Is this the right normalization? A diagnostic tool for ChIP-seq normalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chip-seq experiments are becoming a standard approach for genome-wide profiling protein-DNA interactions, such as detecting transcription factor binding sites, histone modification marks and RNA Polymerase II occupancy. However, when comparing a ChIP sample versus a control sample, such as Input DNA, normalization procedures have to be applied in order to remove experimental source of biases. Despite the substantial impact that the choice of the normalization method can have on the results of a ChIP-seq data analysis, their assessment is not fully explored in the literature. In particular, there are no diagnostic tools that show whether the applied normalization is indeed appropriate for the data being analyzed.

Results

In this work we propose a novel diagnostic t

SUBMITTER: Angelini C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4448883 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature