CST BLOG

The official blog of Cell Signaling Technology, where we discuss what to expect from your time at the bench, share tips, tricks, and information.

Reliable Data Normalization for CUT&RUN and CUT&Tag with Whole Workflow Spike-In Controls

If you use CUT&RUN or CUT&Tag to map histone modifications, DNA methylation, transcription f...
Alexandra Foley Mar 18, 2026

ChIP, CUT&RUN & CUT&Tag: Support Reagents for Successful Chromatin Profiling

If you’ve performed CUT&RUN, CUT&Tag, or ChIP/ChIP-seq experiments, you know how important i...
Andrea Tu, PhD May 8, 2024

Too Low to Detect? Your CUT&Tag Library May Still Be Worth Sequencing

You load your Bioanalyzer, hold your breath, and watch the trace appear. Instead of a clean peak, yo...
Andrea Tu, PhD Feb 5, 2024

Increase Your Experimental Success with CUT&RUN-Validated Antibodies

CUT&RUN delivers the power of chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) or ChIP-sequencing (ChIP-seq)...
Christopher Fry, PhD Oct 26, 2022

Tools to Perform Genomic Profiling

Techniques used in genomic profiling have come a long way in the past few decades. Researchers can n...
Curtis Desilets Dec 1, 2021

How to Prepare a ChIP-seq DNA Library

Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq) is a flexible and powerful technique used by res...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Sep 18, 2019

Enzymatic vs Sonication: Optimizing Chromatin Prep for Successful ChIP

Part one of this series described the importance of including proper controls in your ChIP protocols...
Carolyn P Jun 26, 2019

ChIP & ChIP-seq: Should I Use Monoclonal or Polyclonal Antibodies?

Researchers who run a lot of chromatin immunoprecipitation ChIP assays—maybe even your advisor—might...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Sep 26, 2018

From PCR to ChIP-seq: How to Analyze Your ChIP Data

Part one of this series described the importance of including proper controls in your protocols. In ...
Carolyn P Mar 11, 2015

Signal vs Noise: Choosing the Right Antibody for Successful ChIP

Part one of this series described the importance of including proper controls to your protocols. In ...
Carolyn P Mar 4, 2015

Take Control: How to Use Positive and Negative Controls for Better ChIP Results

You're a confocal maestro, playing the lasers and the filters and the gain settings like a Stradivar...
Carolyn P Feb 18, 2015

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