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Analysis of telomere proteins by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP)
1Department of Biochemistry, State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, College of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. mawenbin@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Abstract:
Telomere Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is an experimental method used to determine whether proteins are associated with telomere DNA inside the nucleus of cells or tissues. Telomere-associated proteins are covalently cross-linked to telomere DNA, and then immunoprecipitated using a specific antibody for the protein. This method has become one of the most indispensable tools for unraveling the protein complexes that associate with the telomeres.
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