RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) is similar to chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), but targets RNA binding proteins. RIP precipitates a specific RNA binding protein (RBP) and associated RNA (mRNAs, non-coding RNAs, viral RNAs) that can be detected by real-time PCR, microarrays or sequencing. In addition to the immunoprecipitation methods, researchers sometimes fuse tags onto either the C-terminal or N-terminal of the protein of interest. This approach allows the same tag to be used for different proteins and eliminates the difficulty of generating different antibodies each time.More information, please visit the website: http://www.creative-diagnostics.com/RNA-immunoprecipitation-RIP.html