We present a strategic plan and protocol for identifying non-coding genetic variants affecting transcription factor (TF) DNA binding. A detailed experimental protocol is provided for electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and DNA affinity precipitation assay (DAPA) analysis of genotype-dependent TF DNA binding.
Miller, D. E., Patel, Z. H., Lu, X., Lynch, A. T., Weirauch, M. T., Kottyan, L. C. Screening for Functional Non-coding Genetic Variants Using Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA) and DNA-affinity Precipitation Assay (DAPA). J. Vis. Exp. (114), e54093, doi:10.3791/54093 (2016).