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This work was supported by the Sogang University Research Grant of 201410036.

1. DNA Biotinylation
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	<li>Biotinylation of blunt ended DNA using Terminal Transferase (TdT) 
	Note: Use T4 DNA (166 kbp), which is a blunt ended DNA.
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		<li>Add 5 &#181;l of 2.5 mM CoCl2, 5 &#181;l of 10&#215; reaction buffer, 0.5 &#181;l of 10 mM biotin-11-dUTP, 0.5 &#181;l of terminal transferase (10 units), and 0.5 &#181;l of T4 DNA (0.5 &#181;g/&#181;l) to the reaction mixture. Make to a final volume of 50 &#181;l by adding 38.5 &#181;l of water.</li>
		<li>Incubate the re...

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Here we present a platform for visualizing long DNA molecules biotinylated for anchoring on surfaces. We have reported an approach for DNA molecules tethered on an avidin protein coated surface with biotinylated bovine serum albumin.6 In the earlier approach, we found a crucial issue of DNA photo-cleavage caused by bis-intercalation dyes that stain DNA molecules tethered on the surface. As these continually excited fluorophores have a high probability to attack a DNA phosphate backbone,9 the excitat...

Visualization of large DNA molecules tethered on glass or bead surfaces has been utilized for investigating DNA-protein interactions, protein dynamics on DNA substrate,1,2 and polymer physics.3,4 A platform for single-tethered large DNA molecules has a few distinct advantages compared to other DNA immobilization methods.5 First, a large DNA molecule tethered on the surface has a natural random-coil conformation without a shear flow, which is critically important for a DNA-binding protein to recognize its binding site. Second, it is very easy to change the chemical environment around DNA molecules for a series of enzymatic reactions in a flow chamber. Third, a microfluidic shear flow induces DNA molecular stretching up to 100% of the full contour length, which is very difficult to achieve using alternative DNA elongation approaches such as surface immobilization6 and nanochannel confinement.7 A fully stretched DNA molecule also provides positional information that can be useful for monitoring enzymatic movements on the genomic map.
Nevertheless, the DNA tethering approach has a critical shortcoming in that the intercalating dye such as YOYO-1 generally causes tethered DNA molecules to be readily broken by fluorescence excitation light. Generally, large DNA molecules have to be stained with a fluorescent dye for visualization under a fluorescent microscope. For this purpose, YOYO-1 or other TOTO series dyes are primarily used because these dyes fluoresce only when they intercalate double-stranded DNA.8 However, it is well-known that bis-intercalating dye causes light-induced DNA photo-cleavage because of the intercalation of fluorophores.9 Further, fluorescently stained DNA molecules tethered on the surface are more fragile since shear flows can exert breaking forces on freely moving DNA molecules. Therefore, we developed FP-DBP as a novel DNA-staining protein dye for imaging large DNA molecules tethered on the surface. The advantage of using FP-DBP is that it does not cause photo-cleavage of the DNA molecules to which it binds.10 In addition, FP-DBP does not increase the contour length of DNA, while bis-intercalating dyes increase the contour length by about 33%.
This video method introduces the experimental approach for tethering large DNA molecules to a PEG-biotin surface. Figure 1 illustrates different approaches of tethering DNA with blunt ends and sticky ends. Thus, this staining method can be applied to any type of DNA molecule. Figure 2 depicts a schematic representation of the flow chamber assembly that can be controlled by a syringe pump to generate shear flows to stretch DNA molecules as well as to load chemical and enzyme solutions. Figure 3 demonstrates micrographs of fully stretched DNA molecules tethered on the PEGylated surface11 and stained with FP-DBP.

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			<td colspan="4" height="21" style="height:21px;width:925px;">1. DNA Biotinylation</td>
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			<td colspan="4" height="21" style="height:21px;width:925px;">1.1) Biotinylation of blunt-end DNA using Terminal Transferase (TdT)</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Terminal Transferase</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">New England Biolabs</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">M0315S</td>
			<td>Provided with 10x reaction buffer, 2.5 mM Cobalt chloride</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Biotin-11-dUTP</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Invitrogen</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">R0081</td>
			<td>Biotin-ddNTP is also available</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">T4GT7 Phage DNA</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Nippon Gene</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">318-03971</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">E6758</td>
			<td>EDTA</td>
		</tr>
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			<td colspan="4" height="21" style="height:21px;width:925px;">1.2) Biotinylation of sticky end DNA Using DNA Ligase</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">T4 DNA Ligase</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">New England Biolabs</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">M0202S</td>
			<td>Provided with 10x reaction buffer</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td height="20" style="height:20px;width:287px;">Lambda Phage DNA</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Bioneer</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">D-2510</td>
			<td>Also available at New England Biolabs</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="20">
			<td colspan="4" height="20" style="height:20px;width:925px;">2. Functionalized Surface Derivatization</td>
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			<td colspan="4" height="21" style="height:21px;width:925px;">2.1) Piranha Cleaning</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Coverslip</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Marienfeld-Superior</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">0101050</td>
			<td>22x22 mm, No. 1 Thickness</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Teflon rack</td>
			<td style="width:167px;"></td>
			<td style="width:133px;"></td>
			<td>Custom Fabrication</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:287px;">PTFE Thread Seal Tape</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Han Yang Chemical Co. Ltd.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">3032292</td>
			<td>Teflon&#8482; tape</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Sulferic acid</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Jin Chemical Co. Ltd.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">S280823</td>
			<td>H2SO4, 95 % Purity</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Hydrogen peroxide</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Jin Chemical Co. Ltd.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">H290423</td>
			<td>H2O2, 35 % in water</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:287px;">Sonicator</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Daihan Scientific Co. Ltd.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">WUC-A02H</td>
			<td>Table-top Ultrasonic Cleaner</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td colspan="4" height="21" style="height:21px;width:925px;">2.2) Aminosilanization on Glass Surface</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:287px;">N-[3-(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl] 
			ethylenediamine</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">104884</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Glacial Acetic Acid</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Duksan Chemicals</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">414</td>
			<td>99 % Purity</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Methyl Alcohol</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Jin Chemical Co. Ltd.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">M300318</td>
			<td>99.9 % Purity</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Polypropylene Container</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Qorpak</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">PLC-04907</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Ethyl Alcohol</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Jin Chemical Co. Ltd.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">A300202</td>
			<td>99.9 % Purity</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td colspan="4" height="21" style="height:21px;width:925px;">2.3) PEGylation of the coverslip</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Sodium Bicarbonate</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">S5761</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Syringe Filter</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sartorius</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">16534----------K</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:287px;">Biotin-PEG-SC</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Laysan Bio</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">Biotin-PEG-SC-5000</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">mPEG-SVG</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Laysan Bio</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">MPEG-SVA-5000</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Acetone</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Jin Chemical Co. Ltd.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">A300129</td>
			<td>99 % Purity</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Microscope Slides</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Marienfeld-Superior</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">1000612</td>
			<td>~76x26x1 mm</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td colspan="4" height="21" style="height:21px;width:925px;">3. Assembling a Flow Chamber</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Acrylic Support</td>
			<td style="width:167px;"></td>
			<td style="width:133px;"></td>
			<td>Custom Fabrication</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Double-sided Tape</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">3M</td>
			<td style="width:133px;"></td>
			<td>Transparent type</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Quick-dry Epoxy</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">3M</td>
			<td style="width:133px;"></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:287px;">Polyethylene Tubing</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Cole-Parmer</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">06417-11, 06417-21</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Gas Tight 250 &#181;l Syringe</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Hamilton</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">81165</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="42">
			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:287px;">Syringe Pump</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">New Era Pump Systems Inc.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">NE-1000</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td colspan="4" height="21" style="height:21px;width:925px;">4. Sample Loading into Flow Chamber</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Neutravidin</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Thermo Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">31000</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Tris base</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">T1503-5KG</td>
			<td>Trizma base</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Microscope</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Olympus</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">IX70</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">EMCCD Camera</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Q Imaging</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">Rolera EM-C2</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Solid-state Laser (488 nm)</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Oxxius</td>
			<td style="width:133px;">LBX488</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:287px;">Alconox</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Alconox Inc.</td>
			<td style="width:133px;"></td>
			<td></td>
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visualization of surface-tethered large dna molecules with a fluorescent protein dna binding peptide

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