Abstract
Over the last few years a number of restriction enzymes that cut DNA only if cytosines within their recognition sequences are methylated have been characterized and become commercially available. Cleavage with these enzymes to release DNA fragments in a methylation-dependent manner can be combined with a novel method of amplification, Helper Dependent Chain Reaction (HDCR), to selectively amplify these fragments. HDCR uses “Helper” oligonucleotides as templates for extension of the free 3′ end of target fragments to incorporate tag sequences at the ends of fragments. These tag sequences are then used for priming of amplification of target fragments. Modifications to the amplification primers (Drivers) and the Helpers ensure that there is selection for the sequences within target fragments with each cycle of amplification. The combination of methylation-dependent enzymes and HDCR allows the sensitive and selective amplification of methylated DNA sequences without the need for bisulfite treatment.
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Mitchell, S.M. et al. (2018). Helper-Dependent Chain Reaction (HDCR) for Selective Amplification of Methylated DNA Sequences. In: Tost, J. (eds) DNA Methylation Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1708. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7481-8_30
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