scholarly journals A streamlined tethered chromosome conformation capture protocol

BMC Genomics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Idan Gabdank ◽  
Sreejith Ramakrishnan ◽  
Anne M. Villeneuve ◽  
Andrew Z. Fire
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Quentin Lamy-Besnier ◽  
Romain Koszul ◽  
Laurent Debarbieux ◽  
Martial Marbouty

ABSTRACT The Oligo-Mouse-Microbiota (OMM12) gnotobiotic murine model is an increasingly popular model in microbiota studies. However, following Illumina and PacBio sequencing, the genomes of the 12 strains could not be closed. Here, we used genomic chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) data to reorganize, close, and improve the quality of these 12 genomes.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlies E. Oomen ◽  
Adam K. Hedger ◽  
Jonathan K. Watts ◽  
Job Dekker

Abstract Current chromosome conformation capture techniques are not able to distinguish sister chromatids. Here we describe the protocol of SisterC1: a novel Hi-C technique that leverages BrdU incorporation and UV/Hoechst-induced single strand breaks to identify interactions along and between sister chromatids. By synchronizing cells, BrdU is incorporated only on the newly replicated strand, which distinguishes the two sister chromatids2,3. This is followed by Hi-C4 of cells that can be arrested in different stages of the cell cycle, e.g. in mitosis. Before final amplification of the Hi-C library, strands containing BrdU are specifically depleted by UV/Hoechst treatment. SisterC libraries are then sequenced using 50bp paired end reads, followed by mapping using standard Hi-C processing tools. Interactions can then be assigned as inter- or intra-sister interactions based on read orientation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Kruse ◽  
Clemens B. Hug ◽  
Juan M. Vaquerizas

AbstractChromosome conformation capture data, particularly from high-throughput approaches such as Hi-C, are typically very complex to analyse. Existing analysis tools are often single-purpose, or limited in compatibility to a small number of data formats, frequently making Hi-C analyses tedious and time-consuming. Here, we present FAN-C, an easy-to-use command-line tool and powerful Python API with a broad feature set covering matrix generation, analysis, and visualisation for C-like data (https://github.com/vaquerizaslab/fanc). Due to its compatibility with the most prevalent Hi-C storage formats, FAN-C can be used in combination with a large number of existing analysis tools, thus greatly simplifying Hi-C matrix analysis.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betul Akgol Oksuz ◽  
Liyan Yang ◽  
Sameer Abraham ◽  
Sergey V. Venev ◽  
Nils Krietenstein ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3473 ◽  
Author(s):  
I-Lu Lai ◽  
Ya-Sian Chang ◽  
Wen-Ling Chan ◽  
Ya-Ting Lee ◽  
Ju-Chen Yen ◽  
...  

Gender affects cancer susceptibility. Currently, there are only a few studies on Y chromosome-linked long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), and the potential association between lncRNAs and cancers in males has not been fully elucidated. Here, we examined the expression of testis-specific transcript Y-linked 15 (TTTY15) in 37 males with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and performed circular chromosome conformation capture with next-generation sequencing to determine the genomic interaction regions of the TTTY15 gene. Our results showed that the expression levels of TTTY15 were lower in NSCLC tissues. Lower TTTY15 expression levels were associated with Tumor-Node-Metastasis (TNM) stage. A TTTY15 knockdown promoted malignant transformation of NSCLC cells. Based on the bioinformatics analysis of circular chromosome conformation capture data, we found that T-box transcription factor 4 (TBX4) may be a potential target gene of TTTY15. The RNA immunoprecipitation and chromatin immunoprecipitation results showed that TTTY15 may interact with DNA (cytosine-5)-methyltransferase 3A (DNMT3A), and the TTTY15 knockdown increased the binding of DNMT3A to the TBX4 promoter. We concluded that low TTTY15 expression correlates with worse prognosis among patients with NSCLC. TTTY15 promotes TBX4 expression via DNMT3A-mediated regulation. The identification of lncRNAs encoded by male-specific genes may help to identify potential targets for NSCLC therapy.


Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Hong ◽  
Hao Jiang ◽  
Weize Xu ◽  
Da Lin ◽  
Qian Xu ◽  
...  

It is becoming increasingly important to understand the mechanism of regulatory elements on target genes in long-range genomic distance. 3C (chromosome conformation capture) and its derived methods are now widely applied to investigate three-dimensional (3D) genome organizations and gene regulation. Digestion-ligation-only Hi-C (DLO Hi-C) is a new technology with high efficiency and cost-effectiveness for whole-genome chromosome conformation capture. Here, we introduce the DLO Hi-C tool, a flexible and versatile pipeline for processing DLO Hi-C data from raw sequencing reads to normalized contact maps and for providing quality controls for different steps. It includes more efficient iterative mapping and linker filtering. We applied the DLO Hi-C tool to different DLO Hi-C datasets and demonstrated its ability in processing large data with multithreading. The DLO Hi-C tool is suitable for processing DLO Hi-C and in situ DLO Hi-C datasets. It is convenient and efficient for DLO Hi-C data processing.


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