Detection of DNA-protein binding in western blots by phosphorus-labeled and biotinylated DNA probes
Eukaryotic DNA-binding proteins can be detected by a filter binding assay combining protein blotting on nitrocellulose, incubation with DNA by filtration, and the application of radioactively or nonradioactively labeled DNA probes. Basic nuclear and non-nuclear standard proteins are assayed in dot blots as well as in Western blots from sodium dodecyl sulfate gels. The DNA-binding ability of fractionated proteins is compared employing two different blotting techniques, conventional electro-transfer and protein-renaturating capillary transfer. Biotinylated DNA probes exhibit high sensitivity and a distinct discrimination of detection signals corresponding only to defined DNA-binding proteins. In contrast, phosphorus-labeled DNA probes show higher sensitivity, but less effective resolving power, especially for bands localized close to each other. Using the DNA-incubation procedure described, biotinylated DNA probes are preferable to radioactively-labeled probes for screening DNA-binding proteins in complex protein fractions.
- OSTI ID:
- 6749623
- Journal Information:
- Biotechniques; (USA), Journal Name: Biotechniques; (USA) Vol. 6:4; ISSN 0736-6205; ISSN BTNQD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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