We have designed a method, binding affinities to native chromatin by sequencing (BANC-seq), to determine the transcription factor concentrations required for binding to regulatory elements across the genome. Our study shows that chromatin context and DNA accessibility are key regulators of transcription factor binding.
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This is a summary of: Neikes, H. K. et al. Quantification of absolute transcription factor binding affinities in the native chromatin context using BANC-seq. Nat. Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01715-w (2023).
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Measuring the impact of chromatin context on transcription factor binding affinities. Nat Biotechnol 41, 1696–1697 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01752-5
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