CUT&Tag for Transcription Factor Binding Profiles During Mammalian Zygotic Genome Activation
摘要
Zygotic genome activation (ZGA) triggered by transcription factors (TFs) is a critical event to facilitate subsequent embryonic development. However, the paucity of material poses a challenge for mapping TF binding profiles in mammalian embryos. Here, we describe a low-input Cleavage Under Targets & Tagmentation (CUT&Tag) protocol optimized for TF binding using ~300 mouse two-cell embryos to investigate ZGA. This version of CUT&Tag is an immunostaining-based protocol with manual cell transfer by pipette to avoid loss of samples and gentle washing of fragile preimplantation embryos protected by the zona pellucida.