Visualizing and Annotating Hi-C Data. 2022

Koustav Pal, and Francesco Ferrari
IFOM-The FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy. koustav.pal@ifom.eu.

Epigenomics studies require the combined analysis and integration of multiple types of data and annotations to extract biologically relevant information. In this context, sophisticated data visualization techniques are fundamental to identify meaningful patterns in the data in relation to the genomic coordinates. Data visualization for Hi-C contact matrices is even more complex as each data point represents the interaction between two distant genomic loci and their three-dimensional positioning must be considered. In this chapter we illustrate how to obtain sophisticated plots showing Hi-C data along with annotations for other genomic features and epigenomics data. For the example code used in this chapter we rely on a Bioconductor package able to handle even high-resolution Hi-C datasets. The provided examples are explained in details and highly customizable, thus facilitating their extension and adoption by end users for other studies.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002843 Chromatin The material of CHROMOSOMES. It is a complex of DNA; HISTONES; and nonhistone proteins (CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE) found within the nucleus of a cell. Chromatins
D012984 Software Sequential operating programs and data which instruct the functioning of a digital computer. Computer Programs,Computer Software,Open Source Software,Software Engineering,Software Tools,Computer Applications Software,Computer Programs and Programming,Computer Software Applications,Application, Computer Software,Applications Software, Computer,Applications Softwares, Computer,Applications, Computer Software,Computer Applications Softwares,Computer Program,Computer Software Application,Engineering, Software,Open Source Softwares,Program, Computer,Programs, Computer,Software Application, Computer,Software Applications, Computer,Software Tool,Software, Computer,Software, Computer Applications,Software, Open Source,Softwares, Computer Applications,Softwares, Open Source,Source Software, Open,Source Softwares, Open,Tool, Software,Tools, Software
D016678 Genome The genetic complement of an organism, including all of its GENES, as represented in its DNA, or in some cases, its RNA. Genomes
D057890 Epigenomics The systematic study of the global gene expression changes due to EPIGENETIC PROCESSES and not due to DNA base sequence changes. Epigenetics,Epigenetic,Epigenomic
D023281 Genomics The systematic study of the complete DNA sequences (GENOME) of organisms. Included is construction of complete genetic, physical, and transcript maps, and the analysis of this structural genomic information on a global scale such as in GENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES. Functional Genomics,Structural Genomics,Comparative Genomics,Genomics, Comparative,Genomics, Functional,Genomics, Structural

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