Easy Hi-C: A Low-Input Method for Capturing Genome Organization

Methods Mol Biol. 2023:2599:113-125. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2847-8_9.

Abstract

Chromosome conformation capture technology and its derivatives have been widely used to study genome organization. Among them, Hi-C (chromosome conformation capture coupling with high-throughput sequencing) is popular in dissecting chromatin architecture on the genome-wide level. However, the intrinsic limitations prevent its application when it comes to rare samples. Here, we present easy Hi-C, a biotin-free technology that dramatically reduces DNA loss and is suitable for low-input samples.

Keywords: Chromatin architecture; Chromosome conformation capture; Deep sequencing; Easy Hi-C; Hi-C; Proximity ligation; Re-linearization; Restriction enzyme digestion; Self-circularization.

MeSH terms

  • Chromatin / genetics
  • Chromosome Mapping / methods
  • Chromosomes*
  • Genome*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / methods

Substances

  • Chromatin