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ReviewPlant methods2021

DNA-protein interaction studies: a historical and comparative analysis.

Ricardo André Campos Ferraz, Ana Lúcia Gonçalves Lopes, Jessy Ariana Faria da Silva, Diana Filipa Viana Moreira, Maria João Nogueira Ferreira, Sílvia Vieira de Almeida Coimbra

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Review in Plant methods, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. A rapid test for protein-DNA interactions.Nucleic acids research · 2026
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  12. Harnessing regulatory networks in Actinobacteria for natural product discovery.Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ricardo André Campos FerrazDepartamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Lúcia Gonçalves LopesDepartamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Jessy Ariana Faria da SilvaLAQV Requimte, Sustainable Chemistry, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Diana Filipa Viana MoreiraDepartamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Maria João Nogueira FerreiraDepartamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Sílvia Vieira de Almeida CoimbraDepartamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal. scoimbra@fc.up.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9421-2538

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia POCI-01-0145-FEDER-027839Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia SFRH/BD/115960/2016Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia SFRH/BD/143557/2019Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia SFRH/BD/143579/2019Horizon 2020 690946"la Caixa" Foundation ID 100010434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA-protein interactions are essential for several molecular and cellular mechanisms, such as transcription, transcriptional regulation, DNA modifications, among others. For many decades scientists tried to unravel how DNA links to proteins, forming complex and vital interactions. However, the high number of techniques developed for the study of these interactions made the choice of the appropriate technique a difficult task. This review intends to provide a historical context and compile the methods that describe DNA-protein interactions according to the purpose of each approach, summarise the respective advantages and disadvantages and give some examples of recent uses for each technique. The final aim of this work is to help in deciding which technique to perform according to the objectives and capacities of each research team. Considering the DNA-binding proteins characterisation, filter binding assay and EMSA are easy in vitro methods that rapidly identify nucleic acid-protein binding interactions. To find DNA-binding sites, DNA-footprinting is indeed an easier, faster and reliable approach, however, techniques involving base analogues and base-site selection are more precise. Concerning binding kinetics and affinities, filter binding assay and EMSA are useful and easy methods, although SPR and spectroscopy techniques are more sensitive. Finally, relatively to genome-wide studies, ChIP-seq is the desired method, given the coverage and resolution of the technique. In conclusion, although some experiments are easier and faster than others, when designing a DNA-protein interaction study several concerns should be taken and different techniques may need to be considered, since different methods confer different precisions and accuracies.

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ChIPDNA-footprintingDNA–protein interactionEMSASELEXSPR

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PMID34301293
PMCPMC8299673

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