Abstract
The spatial organization of the genome in the nucleus is critical for many cellular processes. It has been broadly accepted that the packing of chromatin inside the nucleus is not random, but structured at several hierarchical levels. The Hi-C method combines Chromatin Conformation Capture and high-throughput sequencing, which allows interrogating genome-wide chromatin interactions. Depending on the sequencing depth, chromatin packing patterns derived from Hi-C experiments can be viewed on a chromosomal scale or at a local genic level. Here, I describe a protocol of plant in situ Hi-C library preparation, which covers procedures starting from tissue fixation to library amplification.
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This work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (LI 2862/1).
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Liu, C. (2017). In Situ Hi-C Library Preparation for Plants to Study Their Three-Dimensional Chromatin Interactions on a Genome-Wide Scale. In: Kaufmann, K., Mueller-Roeber, B. (eds) Plant Gene Regulatory Networks. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1629. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7125-1_11
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