oxBS-Seq

Oxidative Bisulfite Sequencing

oxBS-Seq differentiates between 5mC and 5hmC (Booth et al., 2012). In this method, 5hmC is oxidized to 5fC with a selective chemical agent, while 5mC remains unchanged. Sodium bisulfite treatment of 5fC results in its deamination to uracil which, upon sequencing, is read as a thymidine. Deep sequencing of oxBS-treated DNA and sequence comparison of treated vs untreated libraries can identify 5hmC locations at single-base resolution.

Advantages:

  • Covers CpG and non-CpG methylation throughout the genome at single-base resolution
  • Covers 5mC in dense and less dense repeat regions
  • Clearly differentiates between 5mC and 5hmC

Disadvantages:

  • Harsh oxidation conditions lead to a substantial loss of DNA (99.5%)
  • Must be combined with BS-Seq in order to distinguish and quantify C, 5mC, and 5hmC


Reagents:

Illumina Library prep and Array Kit Selector



Reviews:

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Marx V. Genetics: profiling DNA methylation and beyond. Nat Methods. 2016;13:119-122

Yong W. S., Hsu F. M. and Chen P. Y. Profiling genome-wide DNA methylation. Epigenetics Chromatin. 2016;9:26

Meldi K. M. and Figueroa M. E. Cytosine modifications in myeloid malignancies. Pharmacol Ther. 2015;152:42-53

Shull A. Y., Noonepalle S. K., Lee E. J., Choi J. H. and Shi H. Sequencing the cancer methylome. Methods Mol Biol. 2015;1238:627-651



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