A capillary electrophoresis mobility shift assay for protein-DNA binding affinities free in solution

Abstract
Quantitative determination of dissociation constants for DNA-protein complexes will help clarify the molecular mechanisms of transcription, replication and DNA repair. A practical capillary electrophoresis mobility shift assay (CEMSA) for protein—DNA affinities free in solution is presented. The method is fast and simple, precise and general. The speed (Kd = 35 ± 4 nM) to demonstrate the utility of the method.