Abstract
DNA methylation (5-methylcytosine, 5mC) is involved in regulation of a wide range of biological processes. TET proteins can oxidize 5mC to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-formylcytosine (5fC) and 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC). Although both 5fC and 5caC serve as intermediates in active demethylation pathway, growing body of experimental evidence indicate that these DNA modifications may also interact with specific sets of reader proteins and therefore may represent bona fide epigenetic marks. Despite a number of single-base resolution techniques have recently been proposed for 5fC/5caC mapping, antibody-based approaches still represent a relatively simple and plausible alternative for the analysis of genomic distribution of these DNA modifications. Here, we describe a protocol for 5caC DNA immunoprecipitation (5caC DIP) that can be used for both locus-specific and genome-wide assessment of 5caC distribution. In combination with mass spectrometry–based techniques and single base resolution mapping methods, this approach may contribute to elucidating the role of 5caC in development, differentiation, and tumorigenesis.
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We thank Lara Lewis for technical assistance. A.R.’s lab is supported by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [grant number BB/N005759/1] to A.R. A.A. is supported by Medical Research Council IMPACT DTP PhD Studentship [grant number MR/N013913/1] to A.A.
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Abakir, A., Alenezi, F., Ruzov, A. (2021). Analysis of 5-Carboxylcytosine Distribution Using DNA Immunoprecipitation. In: Ruzov, A., Gering, M. (eds) DNA Modifications. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2198. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0876-0_24
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