Nascent Dna Analysis
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Strand-Specific Analysis of Proteins at Replicating DNA Strands by Enrichment and Sequencing of Protein-Associated Nascent DNA Method
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2025
Enrichment and sequencing of protein-associated nascent DNA (eSPAN) was developed to detect the relative abundance of a chromatin-associated protein on two replicating DNA strands, thereby revealing molecular insight into chromatin replication and its coupled processes. This protocol describes eSPAN procedures in yeast and mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells.
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Examination of Proteins Bound to Nascent DNA in Mammalian Cells Using BrdU-ChIP-Slot-Western Technique
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2016
In this protocol, we describe a novel BrdU-ChIP-Slot-Western technique to examine proteins and histone modifications associated with newly synthesized or nascent DNA.
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Metabolic Labeling of the Nascent Transcriptome in Xenopus Early Embryogenesis
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2026
We provide detailed methods to metabolically label and purify nascent transcripts for transcriptome analysis in Xenopus early embryos using 5-ethynyl-uridine (5-EU).
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Isolation of Ribosome Bound Nascent Polypeptides in vitro to Identify Translational Pause Sites Along mRNA
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2012
A technique to identify translational pause sites on mRNA is described. This procedure is based on isolation of nascent polypeptides accumulating on ribosomes during in vitro translation of a target mRNA, followed by the size analysis of the nascent chains using a denaturing gel electrophoresis.
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DNA Methylation Analysis
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2023
Methylation at CpG dinucleotides is a chemical modification of DNA hypothesized to play important roles in regulating gene expression. In particular, the methylation of clusters of methylation sites, called “CpG islands”, near promoters and other gene regulatory elements may contribute to the stable silencing of genes, for example, during epigenetic processes such as genomic imprinting and X-chromosome inactivation. At the same time, aberrant CpG methylation has been shown to be associated with...
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Pulse-labeling marks DNA strands produced during a defined labeling interval with nucleotide analogs. The incorporated analog provides a molecular signal that separates recently replicated material from older DNA, allowing measurements to focus on active synthesis rather than total genomic content. This distinction helps reveal when and where replication occurs and how that activity changes under experimental conditions.
When nascent DNA is isolated and sequenced, its genomic distribution provides quantitative information about replication origin activity and fork progression. Regions enriched for newly synthesized strands can indicate where replication is initiated, while changes in the distribution of nascent material can reflect altered movement through the genome. These measurements connect replication patterns with genome organization and stability.
Replication stress can alter the progression of replication forks and produce evidence of stalled replication. Nascent DNA measurements make these changes observable by comparing newly synthesized material across stressed and less-stressed conditions. The resulting patterns help investigators determine how cells respond when genome copying is disrupted and how impaired replication may contribute to genome instability.
A basic workflow begins by selecting either pulse-labeling or nascent-DNA isolation, depending on whether the study emphasizes newly incorporated material or sequence-level localization. The selected material is then examined to quantify replication activity, origin behavior, or fork progression. Comparing these measurements across conditions can expose effects of replication stress, genetic mutations, or chemical treatments.
Researchers can apply the method when they need direct quantitative evidence of how a mutation or chemical treatment affects DNA copying. Measurements of origin activity and fork progression show whether the perturbation changes replication dynamics, while evidence of stalled forks can connect the treatment or mutation to replication stress. This supports mechanistic studies of genome preservation and disease-related processes.
The approach links replication behavior with broader cellular outcomes by measuring how newly synthesized DNA is produced under different biological conditions. Its data can be used to examine DNA damage, stalled forks, and regulation of replication during the cell cycle. In biology, these connections help explain how cells preserve genome integrity and how failures may relate to disease mechanisms.