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Hi–C: A comprehensive technique to capture the conformation of genomes

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Belton, Jon-Matthew, McCord, Rachel Patton, Gibcus, Johan Harmen, Naumova, Natalia, Zhan, Ye, Dekker, Job·2012·Methods

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We describe a method, Hi-C, to comprehensively detect chromatin interactions in the mammalian nucleus. This method is based on Chromosome Conformation Capture, in that chromatin is crosslinked with formaldehyde, then digested, and re-ligated in such a way that only DNA fragments that are covalently linked together form ligation products. The ligation products contain the information of not only where they originated from in the genomic sequence but also where they reside, physically, in the 3D organization of the genome. In Hi-C, a biotin-labeled nucleotide is incorporated at the ligation junction, making it possible to enrich for chimeric DNA ligation junctions when modifying the DNA molecules for deep sequencing. The compatibility of Hi-C with next generation sequencing platforms makes it possible to detect chromatin interactions on an unprecedented scale. This advance gives Hi-C the power to both explore the chromatin biophysics as well as the implications of chromatin structure in the biological functions of the nucleus. A massively parallel survey of chromatin interaction provides the previously missing dimension of spatial context to other genomic studies. This spatial context will provide a new perspective to studies of chromatin and its role in genome regulation in normal conditions and in disease.

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Authors
Belton, J.-M., McCord, R. P., Gibcus, J. H., Naumova, N., Zhan, Y., & Dekker, J.
Venue
Methods
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-11
Volume
58
Issue
3
Pages
268-276
ISSN
1046-2023 (ISSN-L)
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W2152605077
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Language
en
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Belton, J.-M., McCord, R. P., Gibcus, J. H., Naumova, N., Zhan, Y., & Dekker, J. (2012). Hi–C: A comprehensive technique to capture the conformation of genomes. Methods. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2012.05.001

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