Figure 1

Scheme for yeast barcoded ChIP-Seq. (a) Barcoded ChIP-Seq workflow. Ovals depict yeast cells and squares depict proteins. An aliquot of sheared cell lysate is not immunoprecipitated but is otherwise processed normally (green). This DNA, termed input DNA, is a reference sample for ChIP-Seq. Illumina DNA libraries are generated from both ChIP and input DNA samples. In multiplex ChIP-Seq, a barcoded adapter is ligated to an individual DNA sample. The barcode has 3 unique bases followed by a 'T' to anneal with the end-repaired DNA. Four libraries are then pooled together and applied to a single flowcell lane. After sequencing on the Genome Analyzer, reads are separated according to the first four bases and aligned to the yeast genome. Reads are stacked to generate a signal profile and scored against a pool of input DNA to determine significant transcription factor binding sites. (b) The barcode (orange) is located between Illumina adapter sequences (purple) and ChIP or input DNA inserts (black). The sequencing primer (pink) anneals to the adapter sequences and short reads start with the four bases of the barcode (orange) followed by DNA inserts (black). For the sequencing primer and Illumina adapter, oligonucleotide sequences were given by the manufacturer ^© 2006 Illumina, Inc. All rights reserved.