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) v) K, r* c* e( ]Nat Protoc. 2012 Jan 19;7(2):256-67. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2011.444.% z5 w* v7 `+ m
Using formaldehyde-assisted isolation of regulatory elements (FAIRE) to isolate active regulatory DNA.8 x1 ~' u( Q4 O+ L/ x8 P+ @
Simon JM, Giresi PG, Davis IJ, Lieb JD.
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' m0 \$ Z2 H( x3 r2 X( FLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
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Eviction or destabilization of nucleosomes from chromatin is a hallmark of functional regulatory elements in eukaryotic genomes. Historically identified by nuclease hypersensitivity, these regulatory elements are typically bound by transcription factors or other regulatory proteins. FAIRE (formaldehyde-assisted isolation of regulatory elements) is an alternative approach to identify these genomic regions and has proven successful in a multitude of eukaryotic cell and tissue types. Cells or dissociated tissues are cross-linked briefly with formaldehyde, lysed and sonicated. Sheared chromatin is subjected to phenol/chloroform extraction and the isolated DNA, typically encompassing 1-3% of the human genome, is purified. We provide guidelines for quantitative analysis by PCR, microarrays or next-generation sequencing. Regulatory elements enriched by FAIRE have high concordance with those identified by nuclease hypersensitivity or chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), and the entire procedure can be completed in 3 d. FAIRE has low technical variability, which allows its usage in large-scale studies of chromatin from normal or diseased tissues. |
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