Analysis of Regulatory DNA Sequences by Dual-Luciferase Reporter Assays in Ewing Sarcoma

Reporter gene assays allow for examining the influence of regulatory DNA sequences on the transcription of target genes. In Ewing sarcoma, the study of these DNA sequences is especially paramount for its main driver mutation is a fusion transcription factor that binds different motifs than its wild-type constituents. Here, we describe the process of analyzing the enhancer activity of regulatory DNA sequences using transfection-based dual-luciferase reporter assays in Ewing sarcoma cell lines. To this end, we provide a protocol for cloning sequences of interest from genomic DNA into a firefly luciferase-containing plasmid, transfecting Ewing sarcoma cells with plasmids and measuring luciferase expression by luminescence. The entire procedure can be completed in 14 days.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2226

Enthalten in:

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 2226(2021) vom: 16., Seite 139-149

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hölting, Tilman L B [VerfasserIn]
Knott, Maximilian M L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Enhancer activity
Ewing sarcoma
Fusion-driven sarcoma
Gene expression
Journal Article
Luciferase assay
Oncogene Proteins, Fusion
Promoter activity
Regulatory DNA
Regulatory sequence
Reporter assays

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.04.2021

Date Revised 01.04.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-1-0716-1020-6_10

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318911906