Abstract
Methods for analyzing chromosome conformation in mammalian cells are either low resolution or low throughput and are technically challenging. In next-generation (NG) Capture-C, we have redesigned the Capture-C method to achieve unprecedented levels of sensitivity and reproducibility. NG Capture-C can be used to analyze many genetic loci and samples simultaneously. High-resolution data can be produced with as few as 100,000 cells, and single-nucleotide polymorphisms can be used to generate allele-specific tracks. The method is straightforward to perform and should greatly facilitate the investigation of many questions related to gene regulation as well as the functional dissection of traits examined in genome-wide association studies.
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J.O.J.D. thanks the Wellcome Trust for funding his work (Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship reference 098931/Z/12/Z). The work was also supported by a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (reference 106130/Z/14/Z) and the Medical Research Council (MRC Core Funding and Centenary Award reference 4050189188). We thank E. Repapi for statistical advice and L. Hanssen, M. Oudelaar, D. Jeziorska, B. Graham, M. Kassouf, M. Suciu, H. Long, S. Pasricha, V. Buckle, T. Milne, T. Fulga, T. Sauka-Spengler, D. Downes and A. Drakesmith for their critique of the manuscript. We thank S. Thongjuea for discussions on analysis.
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J.O.J.D. performed the experiments, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript. J.R.H. designed the experiments, assisted with the bioinformatic analysis and wrote the manuscript. N.A.R. assisted with the experiments. J.M.T. analyzed the data. S.J.M. and S.T. assisted with the bioinformatics analysis and prepared the software for public release. D.R.H. wrote the manuscript.
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Davies, J., Telenius, J., McGowan, S. et al. Multiplexed analysis of chromosome conformation at vastly improved sensitivity. Nat Methods 13, 74–80 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.3664
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