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3C (Chromatin Conformation Capture): A Technique to Study Chromatin Organization

3C (chromatin conformation capture): 크로마틴 입체 구조 연구를 위한 기법

  • Kim, Yea Woon (Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, AeRi (Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Pusan National University)
  • 김예운 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 분자생물학과) ;
  • 김애리 (부산대학교 자연과학대학 분자생물학과)
  • Received : 2012.09.03
  • Accepted : 2012.11.11
  • Published : 2012.11.30
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Abstract

3C (chromatin conformation capture) is a technique to analyze chromatin organization in nuclei of eukaryotic cells. The procedure of 3C includes the formaldehyde treatment of cells to fix interactions between proteins and between proteins and DNA in chromatin, the digestion of fixed chromatin with restriction enzyme, and the ligation of fragmented DNA. The efficiency of DNA ligation represents proximity between DNA fragments in chromatin organization. Studies in the ${\beta}$-globin locus using 3C showed that the locus control region is in close proximity to the transcriptionally-active globin genes, indicating that chromatin organization has a role in transcriptional regulation of the genes. 3C has been advanced by combining with ChIP and genome-wide sequencing. This review presents the principle and procedure of the 3C technique, the chromatin organization of the ${\beta}$-globin locus explained by 3C, and advanced techniques based on 3C.

3C는 진핵세포의 핵에서 크로마틴의 입체 구조/구성을 알아보는 연구 기법이다. 이 기법은 살아있는 세포를 포름알데히드로 처리하여 단백질들 사이의 결합 및 단백질과 DNA 사이의 결합을 고정시킨 후, 제한효소로 DNA를 절단하고, 그 절편들의 연결 빈도를 측정함으로써 DNA 절편 사이의 물리적 근접성을 보여준다. 이 기법을 이용하여 복합 유전자 좌위인 ${\beta}$-글로빈 좌위에서 locus control region이 전사가 활발한 유전자와 가까이 위치하고 있음이 밝혀졌으며, 이러한 결과는 크로마틴 입체 구조가 유전자 전사 조절에 관여함을 나타낸다. 또한 3C 기법은 ChIP 및 genome-wide sequencing과 결합되어 다양한 기술로 진화되었다. 본 총설은 3C의 원리 및 과정을 짚어보고, 3C 기법으로 밝혀진 ${\beta}$-글로빈 좌위의 크로마틴 입체 구조를 설명하고자 하며, 나아가 3C를 기본으로 한 다양한 응용 연구 기법도 살펴보고자 한다.

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