Ligation and Decrosslinking of Scarce Cell DNA

To begin, take the digested scarce cell's DNA and place it on ice. Prepare a master mix by using the reagents required to fill in and biotinylate the restriction fragment overhangs. Incubate the sample at 37 degrees Celsius for 75 minutes, mixing by inversion every 15 minutes.

Chill the sample on ice, and ligate the filled-in DNA ends by preparing a master mix using the reagents required for ligation. Finally, incubate the sample for four to six hours at 16 degrees Celsius, and then for 30 minutes at room temperature. Add 30 microliters of 10 milligrams per milliliter of Proteinase K to decrosslink the chromatin.

Mix the solution, and incubate overnight at 65 degrees Celsius.