CUT&Tag-IT™ Assay Kit

CUT&Tag-IT™ Assay Kit

Code: 53160 & 53165

Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation (CUT&Tag) is a method to investigate genomic localization of histone modifications and some transcription factors that reveals interactions between proteins and DNA or identifies DNA binding sites for proteins of interest.

Unlike MNase-Seq or ATAC-Seq methods that target open chromatin and are therefore dependent on chromatin accessibility, CUT&Tag utilizes an antibody-based enzyme tethering strategy to target specific histone modifications or proteins to reveal chromatin-binding information that is specific to those sites or proteins of interest.

CUT&Tag is based on the same principles as ChIP-Seq, but with several changes to the protocol that are advantageous in certain situations. Instead of the sonication of fixed chromatin and immunoprecipitation steps performed in ChIP-Seq protocols, in CUT&Tag, fresh (not frozen) unfixed cells are bound to concanavalin A beads and the antibody incubation is performed with cells in their native state. Directly following antibody binding, the chromatin is digested and NGS libraries are prepared in a single step by tagmentation using the protein A-Tn5 (pA-Tn5) transposome enzyme that has been pre-loaded with sequencing adapters.

CUT&Tag can rapidly produce high-quality results from less starting material than ChIP-Seq, and enables robust analysis from lower sequencing depths, saving both time and money.

The CUT&Tag-IT™ Assay Kit components are shipped at two temperatures, with one box on dry ice for components to be stored at -20°C, and a second box at room temperature for components that are not to be frozen and must be stored at 4°C. Please store components according to the storage conditions in the manual after first use. All reagents are guaranteed stable for 6 months from date of receipt when stored properly.

Reagents included:

  • 5% Digitonin, store at -20°C
  • Concanavalin A Beads, store at 4°C
  • CUT&Tag-IT™ Assembled pA-Tn5 Transposomes, store at -20°C
  • Tagmentation Buffer, store at -20°C
  • 1X Binding Buffer, store at 4°C
  • 1X Wash buffer, store at 4°C
  • Dig-Wash Buffer, store at 4°C
  • Antibody Buffer, store at 4°C
  • Dig-300 Buffer, store at 4°C
  • Guinea Pig Anti-Rabbit Antibody, store at -20°C
  • Protease Inhibitor Cocktail, store at -20°C
  • 0.5M EDTA, store at RT
  • 10% SDS, store at RT
  • 10 µg/µL Proteinase K, store at -20°C
  • DNA Purification Columns, store at RT
  • DNA Purification Binding Buffer, store at RT
  • DNA Purification Wash Buffer, store at RT
  • DNA Purification Elution Buffer, store at RT
  • 3M Sodium Acetate, store at RT
  • 10 mM DNTPs, store at -20°C
  • 5X Q5 Buffer, store at -20°C
  • Q5 High Fidelity DNA Polymerase (2U/µL), store at -20°C
  • i5 Indexed Primer 1, store at -20°C
  • i5 Indexed Primer 2, store at -20°C
  • i5 Indexed Primer 3, store at -20°C
  • i5 Indexed Primer 4, store at -20°C
  • i7 Indexed Primer 1, store at -20°C
  • i7 Indexed Primer 2, store at -20°C
  • i7 Indexed Primer 3, store at -20°C
  • i7 Indexed Primer 4, store at -20°C
  • SPRI Beads, store at 4°C.

CUT&Tag-IT™ Assay Kit Advantages:

  • Compatible with as few as 5,000 cells

  • Complete kit with optimized protocol

  • Developed for histone marks and some transcription factors

  • Sequencing-ready libraries without the laborious and costly steps of ChIP-Seq

  • Low background signal enables lower sequencing depth

  • No artifacts caused by formaldehyde crosslinking.