Antibodies 101: ChIP
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...everything just right!
Fig. 2: Goldilocks is actually celebrating a successful ChIP experiment! Image...to (1) run a DNA gel to confirm fragment size and (2) incubate with RNAse and Proteinase K to purify the...proteins of interest to any DNA they were bound to (2) fragmented the DNA (3) used antibodies to specifically... Process
ChIP can be done for either tissues or cells. The process is very similar for both, though tissue...fragmenting the DNA, spin down the samples to remove cell debris, which will collect in a pellet. The supernatant..., these are mostly fairly standard molecular and cell biology techniques. What’s all the fuss? Well, ChIP...will also have to be optimized for both tissue or cell type, amount of protein, and desired fragment length...