DNA-protein binding assays from a single sea urchin egg: a high-sensitivity capillary electrophoresis method.

AUTOR(ES)

Xian, J

RESUMO

A capillary electrophoresis method has been developed to study DNA-protein complexes by mobility-shift assay. This method is at least 100 times more sensitive than conventional gel mobility-shift procedures. Key features of the technique include the use of a neutral coated capillary, a small amount of linear polymer in the separation medium, and use of covalently dye-labeled DNA probes that can be detected with a commercially available laser-induced fluorescence monitor. The capillary method provides quantitative data in runs requiring < 20 min, from which dissociation constants are readily determined. As a test case we studied interactions of a developmentally important sea urchin embryo transcription factor, SpP3A2. As little as 2-10 x 10(6) molecules of specific SpP3A2-oligonucleotide complex were reproducibly detected, using recombinant SpP3A2, crude nuclear extract, egg lysates, and even a single sea urchin egg lysed within the capillary column.

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