Title
DeepHiC: A Generative Adversarial Network for Enhancing Hi-C Data Resolution.
Abstract
Hi-C is commonly used to study three-dimensional genome organization. However, due to the high sequencing cost and technical constraints, the resolution of most Hi-C datasets is coarse, resulting in a loss of information and biological interpretability. Here we develop DeepHiC, a generative adversarial network, to predict high-resolution Hi-C contact maps from low-coverage sequencing data. We demonstrated that DeepHiC is capable of reproducing high-resolution Hi-C data from as few as 1% downsampled reads. Empowered by adversarial training, our method can restore fine-grained details similar to those in high-resolution Hi-C matrices, boosting accuracy in chromatin loops identification and TADs detection, and outperforms the state-of-the-art methods in accuracy of prediction. Finally, application of DeepHiC to Hi-C data on mouse embryonic development can facilitate chromatin loop detection. We develop a web-based tool (DeepHiC, http://sysomics.com/ deephic) that allows researchers to enhance their own Hi-C data with just a few clicks.
Year
DOI
Venue
2020
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007287
PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
16
2
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
1553-734X
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
15
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hao Hong112.05
Shuai Jiang242.48
Hao Li326185.92
Guifang Du400.68
Yu Sun500.34
Huan Tao601.35
Cheng Quan700.34
Chenghui Zhao811.04
Ruijiang Li921.40
Wanying Li1021.74
Xiaoyao Yin1100.34
Yangchen Huang1200.34
Cheng Li1311418.42
Hebing Chen1421.74
Xiaochen Bo1528523.72