title: DNA methyltransferase probing of DNA-protein interactions.
abstract: Effective methods of probing chromatin structure without disrupting DNA-protein interactions and associations are necessary for creating an accurate picture of chromatin and its processes in vivo. Expression of cytidine-5 DNA methyltransferases (C5 DMTases) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae provides a powerful noninvasive method of assaying relative DNA accessibility in chromatin. DNA MTases are occluded from protein-associated DNA based on the strength and span of the DNA-protein interaction. Ectopic regulation of C5 DMTase expression systems allows for minimal disruption of yeast physiology. Methylated sites are detected by bisulfite genomic sequencing, which leads to a positive signal corresponding to modified cytidine residues. High-resolution C5 DMTases with dinucleotide recognition specificity are shown to provide sufficient coverage to map interactions spanning a relatively short distance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hoose
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kladde
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D015336:Molecular Probe Techniques; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011485:Protein Binding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D017931:DNA Primers; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004247:DNA; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases