Mapping Mammalian 3D Genome Interactions with Micro-C-XL
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Three-dimensional (3D) chromosome organization is a major factor in genome regulation and cell-type specification. For example, cis-regulatory elements, known as enhancers, are thought to regulate the activity of distal promoters via interaction in 3D space. Genome-wide chromosome conformation capture (3C)-technologies, such as Hi-C, have transformed our understanding of how genomes are organized in cells. The current understanding of 3D genome organization is limited by the resolution with which the topological organization of chromosomes in 3D space can be resolved. Micro-C-XL measures chromosome folding with resolution at the level of the nucleosome, the basic unit of chromatin, by utilizing micrococcal nuclease (MNase) to fragment genomes during the chromosome conformation capture protocol. This results in an improved signal-to-noise ratio in the measurements, thus facilitating the better detection of insulation sites and chromosome loops compared to other genome-wide 3D technologies. A visually supported, detailed, step-by-step protocol for preparing high-quality Micro-C-XL samples from mammalian cells is presented in this article.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e64579 |
Journal | Journal of Visualized Experiments |
Volume | 201 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISSN | 1940-087X |
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Publication status | Published - 2023 |
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