Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: HIF-1α coordinates adrenal steroidogenesis through direct transcriptional control and regulation of miRNA biogenesis
doi: 10.64898/2026.02.24.707817
Figure Lengend Snippet: A) Schematic representation of the CUT&Tag protocol. Under standard culture conditions (21% O□), Y-1 cells express undetectable levels of HIF-1α protein. For the CUT&Tag procedure, the cells were either left untreated as a control or treated with DMOG for 24 hours to stabilize HIF-1α. This treatment leads to nuclear accumulation of HIF-1α and its binding to target genes. The nuclei were then isolated, lightly fixed with formaldehyde, and bound to concanavalin A-coated beads. The HIF-1α-bound chromatin regions were labeled on the beads using a primary anti-HIF-1α antibody, a secondary antibody, and protein A-Tn5 adapters. The tagged DNA fragments were then released, PCR-amplified, and subjected to Illumina next-generation sequencing. B) The genomic distribution of enriched (left) and depleted (right) HIF-1α-bound sequences in DMOG-treated versus control cells (see also Additional file 2). C) Top 15 KEGG pathways enriched among HIF-1α-bound genes. Bar length indicates the pathway enrichment ratio, and colors represent FDR (see also Additional file 3). D) Motif enrichment analysis of HIF-1α-bound sequences revealed conserved binding motifs for HIF-1/2α and 30 additional transcription factors (p < 0.01, Benjamini < 0.1) that are grouped into six major families (see Additional file 4).
Article Snippet: The beads were then washed with 0.5 ml of CUT&Tag wash buffer and the pA-Tn5 adapter complex (Epicypher, #15-1117) in 300 wash buffer (20 mM HEPES-NaOH pH 7.5, 300 mM NaCl, 0.5 mM spermidine, Roche Complete Protease Inhibitor EDTA-Free tablets; Merck, #11836170001) was added at 1:20.
Techniques: Control, Binding Assay, Isolation, Labeling, Amplification, Next-Generation Sequencing