The EpiQuik™ Global Tri-Methyl Histone H3K36 Quantification Kit (Fluorometric) is a convenient package of tools that allows the experimenter to specifically measure global tri-methylation of histone H3-K36 fluorometrically using a variety of mammalian cells (human, mouse, etc.) including fresh and frozen tissues, cultured adherent and suspension cells. The kit has the following advantages:
Background InformationEpigenetic activation or inactivation of genes plays a critical role in many important human diseases, especially in cancer. A major mechanism for epigenetic inactivation of the genes is methylation of CpG islands in genome DNA caused by DNA methyltransferases. Histone methyltransferases (HMTs) control or regulate DNA methylation through chromatin-dependent transcription repression or activation. HMTs transfer 1-3 methyl groups from S-adenosyl-Lmethionine to the lysine and arginine residues of histone proteins. SET2 is a histone methyltransferase that catalyzes methylation of histone H3 at lysine 36 (H3-K36) in mammalian cells. H3-K36 tri-methylation is associated with transcriptionally active genes. Increased global H3- K36 methylation is also found to be linked to the Sotos syndrome and leukemia-associated protein NSD1 and the Huntington’s disease protein HYPB. The global H3-K36 tri-methylation can be changed by inhibiton or activation of HMTs. Thus quantitative detection of global di-methyl histone H3-K4 would provide useful information for better understanding epigenetic regulation of gene activation and for developing HMT-targeted drugs. The EpiQuik™ Global Tri-Methyl Histone H3- K36 Quantification Kit (Fluorometric) provides a tool for measuring global tri-methylation of histone H3-K36.
Principle & ProcedureThis kit is designed for measuring global histone H3-K36 tri-methylation. In an assay with this kit, the tri-methylated histone H3 at lysine 36 is captured to the strip wells coated with an anti-tri-methyl H3-K36 antibody. The captured tri-methylated histone H3-K36 can then be detected with a labeled detection antibody, followed by a fluorescent development reagent. The ratio of tri-methylated H3-K36 is proportional to the intensity of fluorescence. The absolute amount of tri-methylated H3-K36 can be quantified by comparing to the standard control.
Starting MaterialsInput material should be purified histone extracts. In general, the input amount should be from 50 ng to 200 ng per well of histone extracts.