10.6084/m9.figshare.9976595.v1
Alžběta Němečková
Alžběta
Němečková
Christina Wäsch
Christina
Wäsch
Veit Schubert
Veit
Schubert
Takayoshi Ishii
Takayoshi
Ishii
Eva Hřibová
Eva
Hřibová
Andreas Houben
Andreas
Houben
Supplementary Material for: CRISPR/Cas9-Based RGEN-ISL Allows the Simultaneous and Specific Visualization of Proteins, DNA Repeats, and Sites of DNA Replication
Karger Publishers
2019
C RISPR/Cas9
DNA replication
FISH
Immunostaining
RGEN-ISL
Super-resolution microscopy
2019-10-14 12:42:59
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Visualizing the spatiotemporal organization of the genome will improve our understanding of how chromatin structure and function are intertwined. Here, we describe a further development of the CRISPR/Cas9-based RNA-guided endonuclease-in situ labeling (RGEN-ISL) method. RGEN-ISL allowed the differentiation between vertebrate-type (TTAGGG)<sub>n</sub> and <i>Arabidopsis</i>-type (TTTAGGG)<sub>n</sub> telomere repeats. Using maize as an example, we established a combination of RGEN-ISL, immunostaining, and EdU labeling to visualize in situ specific repeats, histone marks, and DNA replication sites, respectively. The effects of the non-denaturing RGEN-ISL and standard denaturing FISH on the chromatin structure were compared using super-resolution microscopy. 3D structured illumination microscopy revealed that denaturation and acetic acid fixation impaired and flattened the chromatin. The broad range of adaptability of RGEN-ISL to different combinations of methods has the potential to advance the field of chromosome biology.