Here we describe biochemical assays that can be used to characterize ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes for their abilities to 1) catalyze ATP-dependent nucleosome sliding, 2) engage with nucleosome substrates, and 3) hydrolyze ATP in a nucleosome- or DNA-dependent manner.
Members of the SNF2 family of ATPases often function as components of multi-subunit chromatin remodeling complexes that regulate nucleosome dynamics and DNA accessibility by catalyzing ATP-dependent nucleosome remodeling. Biochemically dissecting the contributions of individual subunits of such complexes to the multi-step ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling reaction requires the use of assays that monitor the production of reaction products and measure the formation of reaction intermediates. This JOVE protocol describes assays that allow one to measure the biochemical activities of chromatin remodeling complexes or subcomplexes containing various combinations of subunits. Chromatin remodeling is measured using an ATP-dependent nucleosome sliding assay, which monitors the movement of a nucleosome on a DNA molecule using an electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA)-based method. Nucleosome binding activity is measured by monitoring the formation of remodeling complex-bound mononucleosomes using a similar EMSA-based method, and DNA- or nucleosome-dependent ATPase activity is assayed using thin layer chromatography (TLC) to measure the rate of conversion of ATP to ADP and phosphate in the presence of either DNA or nucleosomes. Using these assays, one can examine the functions of subunits of a chromatin remodeling complex by comparing the activities of the complete complex to those lacking one or more subunits. The human INO80 chromatin remodeling complex is used as an example; however, the methods described here can be adapted to the study of other chromatin remodeling complexes.
SNF2家庭染色质重塑复合物包括中央SNF2般的ATP酶亚基1,2。一些SNF2状ATP酶的功能单亚基酶,而其他用作较大的多亚基复合物的催化亚基。阐明的分子机制,其中每一个染色质重塑复合物有助于其活动亚基的要求来执行解剖重建过程的生化分析的能力。
ATP依赖的核小体重构的人类INO80复合物和其他染色质重塑酶,可以设想为,与重塑酶,以核小体结合启动一个多步骤的过程,随后激活其DNA和/或核小体依赖性ATP酶,易位于核小体的DNA,和核小体1,2的最终位置改变重塑酶。理解ATP依赖的染色质重塑过程r的分子细节equires重塑反应的染色质重塑复合物在反应中的每个步骤的各个子单元的贡献成单个步骤和定义的清扫。这样的分析需要使用定义的底物分子在体外进行分析核小体重塑和其他活动的能力。
在以前的JOVE协议中,我们描述的程序来生成INO80染色质重塑复合物及其亚与定义亚基组成3。在这里,我们提出了3生化检测,使核小体结合,DNA和核小体的激活ATP酶,而这种复合物相关的核小体重塑活动的定量分析。
以确保核小体重构和ATP酶活性,我们观察到在分析依赖INO80复合物的催化活性,并且不污染重塑和/或ATP酶,我们经常测定核小体重构和INO80复合物的催化活性的版本的ATP酶活性,纯化使用野生型INO80同样地进行平行。阴性对照反应缺少ATP也应测定核小体重构的活性时,以测试污染ATP和/或ATP的独立重塑活动的存在,这可能会复杂化的比较INO80复合物或subcomplexes不同制剂的活性实验解释执行。催化INO80?…
The authors have nothing to disclose.
Work in the authors’ laboratory is supported by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM41628) and by a grant to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research from the Helen Nelson Medical Research Fund at the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.
Name of Reagent/Material | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Protease Inhibitor Cocktail | Sigma | P8340 | |
10x PCR reaction buffer | Roche Applied Science | 11435094001 | |
Roche Taq DNA Polymerase | Roche Applied Science | 11435094001 | |
NucAway Nuclease-free Spin Columns | Ambion | Cat. # AM10070 | |
ultrapure ATP | USB/Affymetrix | 77241 25 UM | |
bovine serum albumin | Sigma | A9418 | |
N,N,N´,N´-tetramethylethylenediamine (TEMED) | Thermo Scientific | 17919 | Fisher Scientific |
40% Acrylamide/Bis 37.5:1 | Amresco | 0254-500ML | |
Sonicated salmon sperm DNAs | GE Healthcare | 27-4565-01 | |
10% ammonium persulfate (APS) | Thermo Scientific | 17874 | |
benzonase | Novagen | Cat. No. 70664 | |
[α-32P] ATP (3000 Ci/mmol) | PerkinElmer | BLU003H250UC | |
dCTP, [α-32P]- 6000Ci/mmol | PerkinElmer | BLU013Z250UC | |
Equipment | Company | ||
PCR thermal cycler PTC 200 | MJ Research | PTC 200 | |
Hoefer vertical electrophoresis unit | Hoefer | SE600X-15-1.5 | |
lubricated 1.5ml microcentrifuge tubes | Costar | 3207 | |
Storage Phosphor Screen | Molecular Dynamics | 63-0034-79 | |
3MM filter paper | Whatman | 28458-005 | VWR |
Typhoon PhosphorImager | GE Healthcare | 8600 | |
ImageQuant software | GE Healthcare | ver2003.02 | |
TLC Glass Plates, PEI-Cellulose F | Millipore | 5725-7 | |
Immobilon-FL Transfer Membrane 7 x 8.4 | Millipore | IPFL07810 | |
General purpose survey meter with end-window or pancake GM (Geiger-Mueller) probe | Biodex | Model 14C |