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Using formaldehyde-assisted isolation of regulatory elements (FAIRE) to isolate active regulatory DNA

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Simon, Jeremy M, Giresi, Paul G, Davis, Ian J, Lieb, Jason D·2012·Nature Protocols

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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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Authors
Simon, J. M., Giresi, P. G., Davis, I. J., & Lieb, J. D.
Venue
Nature Protocols
Published
2012-01-19
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
256-267
ISSN
  • 1750-2799 (ISSN-L)
  • 1754-2189
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329
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journal article
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en
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Simon, J. M., Giresi, P. G., Davis, I. J., & Lieb, J. D. (2012). Using formaldehyde-assisted isolation of regulatory elements (FAIRE) to isolate active regulatory DNA. Nature Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2011.444

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