A press release introducing the PHi-C, an original simulation method of the Hi-C data analysis by Dr. Soya Shinkai, has been issued.
We have discovered a formula that links the contact probability in Hi-C matrix data and the interaction parameter of the polymer network model. Using Hi-C matrix data as input, the PHi-C method allows for the simulation of the dynamic 3D genome in living cells.
Read the full press release article regarding PHi-C in Japanese on RIKEN website.
Reference
Soya Shinkai, et al. (2020) PHi-C: deciphering Hi-C data into polymer dynamics. NAR Genom. Bioinform. doi: 10.1093/nargab/lqaa020