Mapping Mammalian 3D Genomes by Micro-C

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Abstract

3D genome mapping aims at connecting the physics of chromatin folding to the underlying biological events, and applications of various chromosomal conformation capture (3C) assays continue to discover critical roles of genome folding in regulating nuclear functions. To interrogate the full spectrum of chromatin folding ranging from the level of nucleosomes to full chromosomes in mammals, we developed an enhanced 3C-based method called Micro-C. The protocol employs Micrococcal nuclease (MNase) to fragment the genome, which overcomes the resolution limit of restriction enzyme-based methods, enabling the estimation of contact frequencies between proximal nucleosomes. Such improvements successfully resolve the fine-scale level of chromatin folding, including enhancer–promoter or promoter–promoter interactions, genic and nucleosomal folding, and boost the signal-to-noise ratio in detecting loops and substructures underlying TADs. In this chapter, we will thoroughly discuss the details of the Micro-C protocol and critical parameters to consider for generating high-quality Micro-C maps.

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Slobodyanyuk, E., Cattoglio, C., & Hsieh, T. H. S. (2022). Mapping Mammalian 3D Genomes by Micro-C. In Methods in Molecular Biology (Vol. 2532, pp. 51–71). Humana Press Inc. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2497-5_4

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