FASTmC: A Suite of Predictive Models for Nonreference-Based Estimations of DNA Methylation
Author(s) -
Adam J. Bewick,
Brigitte T. Hofmeister,
Kevin Lee,
Xiaoyu Zhang,
David W. Hall,
Robert J. Schmitz
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
g3 genes genomes genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.468
H-Index - 66
ISSN - 2160-1836
DOI - 10.1534/g3.115.025668
Subject(s) - dna methylation , genome , computational biology , context (archaeology) , bisulfite , bisulfite sequencing , methylation , biology , suite , dna sequencing , reference genome , computer science , dna , genetics , gene , geography , gene expression , archaeology , paleontology
We describe a suite of predictive models, coined FAST(m)C, for nonreference, cost-effective exploration and comparative analysis of context-specific DNA methylation levels. Accurate estimations of true DNA methylation levels can be obtained from as few as several thousand short-reads generated from whole-genome bisulfite sequencing. These models make high-resolution time course or developmental and large diversity studies practical regardless of species, genome size, and availability of a reference genome.
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