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Transcription Factor (TF) validation using Dam-IT simultaneously captures genome-wide TF-DNA binding, direct gene regulation, and chromatin accessibility in plant cells

Hinckley, W. E.; Jack, A.; Li, A.; Frangos, S.; Pasquino, A.; Huang, S.-s. C.; Coruzzi, G. M.

2025-05-11 systems biology
10.1101/2025.05.06.652526 bioRxiv
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Transcription Factors (TFs) govern vast networks of gene regulation. However, TF-DNA binding and TF-gene regulation datasets are typically measured separately due to experimental constraints, making it challenging to disentangle true biological relationships from batch effects. To fill this gap, we developed DamID-seq Incorporating Transcriptomics (Dam-IT), which simultaneously captures TF-DNA binding, direct TF-gene regulation, and chromatin accessibility in the same batch of cells. Dam-IT uses a transient cell-based TF-target validation system that is scalable and flexible to many experimental designs. As proof of concept, we used Dam-IT to reveal that bZIP1 directly regulates genes by binding to DNA regions of relatively low chromatin accessibility, supporting a "Hit-and-Run" mechanism of transcription.

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