3DeFDR: statistical methods for identifying cell type-specific looping interactions in 5C and Hi-C data

Abstract An important unanswered question in chromatin biology is the extent to which long-range looping interactions change across developmental models, genetic perturbations, drug treatments, and disease states. Computational tools for rigorous assessment of cell type-specific loops across multipl...

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Main Authors: Lindsey R. Fernandez, Thomas G. Gilgenast, Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Genome Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-020-02061-9
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Summary:Abstract An important unanswered question in chromatin biology is the extent to which long-range looping interactions change across developmental models, genetic perturbations, drug treatments, and disease states. Computational tools for rigorous assessment of cell type-specific loops across multiple biological conditions are needed. We present 3DeFDR, a simple and effective statistical tool for classifying dynamic loops across biological conditions from Chromosome-Conformation-Capture-Carbon-Copy (5C) and Hi-C data. Our work provides a statistical framework and open-source coding libraries for sensitive detection of cell type-specific loops in high-resolution 5C and Hi-C data from multiple cellular conditions.
ISSN:1474-760X