Chapter title |
Considerations on Experimental Design and Data Analysis of Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Experiments
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Chapter number | 2 |
Book title |
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7380-4_2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7379-8, 978-1-4939-7380-4
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Authors |
Antonio Jordán-Pla, Neus Visa |
Abstract |
Arguably one of the most valuable techniques to study chromatin organization, ChIP is the method of choice to map the contacts established between proteins and genomic DNA. Ever since its inception, more than 30 years ago, ChIP has been constantly evolving, improving, and expanding its capabilities and reach. Despite its widespread use by many laboratories across a wide variety of disciplines, ChIP assays can be sometimes challenging to design, and are often sensitive to variations in practical implementation.In this chapter, we provide a general overview of the ChIP method and its most common variations, with a special focus on ChIP-seq. We try to address some of the most important aspects that need to be taken into account in order to design and perform experiments that generate the most reproducible, high-quality data. Some of the main topics covered include the use of properly characterized antibodies, alternatives to chromatin preparation, the need for proper controls, and some recommendations about ChIP-seq data analysis. |
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