CUT&Tag Using "Stress-Free" Con A-Conjugated Dynabeads.

Epigenome research has employed various methods to identify the genomic location of proteins of interest, such as transcription factors and histone modifications. CUT&Tag is a recently established method used in epigenome research to determine the genomic location of proteins of interest, such as transcription factors and histone modifications. In CUT&Tag method, cells are bound and hold on concanavalin A (con A)-coated magnetic beads, then a Protein-A Tn5 transposase fusion protein cuts the genome and inserts adapter sequences nearby the target protein. Here we describe the updated CUT&Tag procedure using "home-made" con A-conjugated magnetic beads. This method is free of poor suspendability and severe aggregation, hence providing improved sensitivity.