for several months. Prepare Wash Buffer 3 fresh each day. Add and remove wash buffers from the sample with a pipette. For 2 and 4, add 1 and 3 (5 mM), respectively, in the washes. Samples can additionally be washed twice with COSMIC buffer (once 12 hr, once 4 hr) prior to the washes listed below.
    1. Wash once with Wash Buffer 1 (10 mM Tris-Cl [pH 8.0], 1 mM EDTA, 3% SDS). Wash once with Wash Buffer 2 (10 mM Tris-Cl [pH 8.0], 250 mM LiCl, 1 mM EDTA, 0.5% NP40, 1% sodium deoxycholate). Wash twice with Wash Buffer 3 (4 M urea, 10 mM Tris-Cl [pH 7.5], 1 mM EDTA, 0.1% NP-40). Wash twice with Tris EDTA (TE) buffer (10 mM Tris-Cl [pH 8.0], 1 mM EDTA).
  3. Resuspend the beads in 200 μl TE buffer with a pipette. This sample of captured DNA is referred to as affinity-purified (AP) DNA.
  4. Supplement the Input and AP DNA with 10x Crosslink Reversal Buffer (100 mM Tris-Cl [pH 8.0], 1 M KOH, 4 mM EDTA) to 1x final concentration.56,57 Incubate 30 min at 90 °C.
    NOTE: 254 nm UV irradiation can also be used to reverse the psoralen crosslink,58 but cyclobutyl pyrimidine dimers can be formed from irradiation at this wavelength and interfere with downstream processing of DNA.
  5. For AP DNA, place the microcentrifuge tube containing the sample on magnetic separation rack 2 min at RT and isolating liquid (DNA) with a pipette. Transfer the AP DNA (which has been released from the beads) to a new amber microcentrifuge tube.
    NOTE: The desired AP DNA is in the liquid, no longer attached to the beads.
  6. Neutralize Input and AP DNA with concentrated HCl to pH 7 by adding approximately 1 µl 6 N HCl per 100 μl sample with a pipette. Confirm the samples are neutralized by adding ~0.5 µl onto pH paper with a pipette. WARNING: Concentrated HCl is a strong corrosive acid. Handle according to your institution’s guidelines for the appropriate personal protective equipment.
  7. Add RNase A (100 mg/ml) to 0.2 µg/µl final concentration to both Input and AP DNA. Incubate 1 hr at 37 °C. Add Proteinase K (20 mg/ml) to 0.2 µg/µl final concentration to both Input and AP DNA, add. Incubate 1 hr at 55 °C.
  8. Purify the DNA with a DNA column cleanup kit (see Materials List).55 Elute DNA in 58 μl DNA-grade H2O. Store Input and AP samples at -20 or -80 °C
  9. Analyze AP DNA by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) with locus-specific primers, and/or by next-generation sequencing. For qPCR, use 2 µl AP DNA per locus with the following parameters: 1 cycle of 95 °C 10 min and 40 cycles of 95 °C 20 sec, 54 °C or 56 °C 20 sec, 72 °C 40 sec.
    NOTE: The annealing temperature should be modified according to the melting temperature of the primer pairs used. Select an annealing temperature that minimizes the quantitation cycle with no nonspecific amplification.
    NOTE: For analysis by next-generation sequencing, aim for at least 10 million mapped reads. The number of mapped reads can be increased by increasing the amount of AP DNA and by combining fewer samples into a run for sequencing. More reads improve the sensitivity. Standard packages for ChIP-seq analysis (e.g., HOMER,59 MACS,60 and SPP61) work with COSMIC-seq data. As with other methods that rely upon next-generation sequencing, including genome sequencing and ChIP-seq, repetitive regions create ambiguities in alignment and assembly and thus remain a technical challenge.

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Representative Results

To account for non-uniform genome fragmentation and other variables, the purified DNA should always be normalized against a reference of Input DNA. Primers specific to a locus of interest can be used. It is helpful to also analyze a locus where the molecule is not expected to bind, as a negative control. We see a >100-fold increase in polyamide occupancy upon irradiation with 365-nm light (Figure 2).

Enriched DNA can also be analyzed by next-generation sequencing. DNA is prepared for sequencing in the same manner as ChIP DNA is prepared (e.g., with a commercial sample prep kit, see Materials List). Even with next-generation sequencing, we still use qPCR to confirm enrichment of DNA at loci where we expect the polyamide to be bound. Once sequenced, raw DNA reads are aligned to the genome and density traces are prepared with the same software designed to analyze ChIP-seq data (Figure 3). Based on our analysis of polyamide distributions in cells, we found that clustered binding sites, spanning a broad range of affinities, best predict occupancy in cells. We developed an algorithm to score the entire genome for binding with our in vitro CSI data (Figure 4A). This scoring method revealed that different genomic loci with similar predicted binding scores exhibit the diverse clustering of multiple sites of varying affinities (Figure 4B).

Figure 2
Figure 2. Results of COSMIC-qPCR. Effect of 365 nm UV irradiation on the fraction of AP/input from HEK293 cells. AP, affinity-purified. Results are plotted on log scale and represent mean ± s.e.m.

Figure 3
Figure 3. Results of COSMIC-seq in H1 cells. COSMIC-seq tag density track for linear polyamide 4 designed to target AAG repeats. Tag density was normalized to 107 tags and displayed with the Integrated Genome Viewer. Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

Figure 4
Figure 4. Model of polyamide binding. (A) Violin plots of predicted scores for 2 and 4 binding across the entire genome. Representative genomescapes for 4 are also shown. With the bioinformatic scoring method employed, genomic loci can sum to the same predicted score in different ways. (B) Loci with multiple low- and medium-affinity sequences show similar polyamide occupancy to loci with few high-affinity sequences. Reprinted with permission.51 Please click here to view a larger version of this figure.

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Discussion

One of the primary challenges with conventional ChIP is the identification of suitable antibodies. ChIP depends heavily upon the quality of the antibody, and most commercial antibodies are unacceptable for ChIP. In fact, the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) consortium found only 20% of commercial antibodies to be suitable for ChIP assays.50 With COSMIC, antibodies are replaced by streptavidin. Because polyamides are functionalized with biotin, streptavidin is used in place of an antibody to capture polyamide–DNA crosslinks. The interaction between biotin and streptavidin is one of the strongest known in nature and one thousand to one million times stronger than the interaction of an antibody with its ligand.62 We harness this robust interaction, and the intrinsic stability of streptavidin, by subjecting captured polyamide–DNA crosslinks to harsh washes that would denature an antibody. These washes reduce the background signal of COSMIC. Furthermore, biotinylated proteins such as histones unfold and dissociate from DNA under these harsh conditions.63,64

The addition of the biotin moiety increases the size of the molecule, which could be reduced by substitution with a ‘clickable’ handle such as an alkyne.43-46 This handle could be used to introduce the biotin moiety after the cells have been lysed. Taken together, COSMIC avoids one of the major sources of unreliability that plagues many ChIP experiments.

Although formaldehyde will crosslink protein–DNA interactions, formaldehyde also crosslinks protein–protein interactions.65,66 Thus, formaldehyde can lead to the misidentification of DNA-binding events that are indirect or transient.65,66 This issue is especially prominent in highly transcribed regions.67 COSMIC uses a photocrosslinker (psoralen) instead of formaldehyde to avoid the issues of formaldehyde-based crosslinking. Because a light-sensitive crosslinker is used, the sample must be shielded from light to prevent premature crosslinking.

We have performed COSMIC in multiple conditions and cell types. The cell type, concentration of polyamide, and duration of treatment can all be varied, but it is important to confirm that polyamide treatment does not induce cellular toxicity. It is also critical to empirically determine a sonication time that produces sheared DNA with a size between 100 and 500 bp. If the COSMIC signal is low, optimize the number of cells, incubation time, concentration of polyamide, and UV crosslinking time.

The bioinformatic methods to analyze ChIP-seq data are compatible with COSMIC-seq data. Similar to ChIP, COSMIC requires normalization to a reference sample of fragmented DNA that has not been enriched with an antibody or streptavidin. This sample, normally called input DNA, is designed to control for many possible sources of bias including sonication efficiency, PCR bias, sequencing bias, and mappability of DNA fragments. We have found success with the ENCODE guidelines to identify peaks in our COSMIC-seq datasets.50,68

Some of the most successful therapeutic agents are molecules that bind to DNA and interfere with an array of genomic transactions.43,69,70 COSMIC can be readily applied to small molecules other than polyamides. The crosslinker can be UV active, as we have chosen, or it could also be DNA-reactive.69,70 In summary, COSMIC reveals the binding sites of polyamides and other ligands throughout the genome and uncovers new strategies to selectively target DNA.

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Disclosures

A.Z.A. is the sole proprietor of Vista Motif, LLC and WINStep Forward.

Acknowledgments

We thank members of the Ansari lab and Prof. Parameswaran Ramanathan for helpful discussions. This work was supported by NIH grants CA133508 and HL099773, the H. I. Romnes faculty fellowship, and the W. M. Keck Medical Research Award to A.Z.A. G.S.E. was supported by a Peterson Fellowship from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biosciences Training Grant NIH T32 GM07215. A.E. was supported by the Morgridge Graduate Fellowship and the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center Fellowship, and D.B. was supported by the NSEC grant from NSF.

Materials

Name Company Catalog Number Comments
Phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) any source
Benzamidine any source
Pepstatin any source
Proteinase K any source
Dynabeads MyOne Streptavidin C1 Life Technologies 65001
PBS, pH 7.4 Life Technologies 10010-023 Other sources can be used
StemPro Accutase Cell Dissociation Reagent Life Technologies A1110501
QIAquick PCR Purification Kit Qiagen 28104 We have tried other manufacturers of DNA columns with success.
TruSeq ChIP Sample Prep Kit Illumina IP-202-1012 This Kit can be used to prepare COSMIC DNA for next-generation sequencing
Matrigel Basement Membrane Matrix BD Biosciences 356231 Used to coat plates in order to grow H1 ESCs
pH paper any source
amber microcentrifuge tubes any source
microcentrifuge tubes any source
pyrex filter any source Pyrex baking dishes are suitable
qPCR master mix any source
RNase any source
HCl (6 N) any source
10-cm tissue culture dishes any source
Serological pipettes any source
Pasteur pipettes any source
Pipette tips any source
15-ml conical tubes any source
centrifuge any source
microcentrifuge any source
nutator any source
Magnetic separation rack any source
UV source CalSun B001BH0A1A Other UV sources can be used, but crosslinking time must be optimized empirically
Misonix Sonicator Qsonica S4000 with 431C1 cup horn Other sonicators can be used, but sonication conditions must be optimized empirically
Humidified CO2 incubator any source
Biological safety cabinet with vacuum outlet any source

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Erwin, G. S., Grieshop, M. P., Bhimsaria, D., Eguchi, A., Rodríguez-Martínez, J. A., Ansari, A. Z. Genome-wide Mapping of Drug-DNA Interactions in Cells with COSMIC (Crosslinking of Small Molecules to Isolate Chromatin). J. Vis. Exp. (107), e53510, doi:10.3791/53510 (2016).

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