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High-throughput Biochemical Analysis of in-vivo Location Data Reveals Novel Classes of POU5F1(Oct4)/DNA complexes

¹ University of Utah; ² Brown University

The transcription factor POU5F1 is a key regulator of embryonic stem (ES) cell pluripotency and a known oncoprotein. We have developed a novel high-throughput binding assay called MEGAshift (Microarray Evaluation of Genomic Aptamers by SHIFT) that we use to pinpoint the exact location, affinity and stoichiometry of the DNA-protein complexes identified by chromatin immunoprecipitation studies. We consider all genomic regions identified as POU5F1-ChIP-enriched in both human and mouse. Compared to regions that are ChIP-enriched in a single species, we find these regions more likely to be near actively transcribed genes in ES cells. We re-synthesize these genomic regions as a pool of tiled 35-mers. This oligonucleotide pool is then assayed for binding to recombinant POU5F1 by gel shift. The degree of binding for each oligonucleotide is accurately measured on a specially designed microarray. We explore the relationship between experimentally determined and computationally predicted binding strengths, find many novel functional combinations of POU5F1 half sites and demonstrate efficient motif discovery by incorporating binding information into a motif finding algorithm. In addition to further refining location studies for transcription factors, this method holds promise for the high throughput screening of promoters, SNP regions and epigenetic modifications for factor binding.

E-mail fairbrother{at}brown.edu

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