SimpleDIP™ Methylated DNA IP (MeDIP) Kit

The SimpleDIP™ Methylated DNA IP (MeDIP) Kit provides enough reagents to perform up to 10 genomic DNA preparations and 10 IPs from mammalian cells and is optimized for 1 μg of genomic DNA per IP. The SimpleDIP™ protocol can be performed in as little as two days and can easily be scaled up or down for use with more or less cells. Cells are first lysed and genomic DNA is extracted and sonicated into small fragments (200-500 bp). DNA IPs are performed using 5-Methylcytosine (5-mC) (D3S2Z) Rabbit mAb and ChIP-Grade Protein G Magnetic Beads. After elution from the beads, the DNA is purified using DNA purification spin columns provided in the kit. The enrichment of particular DNA sequences can be analyzed by a variety of methods including standard PCR, quantitative real-time PCR, or next-generation sequencing. The SimpleDIP™ 5-Methylcytosine DNA IP Kit provides a highly validated 5-mC monoclonal antibody to ensure specific and robust signal. The kit also contains human and mouse control primer sets to regions of the genome that contain 5-methylcytosine. Thus, the IP of genomic DNA with 5-Methylcytosine (5-mC) (D3S2Z) Rabbit mAb will enrich for the sequences amplified by the control primer sets, while the IP with Rabbit (DA1E) mAb XP^® Isotype Control (DIP Formulated) will not result in any enrichment.

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