Genome-wide mapping of promoter-anchored interactions with close to single-enhancer resolution.

Sahlén P, Abdullayev I, Ramsköld D, Matskova L, Rilakovic N, Lötstedt B, Albert TJ, Lundeberg J, Sandberg R

Genome Biol. 16 (-) 156 [2015-08-03; online 2015-08-03]

Although the locations of promoters and enhancers have been identified in several cell types, we still have limited information on their connectivity. We developed HiCap, which combines a 4-cutter restriction enzyme Hi-C with sequence capture of promoter regions. Applying the method to mouse embryonic stem cells, we identified promoter-anchored interactions involving 15,905 promoters and 71,984 distal regions. The distal regions were enriched for enhancer marks and transcription, and had a mean fragment size of only 699 bp--close to single-enhancer resolution. High-resolution maps of promoter-anchored interactions with HiCap will be important for detailed characterizations of chromatin interaction landscapes.

NGI Stockholm (Genomics Applications)

NGI Stockholm (Genomics Production)

National Genomics Infrastructure

PubMed 26313521

DOI 10.1186/s13059-015-0727-9

Crossref 10.1186/s13059-015-0727-9

pii: 10.1186/s13059-015-0727-9
pmc: PMC4557751
GEO: GSE60495
SRA: SRP045579
SRA: SRP045580