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BCREval: a computational method to estimate the bisulfite conversion ratio in WGBS.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) also known as BS-seq has been widely used to measure the methylation of whole genome at single-base resolution. One of the key steps in the assay is converting unmethylated cytosines into thymines (BS conversion). Incomplete conversion of unmethylated cytosines can introduce false positive methylation call. Developing a quick method to evaluate bisulfite conversion ratio (BCR) is benefit for both quality control and data analysis of WGBS. RESULTS:Here we provide a computational method named "BCREval" to estimate the unconverted rate (UCR) by using telomeric repetitive DNA as native spike-in control. We tested the method by using public WGBS data and found that it is very stable and most of BS conversion assays can achieve>?99.5% efficiency. The non-CpG DNA methylation at telomere fits a binomial model and may result from a random process with very low possibility (the ratio?

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6995172 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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BCREval: a computational method to estimate the bisulfite conversion ratio in WGBS.

Zhou Junhua J   Zhao Minqiong M   Sun Zefang Z   Wu Feilong F   Liu Yucong Y   Liu Xianghua X   He Zuping Z   He Quanze Q   He Quanyuan Q  

BMC bioinformatics 20200131 1


<h4>Background</h4>Whole genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS) also known as BS-seq has been widely used to measure the methylation of whole genome at single-base resolution. One of the key steps in the assay is converting unmethylated cytosines into thymines (BS conversion). Incomplete conversion of unmethylated cytosines can introduce false positive methylation call. Developing a quick method to evaluate bisulfite conversion ratio (BCR) is benefit for both quality control and data analysis of WGB  ...[more]

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