Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Analysis of protein-DNA interactions in chromatin by UV induced cross-linking and mass spectrometry

  • Alexandra Stützer,
  • Luisa M. Welp,
  • Monika Raabe,
  • Timo Sachsenberg,
  • Christin Kappert,
  • Alexander Wulf,
  • Andy M. Lau,
  • Stefan-Sebastian David,
  • Aleksandar Chernev,
  • Katharina Kramer,
  • Argyris Politis,
  • Oliver Kohlbacher,
  • Wolfgang Fischle,
  • Henning Urlaub

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19047-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Cross-linking mass spectrometry (XLMS) allows mapping of protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions, but the analysis of protein-DNA complexes remains challenging. Here, the authors develop a UV light-based XLMS workflow to determine protein-DNA interfaces in reconstituted chromatin and isolated nuclei.