Analysis of Hi-C Data for Discovery of Structural Variations in Cancer

Fan Song, Jie Xu, Jesse Dixon, Feng Yue*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Structural variations (SVs) are large genomic rearrangements that can be challenging to identify with current short read sequencing technology due to various confounding factors such as existence of genomic repeats and complex SV structures. Hi-C breakfinder is the first computational tool that utilizes the technology of high-throughput chromatin conformation capture assay (Hi-C) to systematically identify SVs, without being interfered by regular confounding factors. SVs change the spatial distance of genomic regions and cause discontinuous signals in Hi-C, which are difficult to analyze by routine informatics practice. Here we provide step-by-step guidance for how to identify SVs using Hi-C data and how to reconstruct Hi-C maps in the presence of SVs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages143-161
Number of pages19
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2301
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Funding

F. Y. is supported by NIH grants R35GM124820, R01HG009906, and U01CA200060 (F.Y.), R24DK106766 (R.C.H. and F.Y.). J.D. is supported by DP5 OD023071.

Keywords

  • 3D genome organization
  • Cancer genomics
  • Chromatin conformation
  • Hi-C
  • Structural variation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology

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