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Chromatin segmentation based on a probabilistic model for read counts explains a large portion of the epigenome.

ABSTRACT: Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) is an increasingly common experimental approach to generate genome-wide maps of histone modifications and to dissect the complexity of the epigenome. Here, we propose EpiCSeg: a novel algorithm that combines several histone modification maps for the segmentation and characterization of cell-type specific epigenomic landscapes. By using an accurate probabilistic model for the read counts, EpiCSeg provides a useful annotation for a considerably larger portion of the genome, shows a stronger association with validation data, and yields more consistent predictions across replicate experiments when compared to existing methods.The software is available at http://github.com/lamortenera/epicseg.

SUBMITTER: Mammana A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4514447 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Chromatin segmentation based on a probabilistic model for read counts explains a large portion of the epigenome.

Mammana Alessandro A Chung Ho-Ryun HR

Genome biology 20150724

Chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) is an increasingly common experimental approach to generate genome-wide maps of histone modifications and to dissect the complexity of the epigenome. Here, we propose EpiCSeg: a novel algorithm that combines several histone modification maps for the segmentation and characterization of cell-type specific epigenomic landscapes. By using an accurate probabilistic model for the read counts, EpiCSeg provides a useful annotation for a co ...[more]

PMID: 26206277

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Chromatin segmentation based on a probabilistic model for read counts explains a large portion of the epigenome.

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Chromatin segmentation based on a probabilistic model for read counts explains a large portion of the epigenome.

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