这份出版物是由赠款 T32ES019851 (Fritsch)、R01AG054641 和一位遥远的青年调查员赠款 (m. Vermulst) 提供的资金所实现的。

1. 准备
<ol><li>RNases 无处不在;因此, 通过喷洒净化试剂 (如 RNase) 和70% 乙醇, 彻底清洁工作空间。喷洒任何吸管, 钢笔, 或管架, 以消除潜在的 RNase 污染来源。</li>
	<li>为了进一步防止 RNases 污染样品, 在试验期间穿上实验室外套或长袖 t恤衫。避免接触手套和任何将使用的管子的内部, 特别是当从盒子或袋子中取回时。</li>
	<li>在反向转录之前, 经常更换手套。 注: 为了获得最佳结果, 请不要在反向转录之前暂停实验。</li>
</ol>2.细胞和动物的文化和收藏
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酿酒酵母的生长和收集
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<li>如果要从酵母中提取 C 序列库, 首先接种3毫升的培养基, 其中含有酵母萃取物、腺嘌呤、蛋白胨和葡萄糖 (YAPD), 并在一夜之间在30摄氏度的滚动鼓中孵化。</li>
		<li>早晨, 重新接种50毫升 YAPD 培养基中的培养到0.1 的光密度 (OD), 并将细胞生长直到达到 0.5–0.7 (~ 7 x 106细胞/毫升) 的 OD。</li>
		<li>收集整个50毫升培养 (大约 350 x 106细胞) 在50毫升圆锥管和旋转的细胞下降3分钟 2100 x g。小心地取出 YAPD 介质, 用 1x PBS 清洗一次颗粒。</li>
		<li>然后, 并用重悬480µL 裂解缓冲液中的颗粒, 48 µL 10% SDS, 480 µL Phenol:Chloroform:Isoamyl 乙醇 (25:24:1), pH 6.8。涡流样品在最大速度为 5 s, 并且转移它到1.5 毫升螺丝盖帽管与750µL 冷氧化锆珠 (提供与套件)。继续执行本协议的步骤3以进行细胞裂解和总 RNA 提取。 注: 在推荐的酵母 RNA 提取试剂盒中提供了步骤2.1.4 所需的所有试剂。这些试剂同样适用于酵母、蠕虫和苍蝇, 因此在酵母 (步骤 2.1)、蠕虫 (步骤 2.2) 或苍蝇 (步骤 2.3) 收集之后, 可以使用统一的方法生成 C 序列库 (步骤 3–10)。</li>
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秀丽线虫文化和收集
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<li>如果一个 C 序列库是希望从蠕虫, 存入30成人蠕虫在新鲜的一盘琼脂发现与 OP50 细菌。 注: 五板足够1复制。</li>
		<li>培养蠕虫4天, 并收集蠕虫通过轻轻地洗涤的盘子与5毫升的 M9 介质, 并池蠕虫成一个单一的50毫升锥管。</li>
		<li>旋转蠕虫在 100 x g 2 分钟, 以创建一个小球。以尽可能低的速度减速离心机, 以免干扰颗粒。</li>
		<li>将蠕虫轻轻地移动到1.5 毫升管中, 在1.5 毫升的 M9 介质中清洗两次, 并将管子离心在 100 x g处, 以去除细菌并生成干净的100µL 颗粒。</li>
		<li>并用重悬480µL 裂解缓冲液中的蠕虫, 48 µL 10% SDS, 480 µL Phenol:Chloroform:Isoamyl 醇。将样品以最大速度涡旋5秒, 并将其转移到1.5 毫升螺钉盖管中, 其中含有750µL 的冷氧化锆珠。继续执行本协议的步骤 3, 对蠕虫和总 RNA 提取进行裂解。</li>
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果蝇养殖与收藏
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<li>如果一个 C 序列的图书馆是渴望从苍蝇, 文化20–25苍蝇的瓶子, 其中含有葡萄糖或基于糖蜜的培养基。整除苍蝇超过3瓶, 所以每个瓶子包含约8苍蝇。</li>
		<li>收集苍蝇, 把瓶子放到冰桶里, 直到苍蝇被镇静。然后, 用刷子在1.5 毫升的管子里收集它们。不要用2的治疗方法收集苍蝇。</li>
		<li>让苍蝇温暖室温 (RT), 并迅速添加一个预制混合物500µL 裂解缓冲, 50 µL 10% SDS, 500 µL Phenol:Chloroform:Isoamyl 酒精的管。使用 micropestle 研磨的苍蝇约15冲程, 伴随着坚定的扭转运动时, 杵到达底部的管。</li>
		<li>将苍蝇和裂解介质的混合物倒入1.5 毫升螺钉盖管中, 其中含有750µL 的冷氧化锆珠, 并以最大速度将其涡旋5秒. 继续执行本议定书的步骤 3, 以使苍蝇的裂解和总 RNA 提取。</li>
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</ol>3. 总 RNA 纯化
注意: 在这一点上, 所有三协议都会聚在一起, 一个统一的方法可以用来生成 C 序列库。
<ol><li>拧紧瓶盖, 并将管连接到带有适配器或胶带的 vortexer。以最大速度涡流管10分钟溶解样品。然后, 离心样品在 16100 x g 5 分钟, 以分离有机溶剂从水相。</li>
	<li>小心地去除水相中的400–500µL, 不干扰白色, 多云相间, 并将其添加到15毫升圆锥管中, 包含1.9 毫升的结合缓冲器。用涡流彻底混合。</li>
	<li>加入1.25 毫升100% 乙醇, 并通过涡流混合样品。将样品的700µL 转移到收集管中组装的滤筒中, 并在三十年代将样品旋转 14500 x g . 重复, 直到所有的样品通过墨盒。 注意: 在这一点上, 样品可能会变的有点不透明。如果太多的细胞、蠕虫或苍蝇被裂解, 可能会出现沉淀, 堵塞过滤器。</li>
	<li>洗涤过滤器一次与700µL 洗涤液 1, 并且两次与500µL 洗涤液2或3。将样品在 14500 x g处旋转2分钟以去除多余的乙醇, 完成洗涤。</li>
	<li>将过滤盒转移到1.5 毫升海豚管, 并添加108µL prewarmed 洗脱液 (65 °c)。 注: 在反向转录之前, 切勿将 RNA 样品暴露在温度高于65摄氏度的情况下, 因为这样做会引起胞嘧啶尿脱氨作用事件, 无法区分转录错误。</li>
	<li>降低分离 RNA 中的 DNA 污染 (见步骤 2.1–3.4), 添加11µL 10x DNase i 缓冲液, 2 µL RNase 抑制剂, 4 µL DNase I (8 U), 并孵化他们在37°c 30 分钟。</li>
	<li>消化后, 加入11µL 的 DNase 灭活试剂。漩涡的混合物, 让它坐在 RT 5 分钟。然后, 离心样品在 1.5万 x g 3 分钟, 以颗粒的灭活试剂和收集110µL 的上清, 不干扰颗粒。将上清液转移至1.5 毫升管。 注: DNase 灭活试剂可能很难吸管, 所以在每次吹打行动后, 目视检查吸管尖端。如果失活试剂变得太粘性到吸管, 添加10毫米三 HCl (pH 7.4) 等于剩余体积的1/5。</li>
	<li>(质量检查)用分光光度计测量总 RNA 的浓度。然后预留1µL 的总 RNA 和稀释它到集中 10 ng/µL 在核酸酶无 (NF) 水。用高灵敏度的 rna 胶带在合适的核苷酸分析仪器上运行 rna, 以确保 rna 不退化, 并具有至少8.5 或更高的艾琳值 (图 2B)。</li>
</ol>4. mRNA 浓缩
<ol><li>用 mrna miniprep 试剂盒 (见材料表) 进行 mrna 浓缩。将140µL 的 NF 水添加到样品中, 总容积为250µL。然后, 添加250µL 的2x 绑定缓冲区, 混合的样本涡流, 并添加15µL 的寡核苷酸 (dT) 珠子。</li>
	<li>通过吹打, 将样品混合在一起, 在65摄氏度的2分钟内孵化。然后, 将样品放在 RT 上10分钟。最后, 离心样品在 16100 x g 2 分钟的颗粒珠: mRNA 复合物。</li>
	<li>在500µL 洗涤液中丢弃上清和并用重悬颗粒。将解决方案传输到旋转列, 并在 1.5万 x g处旋转1分钟。用另外500µL 的洗涤液, 丢弃并洗涤样品。然后, 在 1.5万 x g处旋转样品2分钟, 从自旋过滤器中取出多余的乙醇。</li>
	<li>将自旋过滤器转移到海豚管, 并将该柱中的颗粒并用重悬80µL 的 prewarmed 洗脱液 (65 °c)。在65摄氏度的时候孵化样品1.5 分钟, 然后在 1.5万 x g处旋转1分钟洗脱。</li>
	<li>使用分光光度计或类似的工具测量纯化 rna 的浓度, 使 rna 浓度和质量得到量化。</li>
</ol>5. RNase III. 碎片和 RNA 清理
注意: (重要) 要准备适合生成 C 序列库的圆形 rna 分子, rna 必须被分割成大致60–80的基础。虽然以前的方法已经使用了化学碎片的片段 RNA, 化学碎片与重金属引入损害的 RNA 样本, 可以被误解为转录错误在最后的分析。为了规避此问题, 请改用使用 RNase III 生成小碎片的碎片。这种酶法的另一个优点是, 它创造了结扎所需的相容端, 不需要在化学破碎后进行末端修复。
<ol><li>用1µg 的纯化 rna、10µL 反应缓冲器、5µL RNase III 和足够的 NF 水来建立 rna 碎片反应 (见材料表)。最后加入酶, 将混合物向上和向下的吸管搅拌至少10倍。将样品孵化为37摄氏度, 25 分钟, 这往往产生大约 60-80 基的 RNA 片段长度。</li>
	<li>一旦25分钟孵化完成, 立即清理反应与寡糖清理和选矿套件 (见材料表), 以防止任何进一步消化。在样品中加入200µL 的寡聚缓冲液, 将其完全混合涡流, 并添加800µL 100% 乙醇。通过涡流混合样品并将其转移到收集管中提供的旋转柱上。</li>
	<li>离心样品在 1万 x g三十年代和洗涤它与750µL 洗涤缓冲器去除 RNase iii。离心样品在 1万 x g在三十年代, 放弃流动, 并且再洗涤样品以750µL 洗涤缓冲器如上所述。在第二次流经被丢弃后, 离心机的柱在 1.5万 x g 2 分钟, 以消除任何过量的乙醇。</li>
	<li>将该柱转移到一个新鲜的1.5 毫升管, 并洗脱24µL 的 NF 水中的样品, 旋转 1万 x g 1 分钟。</li>
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质量检查:用2µL 的纯化 RNA 片段, 并通过添加2µL 的 NF 水稀释它2倍。在屏幕磁带上运行碎片 rna, 以确保碎片 rna 位于50–100基的长度范围内 (图 2c)。</li>
</ol>6. RNA Circularization 和滚动圈子反向转录
<ol><li>为了通报 RNA 片断, 热变性20µL 样品在65°c 为1分钟并且立刻放置它在冰2分钟。然后, 添加4µL 10x T4 RNA 连接酶缓冲器, 4 µL 10 毫米 ATP, 1 µL 的 RNase 抑制剂, 1 µL 的 NF 水, 8 µL 50% 聚乙二醇 (PEG)。</li>
	<li>通过涡流将样品彻底混合, 然后添加2µL T4 RNA 连接酶 i 的 10 U/µL, 再通过吹打将样品再混合, 并在 thermocycler 25 °c 时将其孵化为2小时, 在30摄氏度的盖子温度下进行。</li>
	<li>2小时后, 将10µL 的 NF 水添加到样品中, 并根据制造商的规格, 用寡聚清洁和浓缩试剂盒清洁样品。洗脱在20µL 的纳滤水中取样。</li>
	<li>要反转转录循环 RNA 分子, 添加4µL 10 毫米 dNTPs, 4 µL 50 ng/µL 随机 hexamers, 9 µL 的 NF 水到9µL 的 rna。混合所有的东西彻底的吹打, 变性样品在65°c 1 分钟, 并把它放在冰上2分钟. 将剩余的 RNA 存储为备份。</li>
	<li>添加8µL 5x 第一条链合成缓冲器, 2 µL 0.1 毫米, 和4µL 200 U/µL 逆转录酶, 并混合所有的吹打。在25摄氏度孵化样品10分钟, 其次是20分钟孵化在42°c 与盖子设置在5°c 高于孵化温度。 注: 在这个步骤中必须使用带股位移能力的反向逆转录酶, 以允许滚动圈反向转录。</li>
	<li>将10µL 的 NF 水添加到样品中, 并根据制造商的建议, 将其与寡糖清理和浓缩试剂盒一起清理干净。洗脱42µL 洗脱液中的样品。</li>
	<li>
质量检查:稀释2µL 的单链 cDNA 在2µL 的 NF 水和运行此样本的核苷酸分析仪器与高灵敏度的 RNA 磁带。如果反向转录工作正常, 一个 cDNA 分子库, 从大致60–1,500 的长度, 应该是可见的。理想情况下, 大多数 cDNA 在500–1,000 基的范围内 (图 2d)。</li>
</ol>7. 第二链 cDNA 合成和末端修复
<ol><li>使用第二链合成试剂盒生成双链 cDNA 文库。将样品放在冰上, 将30µL 的 NF 水添加到38µL 的样品中。然后, 添加8µL 的10x 第二链缓冲和4µL 的第二链酶, 并混合样品的温和吹打之前, 其孵化16°c 2.5 小时。</li>
	<li>根据制造商对100µL 反应的建议, 在38µL 的 NF 水中洗脱样品, 用寡糖清理和浓缩试剂盒清理样品。</li>
	<li>通过将20µL 的 NF 水添加到35.5 µL 的双链 cDNA、6.5 µL 末端修复反应缓冲液和3µL 的末端准备酶组合, 建立最终修复反应。仔细检查反应缓冲的白色沉淀和溶解他们的手变暖如果存在。</li>
	<li>混合吹打的最终修复反应和孵化它在20°c 30 分钟, 其次是30分钟孵化在65摄氏度。将 thermocycler 盖的温度设置在5摄氏度以上, 高于孵化温度。</li>
</ol>8. 适配器结扎和准备库的大小选择
<ol><li>为最终的图书馆准备工作使用多步骤库准备模块 (见材料表)。首先, 稀释适配器为下一代测序10倍在10毫米三 HCl 到最后浓度的1.5 µM。然后, 添加2.5 µL 稀释适配器和1µL 结扎增强剂的每个样本, 并混合涡流。</li>
	<li>添加15µL 的钝/TA 连接酶主混合, 混合它的吹打和孵化它在20°c 15 分钟。然后, 添加3µL 尿特异性切除试剂酶, 并在37摄氏度孵育15分钟。结扎完成后, 将13.5 µL 的 NF 水添加到样品中, 总容积为100µL, 并进行尺寸选择。 注意: 最好是在600–800基的长度范围内选择用于 cDNA 分子的尺寸。如果分裂的 RNA 分子近似地60–80基地, 选择为600–800基础的分子, 将确保大多数选定的分子包含至少三串联重复, 这是理想的下游处理和分析。</li>
	<li>要选择 600–800 bp 的分子长度, 添加30µL 的悬浮磁性珠 (见材料表), 适应 RT, 每个样本和混合吹打。将样品转移到1.5 毫升管, 在 RT 上孵化5分钟。</li>
	<li>将样品放在磁性支架上5分钟, 将珠子与上清的珠隔开。将上清 (包含所需的 cDNA 分子) 转移到一个新的1.5 毫升管中, 并处理磁性珠子 (绑定到大的 cdna 分子)。</li>
	<li>添加一个新鲜的整除15µL 磁性珠的每个样本, 完全混合吹打, 并孵化5分钟的 rt. 将样品放在磁性架子上, 在 rt 上孵化5分钟。然后, 小心地删除和处置的上清液, 确保不打扰珠子。 注: 不要处置磁性珠子, 它现在包含了所需的目标 cDNA。</li>
	<li>将200µL 80% 新鲜制备的乙醇添加到每个样品中, 而不干扰颗粒状磁性珠子和孵化三十年代. 用80% 乙醇将乙醇和样品再洗一次。然后, 完全清除样品中的任何微量乙醇, 风干珠5分钟, 但要小心不要过度干燥的珠子。如果珠子 overdried, 小球中就会出现裂缝。</li>
	<li>要从珠子中洗脱样品, 从磁支架上取出管子, 再加入19µL 10 毫米的三盐酸. 吸管它上下多次悬浮珠和孵化样品5分钟的 RT。如果珠子是 overdried, 孵化他们 > 10 分钟。</li>
	<li>将样品放回磁性支架上, 孵化5分钟, 将珠从上清中分离出来。小心去除15µL 的上清, 其中含有纯化的, 大小选择的 cDNA 文库从试管和转移到一个新鲜的1.5 毫升管。</li>
</ol>9. PCR 扩增和终珠纯化
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添加5µL 的通用底漆和5µL 一个独特的索引底漆 (见材料表) 到每个纯化 cDNA 文库, 并彻底混合吹打。仔细检查聚合酶主混合物的晶体和其他沉淀, 并温暖的主混合的手, 直到沉淀溶解。
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<li>添加25µL 的聚合酶主混合物的样本, 混合他们的吹打, 并遵循循环条件下的 PCR 放大。运行最初变性在98°c 三十年代, 然后执行双步 pcr 反应通过 denaturating 样品在98°c 十年代和 PCR 产品的退火或引伸在65°c 为七十五年代 (12x), 跟随最后的引伸在65°c 为5分钟和无限期保持在4摄氏度。</li>
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	<li>通过将45µL 悬浮磁珠直接添加到 PCR 反应中, 将其进行清理, 并将其与吹打混合, 并在 RT 中孵化5分钟. 将样品转移到1.5 毫升管并将其置于磁性支架中。孵化5分钟, 丢弃上清, 并清洗两次与新鲜准备的80% 乙醇三十年代。</li>
	<li>第二次清洗后, 从样品中完全去除乙醇, 将微珠颗粒干燥5分钟, 洗脱35µL 0.1x TE。并用重悬珠子吹打, 然后在 RT 上孵化5分钟. 将样品放在磁性支架上, 在5分钟后, 将上清的30µL 转移到新鲜的1.5 毫升管上。将库存储在-80 摄氏度。</li>
	<li>
质量检查:稀释1µL 的最终图书馆在9µL 的 NF 水和运行的样本在一个专用的 DNA 分析仪器与高灵敏度芯片;大多数 cDNA 应该在 600–800 bp 的范围内 (图 2e)。</li>
	<li>洗脱后, 通过 250 bp 配对端读取, 或 300 bp 单端读取, 将样品发送到大规模并行测序平台上进行排序。</li>
</ol>10. 循环测序数据的生物信息化分析
注: 分析和解释原始数据从 C 序列化验需要一个专用的生物信息化管道。图 3描述了用于分析的管线示意图。请在 https://github.com/LynchLab/MAPGD 下载此管线。
<ol><li>首先, 用 cutadapt18来修剪读取以删除适配器序列和低质量的基本调用, 使用质量分数阈值为20。</li>
	<li>然后, 用适当的算法来识别 concatemerized RNA 分子编码的重复值, 以检测30核苷酸最小大小的任何重复, 并在重复18之间最大2不匹配。从这些重复中推导出一个一致的序列, 并跟踪每个位置的基本调用和相关质量分数。 注: 由于反向转录可以从发送的 rna 分子的任何位置开始, 重复的开始不一定对应于碎片 RNA 分子的 5′ (以下简称结扎点)。因此, 一致的序列不会连续映射到相应的转录, 这就需要识别结扎点。</li>
	<li>
要识别结扎点, 请使用类似于转录 (BLAT)19的 concatemer 对引用进行映射。
	<ol>
<li>将协商一致序列的两个实例串联起来, 以确保映射序列至少包含初始 RNA 片段序列的一个完全不间断的出现。然后, 旋转一致序列以在预测的结扎点位置开始。</li>
	</ol>
</li>
	<li>使用带着它20将旋转的一致性序列映射到基因组, 并使用对齐来检测任何单核苷酸多态性 (SNPs), 这可能被误认为是转录错误。</li>
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从映射的旋转一致序列中调用转录错误, 并测试候选错误是否通过四附加测试。
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<li>首先, 确保转录错误不会与 SNP 重叠 (典型的要求是至少有20读取需要覆盖特定的基, 而不超过5% 的读取可能支持备用基调用)。</li>
		<li>第二, 检查一致序列是从至少3串联重复, 每一个调用相同的基对;第三, 确保该职位的质量分数的总和必须超过100。</li>
	</ol>
</li>
	<li>对于第四和最终检查, 旋转一致序列的所有可能的组合 (模拟所有可能的位置的结扎点), 并映射每个版本反对参考基因组使用带着它。 注: 如果其中一个旋转序列找到一个完美匹配的基因组, 相应的结扎点现在被认为是正确的, 和转录错误调用应该被拒绝。</li>
</ol>

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在这里, 我们描述了一个优化的协议, 以准备 C 序列库, 以检测转录错误的酿酒酵母,果蝇, 和秀丽线虫。该协议比现有的协议和替代技术具有许多优点。
在过去的15年中, 许多记者系统已经开发, 依靠荧光素酶7,8或创可氧合酶3,4,15,<sup cla...

基因组提供了精确的生物生命蓝图。为了正确地实施这一蓝图, 对基因组进行精确的转录是很重要的。然而, 转录不太可能是错误的自由。例如, 长期以来已知的 RNA 聚合酶在体外1、2中很容易出错, 最近发现它们在体内犯下错误, 以及3、5、6,特别是面对 DNA 损伤7,8,9,10。这些观察结果表明, 在所有活细胞中, 转录错误不断发生, 这表明它们可能是突变蛋白的有力来源。
这一过程, 称为转录诱变, 不同于经典诱变的两种方式。首先, 与基因突变相比, 转录错误影响有丝分裂和有丝分裂后细胞, 因为它们不依赖 DNA 复制。因此, 研究影响转录保真度的机制, 将对有丝分裂和有丝分裂后细胞的突变负荷提供有价值的见解。有趣的是, 转录错误最近被牵涉到促进蛋白质聚集11,12,13 , 并已被推测为两种致癌作用10和细菌耐药性的发展14。
第二, 与基因突变相比, 转录错误是暂时性的。它们的暂时存在特别具有挑战性, 因为它使转录错误极其难以检测。例如, 虽然几个实验室已经为研究转录诱变设计了有价值的记者化验, 但这些化验只能够测量在有限数量的上下文和模型有机体4,15的转录误差。为了克服这些局限性, 许多研究人员已经转向 rna 测序技术 (rna 序列), 理论上允许在任何物种的转录中记录转录错误。然而, 这些研究容易混淆的图书馆建设工件, 如反向转录错误, PCR 放大错误, 和容易出错的性质排序本身。例如, 反向 transcriptases 每隔2万个基元就会提交大约一个错误, 而 RNA 聚合酶 (RNAPs) 则每30万个基5、6将只进行一个错误。由于反向转录的错误率只会使 rna 聚合酶在细胞内的错误率相形见绌, 所以在传统的 rna 序列数据中, 很难区分真实的转录错误和由图书馆准备产生的伪影。图 1a)。
为了解决这个问题, 我们开发了一个优化版本的圆排序 (Cirseq, 或 C 序列从今以后) 化验5,16。这种检测允许用户检测转录错误和 RNA 中的其他罕见变种在整个转录5。循环测序法具有这个名称, 因为这个检测的关键步骤围绕 RNA circularization。一旦 RNA 目标被发送, 他们是反向转录在一个滚动圈的方式, 以产生线性 cDNA 分子, 包含许多副本相同的 RNA 模板。如果其中一个模板中存在错误, 则该错误也会出现在 cDNA 分子中包含的每一个重复项中。相反, 由反向转录、PCR 放大或测序引入的错误倾向于随机产生, 因此只会出现一次或两次重复。因此, 通过为每个 cDNA 分子生成一个一致的序列, 并区分随机错误和所有重复发生的错误, 库构造工件可以有效地与真实的转录错误分离 (图 1b)。
如果使用得当, C 序列分析可以用来准确地检测 RNA 的基替换, 插入和删除的速率, 在整个转录的任何物种 (例如, 见遍历和 Ochman17)。例如, 我们使用了 C 序列分析法, 提供了全基因组的测量在酵母、果蝇和秀丽线虫中转录的错误率, 单碱分辨率为5。(未发表的意见)。最初用于精确序列化 RNA 病毒的人群, 这种优化版本的 C 序列分析已经简化, 以尽量减少苛刻的条件, 在图书馆的准备工作, 有助于图书馆建设工件。此外, 通过使用一些商业上可用的套件, 该检测的吞吐量大大提高, 以及其用户友好性。如果使用得当, 这种检测可以准确地检测到数以千计的转录错误每复制, 从而大大提高了以前的研究6。总的来说, 这种方法提供了一个强大的工具, 研究转录突变, 并将允许用户获得新的洞察力的机制, 控制转录的真实性在广泛的有机体。

<table><tbody><tr><td>RiboPure RNA purification kit</td><td>ThermoFisher</td><td>AM1926</td><td>Total RNA purification</td></tr><tr><td>Genelute mRNA purification kit</td><td>Sigma-Aldrich</td><td>MRN70-1KT</td><td>mRNA purification</td></tr><tr><td>Nuclease-free Water</td><td>Ambion</td><td>AM9937</td><td>Elution and dilution</td></tr><tr><td>Ambion RNase III</td><td>ThermoFisher</td><td>AM2290</td><td>RNA fragmentation</td></tr><tr><td>T4 RNA Ligase 1 (ssRNA Ligase)</td><td>New England Biolabs</td><td>M0204S</td><td>RNA circularization</td></tr><tr><td>Ribolock</td><td>ThermoFisher</td><td>EO0381</td><td>RNase inhibitor</td></tr><tr><td>SuperScript III Reverse Transcriptase</td><td>ThermoFisher</td><td>18080044</td><td>Rolling circle reverse transcription</td></tr><tr><td>10 mM dNTP mix</td><td>ThermoFisher</td><td>18427013</td><td>Rolling circle reverse transcription</td></tr><tr><td>Random hexamers (50 ng/&amp;micro;L)</td><td>ThermoFisher</td><td>N8080127</td><td>Rolling circle reverse transcription</td></tr><tr><td>NEB Second Strand Synthesis Module</td><td>New England Biolabs</td><td>E6111S</td><td>Second Strand Synthesis</td></tr><tr><td>NEBNext Ultra DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina</td><td>New England Biolabs</td><td>E7370S</td><td>cDNA library preparation</td></tr><tr><td>NEB Next index primers</td><td>NEB</td><td>E7335S</td><td>Multiplex PCR primers</td></tr><tr><td>Oligo Clean &amp;amp; Concentrator</td><td>Zymo Research</td><td>D4061</td><td>Clean up of RNA and DNA samples</td></tr><tr><td>DynaMag-2 Magnet</td><td>ThermoFisher</td><td>12321D</td><td>Magnetic bead purification</td></tr><tr><td>AMPure XP beads</td><td>Beckman Coulter</td><td>A63881</td><td>Magnetic bead purification</td></tr><tr><td>Eppendorf 5424 Microcentrifuge</td><td>FisherScientific</td><td>05-403-93</td><td>centrifugation</td></tr><tr><td>INCU-Shaker 10 L</td><td>Benchmark Scientific</td><td>H1010</td><td>Cell culture</td></tr><tr><td>T100 Thermal Cycler</td><td>BIO RAD</td><td>1861096</td><td>Medium to High temperature cycling conditions</td></tr><tr><td>PTC-200 Thermal Cycler</td><td>GMI</td><td>8252-30-0001&amp;nbsp;</td><td>Low temperature cycling conditions</td></tr><tr><td>RNase Away</td><td>Molecular Bioproducts</td><td>700S-11</td><td>Sterilization</td></tr><tr><td>50 mL Centrifuge Tube</td><td>Corning</td><td>430290</td><td>Nuclease-free</td></tr><tr><td>15 mL Centrifuge Tube</td><td>Corning</td><td>430052</td><td>Nuclease-free</td></tr><tr><td>Eppendorf tubes</td><td>USA Scientific</td><td>1615-5500</td><td>Nuclease-free</td></tr><tr><td>4200 Tapestation System</td><td>Agilent</td><td>G2991AA</td><td>Nucleotide analysis instrument for quality control of RNA and single stranded DNA samples</td></tr><tr><td>High Sensitivity RNA Screen Tape</td><td>Agilent</td><td>5067-5579</td><td>Quality control of RNA and single stranded DNA samples</td></tr><tr><td>RNA ScreenTape Sample Buffer</td><td>Agilent</td><td>5067-5577</td><td>Quality control of RNA and single stranded DNA samples</td></tr><tr><td>RNA ScreenTape Ladder</td><td>Agilent</td><td>5067-5578</td><td>Quality control of RNA and single stranded DNA samples</td></tr><tr><td>2100 Bioanalyzer Instrument</td><td>Agilent</td><td>G2939BA</td><td>Double stranded DNA quality control</td></tr><tr><td>High Sensitivity DNA Kit</td><td>Agilent</td><td>5067-4626</td><td>Quality control for double stranded cDNA samples</td></tr><tr><td>Water Bath</td><td>VWR</td><td>462-0244</td><td>Incubation</td></tr><tr><td>NanoDrop 2000/2000C Spectrophotometer</td><td>ThermoFisher</td><td>ND-2000C</td><td>Determination of RNA concentration</td></tr></tbody></table>

genome-wide surveillance of transcription errors in eukaryotic organisms

基因信息的忠实表达需要准确的转录。令人惊讶的是, 对控制转录的真实性的机制知之甚少。为了填补这一科学知识的空白, 我们最近优化了循环测序检测, 以检测整个转录的酿酒酵母、果蝇和秀丽的转录错误. 线虫。该协议将为研究人员提供一个强大的新工具, 用于映射真核细胞中转录错误的景观, 以便能够在前所未有的细节上阐明控制转录的真实性的机制。

与所有大规模并行排序方法一样, 每个 C 序列实验都产生一个笨重的大数据集。对于第一次使用者来说, 处理这些数据集可能会很困难;因此, 建议所有用户在实验之前与经验丰富的生物 informatician 联系。平均来说, 人们的期望是, 用户将产生大约55–70千兆基 (Gbases) 每运行在大多数大规模并行排序平台。对于此协议, 通常情况下, 12–30示例在每次运行时进行复用, 以便为每个?...

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Genome-wide Surveillance of Transcription Errors in Eukaryotic Organisms

该协议为研究人员提供了一种新的工具来监测多模型生物体中转录的真实性。

全基因组对真核生物转录误差的监测

Accurate transcription is required for the faithful expression of genetic information. Surprisingly though, little is known about the mechanisms that ...

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Analysis of Termination of Transcription Using BrUTP-strand-specific Transcription Run-on (TRO) Approach

This manuscript describes a protocol for detecting transcription termination defect in vivo. The strand-specific TRO protocol using BrUTP described here is a powerful experimental approach for analyzing the transcription termination defect under physiological conditions. Like the traditional TRO assay, it relies on the presence of a transcriptionally active polymerase beyond the 3&#8242; end of the gene as an indicator of a transcription termination defect1. It overcomes two major problems encountered with the traditional TRO assay. First, it can detect if the polymerase reading through the termination signal is the one that initiated transcription from the promoter-proximal region, or if it is simply representing a pervasively transcribing polymerase that initiated non-specifically from somewhere in the body or the 3&#8242; end of the gene. Secondly, it can distinguish if the transcriptionally active polymerase signal beyond the terminator region is truly the readthrough sense mRNA transcribing polymerase or a terminator-initiated non-coding anti-sense RNA signal. Briefly, the protocol involves permeabilizing the exponentially growing yeast cells, allowing the transcripts that initiated in vivo to elongate in the presence of the BrUTP nucleotide, purifying BrUTP-labelled RNA by the affinity approach, reverse transcribing the purified nascent RNA and amplifying the cDNA using strand-specific primers flanking the promoter and the terminator regions of the gene2.

Analysis of Termination of Transcription Using BrUTP-strand-specific Transcription Run-on TRO Approach

We describe a basic experimental approach for analysis of termination of transcription by RNA polymerase II in vivo using BrUTP by the strand-specific transcription run-on (TRO) approach in budding yeast. This protocol can be extended to study transcription termination by other RNA polymerases both in yeast and higher eukaryotes.

使用BrUTP链特异性转录运行的（TRO）方法终止转录分析

This manuscript describes a protocol for detecting transcription termination defect in vivo. The strand-specific TRO protocol using BrUTP described here ...

科研

遗传学

Genome-wide Mapping of Protein-DNA Interactions with ChEC-seq in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genome-wide mapping of protein-DNA interactions is critical for understanding gene regulation, chromatin remodeling, and other chromatin-resident processes. Formaldehyde crosslinking followed by chromatin immunoprecipitation and high-throughput sequencing (X-ChIP-seq) has been used to gain many valuable insights into genome biology. However, X-ChIP-seq has notable limitations linked to crosslinking and sonication. Native ChIP avoids these drawbacks by omitting crosslinking, but often results in poor recovery of chromatin-bound proteins. In addition, all ChIP-based methods are subject to antibody quality considerations. Enzymatic methods for mapping protein-DNA interactions, which involve fusion of a protein of interest to a DNA-modifying enzyme, have also been used to map protein-DNA interactions. We recently combined one such method, chromatin endogenous cleavage (ChEC), with high-throughput sequencing as ChEC-seq. ChEC-seq relies on fusion of a chromatin-associated protein of interest to micrococcal nuclease (MNase) to generate targeted DNA cleavage in the presence of calcium in living cells. ChEC-seq is not based on immunoprecipitation and so circumvents potential concerns with crosslinking, sonication, chromatin solubilization, and antibody quality while providing high resolution mapping with minimal background signal. We envision that ChEC-seq will be a powerful counterpart to ChIP, providing an independent means by which to both validate ChIP-seq findings and discover new insights into genomic regulation.

Genome-wide Mapping of Protein-DNA Interactions with ChEC-seq in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

We describe chromatin endogenous cleavage coupled with high-throughput sequencing (ChEC-seq), a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-orthogonal method for mapping protein binding sites genome-wide with micrococcal nuclease (MNase) fusion proteins.

与ChEC-seq的蛋白质-DNA相互作用的全基因组映射<em&gt;酿酒酵母（Saccharomyces cerevisiae）</em

Genome-wide mapping of protein-DNA interactions is critical for understanding gene regulation, chromatin remodeling, and other chromatin-resident ...

Real-time Analysis of Transcription Factor Binding, Transcription, Translation, and Turnover to Display Global Events During Cellular Activation

Upon activation, cells rapidly change their functional programs and, thereby, their gene expression profile. Massive changes in gene expression occur, for example, during cellular differentiation, morphogenesis, and functional stimulation (such as activation of immune cells), or after exposure to drugs and other factors from the local environment. Depending on the stimulus and cell type, these changes occur rapidly and at any possible level of gene regulation. Displaying all molecular processes of a responding cell to a certain type of stimulus/drug is one of the hardest tasks in molecular biology. Here, we describe a protocol that enables the simultaneous analysis of multiple layers of gene regulation. We compare, in particular, transcription factor binding (Chromatin-immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq)), de novo transcription (4-thiouridine-sequencing (4sU-seq)), mRNA processing, and turnover as well as translation (ribosome profiling). By combining these methods, it is possible to display a detailed and genome-wide course of action.
Sequencing newly transcribed RNA is especially recommended when analyzing rapidly adapting or changing systems, since this depicts the transcriptional activity of all genes during the time of 4sU exposure (irrespective of whether they are up- or downregulated). The combinatorial use of total RNA-seq and ribosome profiling additionally allows the calculation of RNA turnover and translation rates. Bioinformatic analysis of high-throughput sequencing results allows for many means for analysis and interpretation of the data. The generated data also enables tracking co-transcriptional and alternative splicing, just to mention a few possible outcomes.
The combined approach described here can be applied for different model organisms or cell types, including primary cells. Furthermore, we provide detailed protocols for each method used, including quality controls, and discuss potential problems and pitfalls.

This protocol describes the combinatorial use of ChIP-seq, 4sU-seq, total RNA-seq, and ribosome profiling for cell lines and primary cells. It enables tracking changes in transcription-factor binding, de novo transcription, RNA processing, turnover and translation over time, and displaying the overall course of events in activated and/or rapidly changing cells.

转录因子结合、转录、翻译和营业额的实时分析在细胞激活过程中显示全球事件

Upon activation, cells rapidly change their functional programs and, thereby, their gene expression profile. Massive changes in gene expression occur, for ...

Enhanced Genome Editing with Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein in Diverse Cells and Organisms

Site-specific eukaryotic genome editing with CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas (CRISPR-associated) systems has quickly become a commonplace amongst researchers pursuing a wide variety of biological questions. Users most often employ the Cas9 protein derived from Streptococcus pyogenes in a complex with an easily reprogrammed guide RNA (gRNA). These components are introduced into cells, and through a base pairing with a complementary region of the double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome, the enzyme cleaves both strands to generate a double-strand break (DSB). Subsequent repair leads to either random insertion or deletion events (indels) or the incorporation of experimenter-provided DNA at the site of the break.
The use of a purified single-guide RNA and Cas9 protein, preassembled to form an RNP and delivered directly to cells, is a potent approach for achieving highly efficient gene editing. RNP editing particularly enhances the rate of gene insertion, an outcome that is often challenging to achieve. Compared to the delivery via a plasmid, the shorter persistence of the Cas9 RNP within the cell leads to fewer off-target events. 
Despite its advantages, many casual users of CRISPR gene editing are less familiar with this technique. To lower the barrier to entry, we outline detailed protocols for implementing the RNP strategy in a range of contexts, highlighting its distinct benefits and diverse applications. We cover editing in two types of primary human cells, T cells and hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs). We also show how Cas9 RNP editing enables the facile genetic manipulation of entire organisms, including the classic model roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans and the more recently introduced model crustacean, Parhyale hawaiensis.

Utilizing a preassembled Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complex (RNP) is a powerful method for precise, efficient genome editing. Here, we highlight its utility across a broad range of cells and organisms, including primary human cells and both classic and emerging model organisms.

增强基因组编辑与 Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein 在不同的细胞和有机体

Site-specific eukaryotic genome editing with CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-Cas (CRISPR-associated) systems has ...

Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay Using Micrococcal Nucleases in Mammalian Cells

To express cellular phenotypes in organisms, living cells execute gene expression accordingly, and transcriptional programs play a central role in gene expression. The cellular transcriptional machinery and its chromatin modification proteins coordinate to regulate transcription. To analyze transcriptional regulation at the molecular level, several experimental methods such as electrophoretic mobility shift, transient reporter and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays are available. We describe a modified ChIP assay in detail in this article because of its advantages in directly showing histone modifications and the interactions between proteins and DNA in cells. One of the key steps in a successful ChIP assay is chromatin shearing. Although sonication is commonly used for shearing chromatin, it is difficult to identify reproducible conditions. Instead of shearing chromatin by sonication, we utilized enzymatic digestion with micrococcal nuclease (MNase) to obtain more reproducible results. In this article, we provide a straightforward ChIP assay protocol using MNase.

Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a powerful tool for understanding the molecular mechanisms of gene regulation. However, the method involves difficulties in obtaining reproducible chromatin fragmentation by mechanical shearing. Here, we provide an improved protocol for a ChIP assay using enzymatic digestion.

使用哺乳动物细胞中的微球菌核酸酶进行染色质免疫沉淀测定

To express cellular phenotypes in organisms, living cells execute gene expression accordingly, and transcriptional programs play a central role in gene ...

Monitoring Protein-RNA Interaction Dynamics In Vivo at High Temporal Resolution Using &#967;CRAC

The interaction between RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and their RNA substrates exhibits fluidity and complexity. Within its lifespan, a single RNA can be bound by many different RBPs that will regulate its production, stability, activity, and degradation. As such, much has been done to understand the dynamics that exist between these two types of molecules. A particularly important breakthrough came with the emergence of &#8216;cross-linking and immunoprecipitation&#8217; (CLIP). This technique allowed stringent investigation into which RNAs are bound by a particular RBP. In short, the protein of interest is UV cross-linked to its RNA substrates in vivo, purified under highly stringent conditions, and then the RNAs covalently cross-linked to the protein are converted into cDNA libraries and sequenced. Since its conception, many derivative techniques have been developed in order to make CLIP amenable to particular fields of study. However, cross-linking using ultraviolet light is notoriously inefficient. This results in extended exposure times that make the temporal study of RBP-RNA interactions impossible. To overcome this issue, we recently designed and built much-improved UV irradiation and cell harvesting devices. Using these new tools, we developed a protocol for time-resolved analyses of RBP-RNA interactions in living cells at high temporal resolution: Kinetic CRoss-linking and Analysis of cDNAs (&#967;CRAC). We recently used this technique to study the role of yeast RBPs in nutrient stress adaptation. This manuscript provides a detailed overview of the &#967;CRAC method and presents recent results obtained with the Nrd1 RBP.

Kinetic cross-linking and analysis of cDNA is a method that allows investigation of the dynamics of protein-RNA interactions in living cells at high temporal resolution. Here the protocol is described in detail, including the growth of yeast cells, UV cross-linking, harvesting, protein purification, and next generation sequencing library preparation steps.

使用χCRAC以高时间分辨率监测体内蛋白质-RNA相互作用动力学

The interaction between RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and their RNA substrates exhibits fluidity and complexity. Within its lifespan, a single RNA can be ...

生物化学

Proximity Ligation Assay to Study Oncogene-Derived Transcription-Replication Conflicts

Both DNA replication and RNA transcription utilize genomic DNA as their template, necessitating spatial and temporal separation of these processes. Conflicts between the replication and transcription machinery, termed transcription-replication conflicts (TRCs), pose a considerable risk to genome stability, a critical factor in cancer development. While several factors regulating these collisions have been identified, pinpointing primary causes remains difficult due to limited tools for direct visualization and clear interpretation. In this study, we directly visualize TRCs using a proximity ligation assay (PLA), leveraging antibodies specific to PCNA and phosphorylated CTD of RNA polymerase II. This approach allows precise measurement of TRCs between replication and transcription processes mediated by RNA polymerase II. The method is further enhanced through DNA primers conjugated covalently to these antibodies, coupled with PCR amplification using fluorescent probes, providing a highly sensitive and specific means of detecting endogenous TRCs. Fluorescence microscopy enables the visualization of these conflicts, offering a powerful tool to study genome instability mechanisms associated with cancer. This technique addresses the gap in direct TRC visualization, allowing for a more comprehensive analysis and understanding of the underlying processes driving genome instability in cells.

Here, we present a sensitive and specific method to detect oncogene-induced transcription-replication conflicts (TRCs) using the proximity ligation assay (PLA). This approach leverages specific antibodies targeting PCNA and phospho-CTD RNAPII, enabling the assessment of TRC prevalence between RNA polymerase II transcription and DNA replication machinery.

用于研究癌基因衍生的转录-复制冲突的邻位连接测定

Both DNA replication and RNA transcription utilize genomic DNA as their template, necessitating spatial and temporal separation of these processes. ...

癌症研究

Capturing Common Fragile Site Breaks by Native &#947;H2A.X ChIP

Replication stress induced by exposure to extrinsic agents can lead to DNA breaks at common fragile sites, which are regions in the genome known to be prone to structural instability. The &#947;H2A.X chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay serves as a powerful tool in genotoxicity studies, as &#947;H2A.X phosphorylation is a well-established marker for DNA double-strand breaks. Traditional &#947;H2A.X ChIP assays, however, are often labor-intensive and involve multiple, time-consuming steps. In this study, we present a simplified yet effective method that combines subcellular fractionation with native ChIP to isolate &#947;H2A.X-associated complexes. This approach is particularly suitable for analyzing &#947;H2A.X-chromatin interactions with enhanced specificity and efficiency. Using subcellular fractionation, chromatin-unbound materials are effectively removed, resulting in a purified chromatin fraction. Subsequent micrococcal nuclease (MNase) digestion under mild conditions allows chromatin fragmentation while preserving physiological interactions between &#947;H2A.X and its associated protein complexes. This preservation is essential for studying native interaction partners involved in DNA damage response pathways. This optimized native ChIP protocol substantially reduces the time and labor associated with conventional &#947;H2A.X ChIP assays. The streamlined procedure not only simplifies the workflow but also yields highly reproducible results, making it particularly advantageous in settings where high-throughput processing of multiple samples is required. This method has broad applicability in studies focused on genome stability, DNA repair, and chromatin biology, where accurate and efficient detection of DNA damage sites is critical. By employing optimized protocols and streamlined steps, this method enables the detection of DNA damage at fragile sites with improved sensitivity and minimal sample handling, making it a valuable tool for studies on genome stability and DNA damage response.

We present a rapid and efficient method to detect common fragile site breaks through native &#947;H2A.X chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP). This approach significantly reduces both the time and labor associated with traditional &#947;H2A.X ChIP assays while maintaining high reproducibility and reliability of results.

通过天然 γH2A 捕获常见的脆弱位点断裂。X ChIP

Replication stress induced by exposure to extrinsic agents can lead to DNA breaks at common fragile sites, which are regions in the genome known to be ...

Metabolic Labeling of Newly Transcribed RNA for High Resolution Gene Expression Profiling of RNA Synthesis, Processing and Decay in Cell Culture

The development of whole-transcriptome microarrays and next-generation sequencing has revolutionized our understanding of the complexity of cellular gene expression. Along with a better understanding of the involved molecular mechanisms, precise measurements of the underlying kinetics have become increasingly important. Here, these powerful methodologies face major limitations due to intrinsic properties of the template samples they study, i.e. total cellular RNA. In many cases changes in total cellular RNA occur either too slowly or too quickly to represent the underlying molecular events and their kinetics with sufficient resolution. In addition, the contribution of alterations in RNA synthesis, processing, and decay are not readily differentiated.
We recently developed high-resolution gene expression profiling to overcome these limitations. Our approach is based on metabolic labeling of newly transcribed RNA with 4-thiouridine (thus also referred to as 4sU-tagging) followed by rigorous purification of newly transcribed RNA using thiol-specific biotinylation and streptavidin-coated magnetic beads. It is applicable to a broad range of organisms including vertebrates, Drosophila, and yeast. We successfully applied 4sU-tagging to study real-time kinetics of transcription factor activities, provide precise measurements of RNA half-lives, and obtain novel insights into the kinetics of RNA processing. Finally, computational modeling can be employed to generate an integrated, comprehensive analysis of the underlying molecular mechanisms.

Total cellular RNA provides a poor template for studying short-term changes in RNA synthesis and decay as well as the kinetics of RNA processing. Here, we describe metabolic labeling of newly transcribed RNA with 4-thiouridine followed by thiol-specific biotinylation and purification of newly transcribed RNA allowing to overcome these limitations.

高分辨率基因表达谱RNA的合成，加工和衰变的新转录RNA在细胞培养的代谢标记

The development of whole-transcriptome microarrays and next-generation sequencing has revolutionized our understanding of the complexity of cellular gene ...

生物学

Screening for Functional Non-coding Genetic Variants Using Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA) and DNA-affinity Precipitation Assay (DAPA)

Population and family-based genetic studies typically result in the identification of genetic variants that are statistically associated with a clinical disease or phenotype. For many diseases and traits, most variants are non-coding, and are thus likely to act by impacting subtle, comparatively hard to predict mechanisms controlling gene expression. Here, we describe a general strategic approach to prioritize non-coding variants, and screen them for their function. This approach involves computational prioritization using functional genomic databases followed by experimental analysis of differential binding of transcription factors (TFs) to risk and non-risk alleles. For both electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and DNA affinity precipitation assay (DAPA) analysis of genetic variants, a synthetic DNA oligonucleotide (oligo) is used to identify factors in the nuclear lysate of disease or phenotype-relevant cells. For EMSA, the oligonucleotides with or without bound nuclear factors (often TFs) are analyzed by non-denaturing electrophoresis on a tris-borate-EDTA (TBE) polyacrylamide gel. For DAPA, the oligonucleotides are bound to a magnetic column and the nuclear factors that specifically bind the DNA sequence are eluted and analyzed through mass spectrometry or with a reducing sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) followed by Western blot analysis. This general approach can be widely used to study the function of non-coding genetic variants associated with any disease, trait, or phenotype.

Screening for Functional Non-coding Genetic Variants Using Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay EMSA and DNA-affinity Precipitation Assay DAPA

We present a strategic plan and protocol for identifying non-coding genetic variants affecting transcription factor (TF) DNA binding. A detailed experimental protocol is provided for electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and DNA affinity precipitation assay (DAPA) analysis of genotype-dependent TF DNA binding.

利用电泳迁移分析（EMSA）和筛选功能的非编码基因变异DNA的亲和沉淀试验（DAPA）

Population and family-based genetic studies typically result in the identification of genetic variants that are statistically associated with a clinical ...