Name: selective capture of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from genomic dna
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Description: Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Selective Capture of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from Genomic DNA at JoVE.com

This study was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (GM071440 to C.H. and NS051630/MH076090/MH078972 to PJ).

1. Genomic DNA Fragmentation
Fragment genomic DNA using sonication to a desired size range suited for the genome-wide sequencing platform. (We usually sonicate to ~300 bp.) Verify the size distribution of the fragmented genomic DNA on 1% agarose gel (Figure 1).
2. DNA Preparation
Determine the starting DNA amounts based on the abundance of 5-hmC in genomic DNA. Since 5-hmC levels vary significantly in different tissue types, ...

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5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) is a recently identified epigenetic modification present in substantial amounts in certain mammalian cell types. The method presented here is for determining the genome-wide distribution of 5-hmC. We use T4 bacteriophage &beta;-glucosyltransferase to transfer an engineered glucose moiety containing an azide group onto the hydroxyl group of 5-hmC. The azide group can be chemically modified with biotin for detection, affinity enrichment, and sequencing of 5-hmC-containing DNA fragments in ma...

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 <td>5M Sodium chloride (NaCl)</td>
 <td>Promega</td>
 <td>V4221</td>
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 <td>0.5M pH8.0 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)</td>
 <td>Promega</td>
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 <td>1M Trizma base (Tris) pH7.5</td>
 <td>Invitrogen</td>
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 <td>HEPES 1M, pH7.4</td>
 <td>Invitrogen</td>
 <td>15630</td>
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 <td>Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) 1M</td>
 <td>Ambion</td>
 <td>AM9530G</td>
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 <td>Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)</td>
 <td>Sigma</td>
 <td>D8418</td>
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 <td>Tween 20</td>
 <td>Fisher BioReagents</td>
 <td>BP337-100</td>
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 <td>DBCO-S-S-PEG3-Biotin conjugate</td>
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 <td>1,4-Dithiothreitol, ultrapure (DTT) Superpure</td>
 <td>Invitrogen</td>
 <td>15508-013</td>
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 <td>QIAquick Nucleotide Removal Kit</td>
 <td>Qiagen</td>
 <td>28304</td>
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 <td>Micro Bio-Spin 6 Column</td>
 <td>Bio-Rad</td>
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 <td>Dynabeads MyOne </td>
 <td>Invitrogen</td>
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 <td>Streptavidin C1</td>
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 <td>Qiagen MinElute PCR Purification Kit</td>
 <td>Qiagen</td>
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 <td>UltraPure Agarose</td>
 <td>Invitrogen</td>
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 <td>&beta;-glucosyltransferase (&beta;-GT)</td>
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 <td>Z5342</td>
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 <td>Qubit 2.0 Fluorometer</td>
 <td>Invitrogen</td>
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 <td>Reagent setup 
10 X &beta;-GT Reaction Buffer (500 mM HEPES pH 7.9, 250 mM MgCl2) 2 X Binding and washing (B&amp;W) buffer (10 mM Tris pH 7.5, 1 mM EDTA, 2 M NaCl, 0.02% Tween 20).</td>
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selective capture of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from genomic dna

5-methylcytosine (5-mC) constitutes ~2-8% of the total cytosines in human genomic DNA and impacts a broad range of biological functions, including gene expression, maintenance of genome integrity, parental imprinting, X-chromosome inactivation, regulation of development, aging, and cancer1. Recently, the presence of an oxidized 5-mC, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC), was discovered in mammalian cells, in particular in embryonic stem (ES) cells and neuronal cells2-4. 5-hmC is generated by oxidation of 5-mC catalyzed by TET family iron (II)/&alpha;-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases2, 3. 5-hmC is proposed to be involved in the maintenance of embryonic stem (mES) cell, normal hematopoiesis and malignancies, and zygote development2, 5-10. To better understand the function of 5-hmC, a reliable and straightforward sequencing system is essential. Traditional bisulfite sequencing cannot distinguish 5-hmC from 5-mC11. To unravel the biology of 5-hmC, we have developed a highly efficient and selective chemical approach to label and capture 5-hmC, taking advantage of a bacteriophage enzyme that adds a glucose moiety to 5-hmC specifically12.
Here we describe a straightforward two-step procedure for selective chemical labeling of 5-hmC. In the first labeling step, 5-hmC in genomic DNA is labeled with a 6-azide-glucose catalyzed by &beta;-GT, a glucosyltransferase from T4 bacteriophage, in a way that transfers the 6-azide-glucose to 5-hmC from the modified cofactor, UDP-6-N3-Glc (6-N3UDPG). In the second step, biotinylation, a disulfide biotin linker is attached to the azide group by click chemistry. Both steps are highly specific and efficient, leading to complete labeling regardless of the abundance of 5-hmC in genomic regions and giving extremely low background. Following biotinylation of 5-hmC, the 5-hmC-containing DNA fragments are then selectively captured using streptavidin beads in a density-independent manner. The resulting 5-hmC-enriched DNA fragments could be used for downstream analyses, including next-generation sequencing.
Our selective labeling and capture protocol confers high sensitivity, applicable to any source of genomic DNA with variable/diverse 5-hmC abundances. Although the main purpose of this protocol is its downstream application (i.e., next-generation sequencing to map out the 5-hmC distribution in genome), it is compatible with single-molecule, real-time SMRT (DNA) sequencing, which is capable of delivering single-base resolution sequencing of 5-hmC.

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Selective Capture of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from Genomic DNA at JoVE.com

Selective Capture of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine from Genomic DNA

Described is a two-step labeling process using &beta;-glucosyltransferase (&beta;-GT) to transfer an azide-glucose to 5-hmC, followed by click chemistry to transfer a biotin linker for easy and density-independent enrichment. This efficient and specific labeling method enables enrichment of 5-hmC with extremely low background and high-throughput epigenomic mapping via next-generation sequencing.

5-methylcytosine (5-mC) constitutes ~2-8% of the total cytosines in human genomic DNA and impacts a broad range of biological functions, including gene ...

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