Studies on Human Chromatin Using High-Throughput DNaseI Sequencing

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Furey, Terrence S

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Boyle, Alan P

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2009-12-18T16:26:26Z

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2009-12-18T16:26:26Z

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2009

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Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

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Cis-elements govern the key step of transcription to regulate gene expression within a cell. Identification of utilized elements within a particular cell line will help further our understanding of individual and cumulative effects of trans-acting factors. These elements can be identified through an assay leveraging the ability of DNaseI to cut DNA that is in an open and accessible state making it hypersensitive to cleavage. Here we develop and explore computational techniques to measure open chromatin from sequencing and microarray data. We are able to identify 94,925 DNaseI hypersensitive sites genome-wide in CD4+ T cells. Interestingly, only 16%-20% of these sites were found in promoters. We also show that these regions are associated with different chromatin modifications. We found that DNaseI data can also be used to identify precise 'footprints' indicating protein-DNA interaction sites. Footprints for specific transcription factors correlate well with ChIP-seq enrichment, reveal distinct conservation patters, and reveal a cell-type specific arrangement of transcriptional regulation. These footprints can be used in addition to or in lieu of ChIP-seq data to better understand genomic regulatory systems.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/1634

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en_US

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Biology, Bioinformatics

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Molecular biology

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Chromatin

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DNase

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footprinting

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Regulation

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Studies on Human Chromatin Using High-Throughput DNaseI Sequencing

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Dissertation

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