MeSH definition : A technique for identifying specific DNA sequences that are bound, in vivo, to proteins
of interest. It involves formaldehyde fixation of CHROMATIN to crosslink the DNA-BINDING
PROTEINS to the DNA. After shearing the DNA into small fragments, specific DNA-protein
complexes are isolated by immunoprecipitation with protein-specific ANTIBODIES. Then,
the DNA isolated from the complex can be identified by PCR amplification and sequencing.;
MeSH synonym : immunoprecipitation, chromatin;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatin immunoprecipitation;
A technique for identifying specific DNA sequences that are bound, in vivo, to proteins
of interest. It involves formaldehyde fixation of CHROMATIN to crosslink the DNA-BINDING
PROTEINS to the DNA. After shearing the DNA into small fragments, specific DNA-protein
complexes are isolated by immunoprecipitation with protein-specific ANTIBODIES. Then,
the DNA isolated from the complex can be identified by PCR amplification and sequencing.