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Control Types: Is there a bias with ChIP-Seq data because promoters tend to be GC-rich and tend to be open chromatin regions?
Is there a bias with ChIP-Seq data because promoters tend to be GC-rich and tend to be open chromatin regions?
1 Answer:
There is definitely a connection between GC content and open chromatin regions such as promoters, CpG islands etc., but it may not be the only reason why there is a GC bias in ChIP-seq data. For example, ChIP-seq data is still susceptible to general platform specific GC biases. - answered by Tovah Markowitz, Paul Schaughency, Vishal Koparde.
Answered on June 5th, 2020 by amy.stonelake@nih.gov