BMB Reports Papers in Press available online.

Search Papers In Press
This galley proof is being listed electronically before publishing the final manuscript (It's not final version).

 
Unraveling the three-dimensional genome structure using machine learning
Jiho Lee (Undergraduate student), Hye-Lim Mo2 (Graduate student), Yoon Ha2 (Graduate student), Dong Yeon Nam2 (Graduate student), Geumnim Lim2 (Graduate student), Jeong-Woon Park2 (Graduate student), Seoyoung Park2 (Graduate student), Woo-Young Choi2 (Graduate student), Hyun Ji Lee2 (Graduate student), Je-Keun Rhee 1,2,* (Professor)
1School of Systems Biomedical Science and 2Department of Bioinformatics & Life Science, Soongsil University
Abstract
The study of chromatin interactions has advanced considerably with technologies such as high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C) sequencing, providing a genome-wide view of physical interactions within the nucleus. These techniques have revealed the existence of hierarchical chromatin structures such as compartments, topologically associating domains (TADs), and chromatin loops, which are crucial in genome organization and regulation. However, identifying and analyzing these structural features require advanced computational methods. In recent years, machine learning approaches, particularly deep learning, have emerged as powerful tools for detecting and analyzing structural information. In this review, we present an overview of various machine learning-based techniques for determining chromosomal organization. Starting with the progress in predicting interactions from DNA sequences, we describe methods for identifying various hierarchical structures from Hi-C data. Additionally, we present advances in enhancing the chromosome contact frequency map resolution to overcome the limitations of Hi-C data. Finally, we identify the remaining challenges and propose potential solutions and future directions.
Abstract, Accepted Manuscript [Submitted on January 24, 2024, Accepted on September 6, 2024]
  © KSBMB. All rights reserved. / Powered by INFOrang Co., Ltd