[Biochemical methods for the analysis of DNA-protein interactions]

Yi Chuan. 2009 Mar;31(3):325-36. doi: 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2009.00325.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Investigation of DNA-protein interactions is fundamental to understand the mechanism underlying a variety of life processes. In this article, various types of biochemical methods in DNA-protein interaction study in vivo and in vitro at the level of DNA, protein, and the complex, respectively were briefly reviewed. Traditional assays including Nitrocellulose filter-binding assay, Footprinting, EMSA, and Southwestern blotting were summarized. In addition, chromatin immunoprecipitation techniques including nChIP, xChIP, and ChIP-on-chip, which were widely used in epigenetics, were particularly introduced.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Blotting, Southern
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
  • DNA / chemistry
  • DNA / metabolism*
  • Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
  • Models, Genetic
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Footprinting
  • Proteins / chemistry
  • Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proteins
  • DNA