Protocol to apply spike-in ChIP-seq to capture massive histone acetylation in human cells

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Abstract

Inhibition of histone deacetylases causes rapid and robust acetylation of histones. In this case, histone acetylation is likely increased on nearly every nucleosome, and the per-cell DNA/chromatin yield in chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiments is significantly increased. Spike-in controls are essential for normalizing ChIP sequencing (ChIP-seq) data to capture this massive effect. Here, we report a detailed protocol of H3K27-ac ChIP-seq in human cells with chromatin from an ancestral species as a spike-in control. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Wu et al. (2021).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number100681
JournalSTAR Protocols
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 17 2021

Keywords

  • Bioinformatics
  • Cell Biology
  • Cell-based Assays
  • ChIP-seq
  • Genomics
  • Sequence analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Neuroscience

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