Joint profiling of DNA methylation and chromatin architecture in single cells

Nat Methods. 2019 Oct;16(10):991-993. doi: 10.1038/s41592-019-0502-z. Epub 2019 Aug 5.

Abstract

We report a molecular assay, Methyl-HiC, that can simultaneously capture the chromosome conformation and DNA methylome in a cell. Methyl-HiC reveals coordinated DNA methylation status between distal genomic segments that are in spatial proximity in the nucleus, and delineates heterogeneity of both the chromatin architecture and DNA methylome in a mixed population. It enables simultaneous characterization of cell-type-specific chromatin organization and epigenome in complex tissues.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chromatin / metabolism*
  • CpG Islands
  • DNA Methylation*
  • Datasets as Topic
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology
  • Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Single-Cell Analysis / methods*

Substances

  • Chromatin