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Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), a basic Helix-Loop Helix (HLH) transcription factor with a leucine zipper, is a key regulatory protein for the pigmenting process in melanocytes. Binding of MITF to E-box caused transcription of several pigmenting genes
including the tyrosinase gene. The purpose of this study was to analyze the interaction of MITF and its DNA binding site (M-box) by using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) imaging. We developed DNAprotein interaction arrays, coated with polypeptide poly(L-lysine) with a bifunctional coupling property that permits efficient immobilization of 1,4-phenylenediisothiocyanate on gold surfaces. DNA arrays on modified gold surfaces were fabricated, and then used for the analysis of DNA-MITF interaction. It is expected that SPR imaging can be used as a powerful tool to study DNA-protein interactions.