ChIP sequencing experiment of HA-tagged WT CDK6 or of a C-terminally truncated variant of CDK6 (CDK6 delta-C) in BCR-ABL1 expressing cell lines

The cell cycle kinase CDK6 interacts with a variety of proteins including cyclins and members of the INK4 and Cip/Kip families. These interactions are thought to involve primarily the N-lobe of the protein. Less is known about the role of the C-lobe for the function of CDK6. In this experiment we assessed the function of the C-lobe in CDK6's interaction with transcriptional complexes. We generated cell lines by retroviral over-expression of BCR-ABL1 in bone marrow cells from CDK6 knock-out mice. We then introduced HA-tagged variants of CDK6 - either wildtype CDK6 (CDK6_WT) or a C-terminally truncated variant of CDK6 lacking the last 32 amino acids of the protein (CDK6_delta-C). ChIP was performed with an antibody against the HA tag. CDK6 KO cell lines were used as controls.