Antibodies specific to 5-methylcytosine can be used to precipitate DNA prior to array hybridization.

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Antibodies specific to 5-methylcytosine can recognize and bind to DNA containing this modification, allowing it to be efficiently precipitated and purified from other DNA prior to hybridization on an array. This technique, known as MeDIP (methylated DNA immunoprecipitation), is often used to enrich for methylated DNA regions in epigenetic studies.

Antibodies Specific to 5-Methylcytosine Can Be Used to Precipitate DNA