We describe a modified 3C (“chromosome conformation capture”) protocol for detection of transient, short-range chromatin interactions in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 3C was initially described by Job Dekker and involves formaldehyde cross-linking to stabilize transient chromatin interactions, followed by restriction digestion, ligation, and locus-specific PCR. As such, 3C reveals complex three-dimensional interactions between distal genetic elements within intact cells at high resolution. Using a modified version of Dekker’s protocol, we are able to detect gene loops that juxtapose promoter and terminator regions of yeast genes with ORFs as short as 1 kb. We are using this technique to define the cis- and trans-acting requirements for the formation and maintenance of gene loops, and to elucidate their physiological consequences. We anticipate that this method will be generally applicable to detect dynamic, short-range chromatin interactions, not limited to gene loops.
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Singh, B. N., & Hampsey, M. (2014). Detection of short-range chromatin interactions by chromosome conformation capture (3C) in yeast. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1205, 209–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1363-3_13
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