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Product Information

Product Usage Information

For the pAG-MNase Enzyme, after cell permeabilization and primary antibody binding, resuspend cells in 50 μl of digitonin buffer containing 1.5 μl of pAG-MNase Enzyme (33X dilution). Incubate cell samples with rotation at 4°C for 1 hour, wash cells with digitonin buffer, and then perform the chromatin digestion.

Sample Normalization Spike-In DNA can be added directly to the digestion stop buffer. For sample normalization with NG-seq, add 5 μl (50 pg) of Sample Normalization Spike-In DNA

to each reaction. When using 100,000 cells or 1mg of tissue per reaction this ensures that the normalization reads are around 0.5% of the total sequencing reads. If more or less than 100,000 cells or 1mg of tissue are used per reaction, proportionally scale the volume of Sample Normalization Spike-In DNA up or down to adjust normalization reads to around 0.5% of total reads.

When performing sample normalization, be sure to map the CUT&RUN sequencing data for all samples to both the test reference genome (e.g. human) and the sample normalization genome (S. cerevisiae).

Storage

pAG-MNase Enzyme is supplied in 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 1mM EDTA, 0.1mM PMSF and 50% glycerol. Do not aliquot the product. Sample Normalization Spike-In DNA is supplied in 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0). Store both products at –20°C. These products are stable for at least 12 months.

Product Description

The CUT&RUN pAG-MNase and Spike-In DNA kit provides enough enzyme and spike-in DNA to support 50 CUT&RUN assays. The pAG-MNase Enzyme #57813 is a fusion of Protein A and Protein G to Micrococcal Nuclease, and is recombinantly produced in E. coli. The pAG-MNase is compatible with multiple species of antibodies, including both rabbit and mouse. The Sample Normalization Spike-In DNA (10 pg/µl) #29987 is fragmented genomic DNA from the yeast S. cerevisiae that can be added to a CUT&RUN reaction to facilitate normalization between samples during NG-seq analysis.

Background

Like the chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay, Cleavage Under Targets and Release Using Nuclease (CUT&RUN) is a powerful and versatile technique used for probing protein-DNA interactions within the natural chromatin context of the cell (1-4). CUT&RUN provides a rapid, robust, and true low cell number assay for detection of protein-DNA interactions in the cell. Unlike the ChIP assay, CUT&RUN is free from formaldehyde cross-linking, chromatin fragmentation, and immunoprecipitation, making it a much faster and more efficient method for enriching protein-DNA interactions and identifying target genes. CUT&RUN can be performed in less than one day, from live cells to purified DNA, and has been shown to work with as few as 500-1,000 cells per assay (1,2). Instead of fragmenting all of the cellular chromatin as done in ChIP, CUT&RUN utilizes an antibody-targeted digestion of chromatin, resulting in much lower background signal than seen in the ChIP assay. As a result, CUT&RUN requires only 1/10th the sequencing depth that is required for ChIP-seq assays (1,2). Finally, the inclusion of simple spike-in control DNA allows for accurate quantification and normalization of target-protein binding that is not possible with the ChIP method. This provides for effective normalization of signal between samples and between experiments.

  1. Skene, P.J. and Henikoff, S. (2017) Elife 6, pii: e21856. doi: 10.7554/eLife.21856.
  2. Skene, P.J. et al. (2018) Nat Protoc 13, 1006-19.
  3. Meers, M.P. et al. (2019) Elife 8, pii: e46314. doi: 10.7554/eLife.46314.
  4. Meers, M.P. et al. (2019) Mol Cell 75, 562-575.e5.

Species Reactivity

Species reactivity is determined by testing in at least one approved application (e.g., western blot).

Applications Key

C&R: CUT&RUN

Cross-Reactivity Key

H: human M: mouse R: rat Hm: hamster Mk: monkey Vir: virus Mi: mink C: chicken Dm: D. melanogaster X: Xenopus Z: zebrafish B: bovine Dg: dog Pg: pig Sc: S. cerevisiae Ce: C. elegans Hr: horse GP: Guinea Pig Rab: rabbit All: all species expected

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CUT&RUN pAG-MNase and Spike-In DNA

CUT and RUN Image 1: CUT&RUN pAG-MNase and Spike-In DNA Expand Image
pAG-MNase was expressed and purified from E. coli. Purified enzyme was resolved on an SDA-PAGE gel and stained with Coomassie blue. The molecular weight of the protein standards is indicated.
CUT and RUN Image 2: CUT&RUN pAG-MNase and Spike-In DNA Expand Image
CUT&RUN assays were performed with HCT 116 cells and Tri-Methyl-Histone H3 (Lys4) (C42D8) Rabbit mAb #9751. DNA Libraries were prepared using SimpleChIP® ChIP-seq DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® #56795. The size of the DNA fragments in the library were analyzed using an Agilent Bioanalyzer®. The adaptor and barcode sequences added to the library during construction account for 140 bp in fragment length. As shown, excised DNA is highly enriched for mononucleosomes (peak around 300 bp).
CUT and RUN Image 3: CUT&RUN pAG-MNase and Spike-In DNA Expand Image
CUT&RUN and ChIP assays were performed with HCT 116 cells and Tri-Methyl-Histone H3 (Lys4) (C42D8) Rabbit mAb #9751. DNA Libraries were prepared using SimpleChIP® ChIP-seq DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® #56795. Panel A compares enrichment of H3K4me3 across chromosome 12 (upper), while Panel B compares enrichment at the GAPDH gene (lower), a known target of H3K4me3. The input tracks are from the CUT&RUN input sample.
CUT and RUN Image 4: CUT&RUN pAG-MNase and Spike-In DNA Expand Image
CUT&RUN and ChIP assays were performed with HeLa cells and Rpb1 CTD (4H8) Mouse mAb #2629. DNA Libraries were prepared using SimpleChIP® ChIP-seq DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® #56795. Panel A compares enrichment of Rpb1 across chromosome 12 (upper), while Panel B compares enrichment at the GAPDH gene (lower), a known target of Rbp1. The input tracks are from the CUT&RUN input sample.
CUT and RUN Image 5: CUT&RUN pAG-MNase and Spike-In DNA Expand Image
CUT&RUN and ChIP assays were performed with HCT 116 cells and CTCF (D31H2) XP® Rabbit mAb #3418. DNA Libraries were prepared using SimpleChIP® ChIP-seq DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® #56795. Panel A compares enrichment of CTCF across chromosome 8 (upper), while Panel B compares enrichment at the MYC gene (lower), a known target of CTCF. The input tracks are from the CUT&RUN input sample.