A CAPS-based binding assay provides semi-quantitative validation of protein-DNA interactions

Scientific Reports
Yongyao XieLetian Chen

Abstract

Investigation of protein-DNA interactions provides crucial information for understanding the mechanisms of gene regulation. Current methods for studying protein-DNA interactions, such as DNaseI footprinting or gel shift assays, involve labeling DNA with radioactive or fluorescent tags, making these methods costly, laborious, and potentially damaging to the environment. Here, we describe a novel cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence (CAPS)-based binding assay (CBA), which is a label-free method that can simplify the semi-quantitative validation of protein-DNA interactions. The CBA tests the interaction between a protein and its target DNA, based on the CAPS pattern produced due to differences in the accessibility of a restriction endonuclease site (intrinsic or artificial) in amplified DNA in the presence and absence of the protein of interest. Thus, the CBA can produce a semi-quantitative readout of the interaction strength based on the dose of the binding protein. We demonstrate the principle and feasibility of CBA using B3, MADS3 proteins and the corresponding RY or CArG-box containing DNAs.

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Mar 30, 2016·Science China. Life Sciences·Yongyao XieLetian Chen

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Methods Mentioned

BETA
one-hybrid
immunoprecipitation
pull-down
footprinting
electrophoresis
PCR
DNA-pull down

Software Mentioned

DNAstar
ImageJ

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