Following trypanosoma cruzi RPA-DNA interaction using fluorescent in situ hybridization coupled with immunofluorescence (FISH/IF)

Abstract

Fluorescent in situ hybridization coupled with immunofluorescence (FISH/IF) is an assay that has been widely used to study DNA-protein interactions. The technique is based on the use of a fluorescent nucleic acid probe and fluorescent antibodies to reveal the localization of a DNA sequence and a specific protein in the cell. The interaction can be inferred by the quantification of the co-localization between the protein and the DNA. Here, we describe a detailed FISH/IF methodology that our group used to study RPA-telomere interaction in the pathogenic protozoa parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.