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The development and application of cleavage under targets and tagmentation (CUT&Tag) technology

Chaoyang Xiong1,2,3,4 Jiyin Wang1,2,3,4 Xinglin Li1,2,3,4 Guohong Li5* Xi Wang1,2,3,4*
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1 Beijing Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
2 Beijing Institute of Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China
3 National Center for Infectious Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
4 National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases, Beijing, China
5 Hubei Key Laboratory of Cell Homeostasis, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
JBM 2024 , 11(3), e99010019; https://doi.org/10.14440/jbm.2024.0017
Submitted: 19 June 2024 | Revised: 9 July 2024 | Accepted: 30 July 2024 | Published: 3 September 2024
© 2024 by the Journal of Biological Methods published by POL Scientific. Licensee POL Scientific, USA. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract

The regulation of chromatin structure and gene transcription in eukaryotic cells is an involved process mediated by histone modifications, chromatin-binding proteins, and transcription factors. Studying the distribution of histone modifications and transcription factors at the whole-genome level is crucial for understanding the mechanisms of gene transcription. Cleavage under targets and tagmentation (CUT&Tag) is a novel chromatin analysis method that has rapidly gained popularity in the field of epigenetics since its introduction. It has been widely used for the detection of chromatin modifications and transcription factors in different species. Furthermore, CUT&Tag has also been adapted to simultaneously detect multiple epigenetic modifications. Its integration with single-cell transcriptome, and spatial transcriptome analysis allows for a comprehensive examination of cell fate and functions. In this review, we aimed to provide an overview of the recent developments and applications of CUT&Tag and its derivatives, highlighting their significance in advancing our understanding of epigenetic regulation.

Keywords
Epigenetic
Cleavage under targets and tagmentation
Histone modification
Funding
This study was supported by grants from the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (grant no.: 2023YFC2306003 to Xi Wang), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no.: 32270635 to Xi Wang), and National Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (grant no.: 7232082 to Xi Wang).
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