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Peak calling by Sparse Enrichment Analysis for CUT&RUN chromatin profiling

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Meers, Michael P., Tenenbaum, Dan, Henikoff, Steven·2019·Epigenetics & Chromatin

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BACKGROUND: CUT&RUN is an efficient epigenome profiling method that identifies sites of DNA binding protein enrichment genome-wide with high signal to noise and low sequencing requirements. Currently, the analysis of CUT&RUN data is complicated by its exceptionally low background, which renders programs designed for analysis of ChIP-seq data vulnerable to oversensitivity in identifying sites of protein binding. RESULTS: Here we introduce Sparse Enrichment Analysis for CUT&RUN (SEACR), an analysis strategy that uses the global distribution of background signal to calibrate a simple threshold for peak calling. SEACR discriminates between true and false-positive peaks with near-perfect specificity from "gold standard" CUT&RUN datasets and efficiently identifies enriched regions for several different protein targets. We also introduce a web server ( http://seacr.fredhutch.org ) for plug-and-play analysis with SEACR that facilitates maximum accessibility across users of all skill levels. CONCLUSIONS: SEACR is a highly selective peak caller that definitively validates the accuracy of CUT&RUN for datasets with known true negatives. Its ease of use and performance in comparison with existing peak calling strategies make it an ideal choice for analyzing CUT&RUN data.

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Authors
Meers, M. P., Tenenbaum, D., & Henikoff, S.
Affiliations
  • Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Henikoff, Steven
Venue
Epigenetics & Chromatin
Published
2019-07-12
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
42-42
ISSN
1756-8935 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2958184371
Cited by
556
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 86 · 2025: 123 · 2024: 126 · 2023: 95 · 2022: 65 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 16 · 2016: 1
FWCI
10.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Epigenetics & Chromatin (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (Henikoff)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (1R01HG010492)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
Keywords
peak calling, CUT&RUN, chromatin profiling, protein-DNA binding sites, epigenetic profiling, web server
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Animals, Binding Sites, Chromatin, DNA-Binding Proteins, Humans, Protein Binding, Genome, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Epigenesis, Genetic, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Epigenomics

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