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Genome-wide Snapshot of Chromatin Regulators and States in Xenopus Embryos by ChIP-Seq
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2015
The question of how chromatin regulators and chromatin states affect the genome in vivo is key to our understanding of how early cell fate decisions are made in the developing embryo. ChIP-Seq—the most popular approach to investigate chromatin features at a global level—is outlined here for Xenopus embryos.
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RNA-Seq
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2023
Among different methods to evaluate gene expression, the high-throughput sequencing of RNA, or RNA-seq. is particularly attractive, as it can be performed and analyzed without relying on prior available genomic information. During RNA-seq, RNA isolated from samples of interest is used to generate a DNA library, which is then amplified and sequenced. Ultimately, RNA-seq can determine which genes are expressed, the levels of their expression, and the presence of any previously unknown transcripts.
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RNA-seq Analysis of Transcriptomes in Thrombin-treated and Control Human Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells
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2013
This protocol presents a complete and detailed procedure to apply RNA-seq, a powerful next-generation DNA sequencing technology, to profile transcriptomes in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells with or without thrombin treatment. This protocol is generalizable to various cells or tissues affected by different reagents or disease states.
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A Novel Bayesian Change-point Algorithm for Genome-wide Analysis of Diverse ChIPseq Data Types
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2012
Our Bayesian Change Point (BCP) algorithm builds on state-of-the-art advances in modeling change-points via Hidden Markov Models and applies them to chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIPseq) data analysis. BCP performs well in both broad and punctate data types, but excels in accurately identifying robust, reproducible islands of diffuse histone enrichment.
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Generation of High Quality Chromatin Immunoprecipitation DNA Template for High-throughput Sequencing (ChIP-seq)
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2013
The combination of chromatin immunoprecipitation and ultra-high-throughput sequencing (ChIP-seq) can identify and map protein-DNA interactions in a given tissue or cell line. Outlined is how to generate a high quality ChIP template for subsequent sequencing, using experience with the transcription factor TCF7L2 as an example.
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Peak calling compares signal from immunoprecipitated material with an input or control sample. Regions showing greater enrichment are identified as candidate sites associated with the targeted protein or histone modification. This comparison helps separate biological occupancy from background recovery, allowing downstream analyses to focus on genomic locations most likely to represent regulatory or chromatin-associated signals.
Poor-quality reads, alignment problems, and technical artifacts can distort the apparent distribution of sequencing signal. Assessing read quality, aligning reads to a reference genome, and removing artifacts before peak calling improves confidence that enriched regions reflect the biological sample. These safeguards are especially important when comparing occupancy patterns across samples or experimental conditions.
The target determines the biological meaning assigned to enriched genomic regions. A protein-associated signal can support identification of binding sites, whereas a histone-modification signal can help characterize chromatin states or regulatory elements. Interpreting peaks therefore requires keeping the target in view rather than treating every enriched region as equivalent evidence of gene regulation.
An analysis generally begins with read-quality assessment, followed by alignment to a reference genome. Analysts then remove technical artifacts and call peaks by evaluating enrichment against input or control data. The resulting regions can be examined as occupancy maps and compared across samples. Each stage contributes to making downstream biological interpretation more reliable.
Researchers can compare enriched genomic regions across experimental conditions to identify changes in chromatin occupancy or state. Such comparisons may reveal condition-associated regulatory differences and provide a basis for relating altered genomic occupancy to gene expression. The analysis is therefore useful when the goal extends beyond one sample to understanding how regulation changes across biological contexts.
Within biology, these analyses support investigations of gene regulation, development, disease mechanisms, and epigenetic organization. By locating protein-associated or histone-modification signals and examining their differences between conditions, researchers can connect genomic occupancy with broader regulatory patterns. The resulting evidence helps characterize regulatory elements and place chromatin changes in a biological context.