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Here we describe an adapted ChIP-on-chip protocol for the analysis of DNA topoisomerase chromosomal binding in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. The ChIP-on-chip technique is based on the immunoprecipitation of crosslinked chromatin (ChIP, chromatin immunoprecipitation),
followed by DNA amplification and hybridization to high-density oligonucleotide arrays (Chip). Comparison of the signal intensities
of immunoprecipitated and control fractions provides a measurement of the protein–DNA association along entire genomes. ChIP-on-chip
analysis of DNA topoisomerase binding to chromosomal DNA opens a window to the understanding of the in vivo contribution of
these enzymes to the different DNA transactions taking place concomitantly within the context of the highly organized eukaryotic
genome. Chromosomal binding profiles obtained from synchronized cells allow scoring the temporal and spatial restriction of
these enzymes at different cell cycle stages. By using this approach, novel aspects of DNA topoisomerase function in chromosome
metabolism might be unmasked.
Affiliation(s): (1) Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, Milan, Italy
(2) Laboratory of Genome Structure and Function, Division for Gene Research, Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
(3) Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, Milan, Italy
(4) DSBB-Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
(2) Laboratory of Genome Structure and Function, Division for Gene Research, Center for Biological Resources and Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, Japan
(3) Fondazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Institute of Molecular Oncology Foundation, Milan, Italy
(4) DSBB-Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Book Title: DNA Topoisomerases: Methods and Protocols
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology | Volume: 582 | Pub. Date: Sep-22-2009 | Page Range: 103-118 | DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-340-4_9
Subject: Genetics/Genomics
Key Words: Top1 - Top2 - chromatin immunoprecipitation - high-density oligonucleotide arrays -
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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