DNA regulatory elements, such as enhancers, control gene expression by physically contacting target gene promoters, often through long-range chromosomal interactions spanning large genomic distances. Promoter Capture Hi-C (PCHi-C) identifies significant interactions between promoters and distal regions, enabling the assignment of potential regulatory sequences to their target genes.
Schoenfelder, S., Javierre, B., Furlan-Magaril, M., Wingett, S. W., Fraser, P. Promoter Capture Hi-C: High-resolution, Genome-wide Profiling of Promoter Interactions. J. Vis. Exp. (136), e57320, doi:10.3791/57320 (2018).