Extended haplotype-phasing of long-read de novo genome assemblies using Hi-C

Authors

Zev N. Kronenberg, Phase Genomics
Arang Rhie, National Human Genome Research Institute
Sergey Koren, National Human Genome Research Institute
Gregory T. Concepcion, Pacific Biosciences
Paul Peluso, Pacific Biosciences
Katherine M. Munson, University of Washington School of Medicine
David Porubsky, University of Washington School of Medicine
Kristen Kuhn, Clay Center
Kathryn A. Mueller, Phase Genomics
Wai Yee Low, The University of Adelaide
Stefan Hiendleder, The University of Adelaide
Olivier Fedrigo, The Rockefeller University
Ivan Liachko, Phase Genomics
Richard J. Hall, Pacific Biosciences
Adam M. Phillippy, National Human Genome Research Institute
Evan E. Eichler, University of Washington School of Medicine
John L. Williams, The University of Adelaide
Timothy P.L. Smith, Clay Center
Erich D. Jarvis, The Rockefeller University
Shawn T. Sullivan, Phase Genomics
Sarah B. Kingan, Pacific Biosciences

ORCID IDs

Zev N. Kronenberg

Sergey Koren

Gregory T. Concepcion

Katherine M. Munson

Wai Yee Low

Stefan Hiendleder

Richard J. Hall

Adam M. Phillippy

John L. Williams

Timothy P. L. Smith

Erich D. Jarvis

Sarah B. Kingan

Document Type

Article

Citation

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20536-y

Comments

CC-BY

Abstract

Haplotype-resolved genome assemblies are important for understanding how combinations of variants impact phenotypes. To date, these assemblies have been best created with complex protocols, such as cultured cells that contain a single-haplotype (haploid) genome, single cells where haplotypes are separated, or co-sequencing of parental genomes in a triobased approach. These approaches are impractical in most situations. To address this issue, we present FALCON-Phase, a phasing tool that uses ultra-long-range Hi-C chromatin interaction data to extend phase blocks of partially-phased diploid assembles to chromosome or scaffold scale. FALCON-Phase uses the inherent phasing information in Hi-C reads, skipping variant calling, and reduces the computational complexity of phasing. Our method is validated on three benchmark datasets generated as part of the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP), including human, cow, and zebra finch, for which high-quality, fully haplotyperesolved assemblies are available using the trio-based approach. FALCON-Phase is accurate without having parental data and performance is better in samples with higher heterozygosity. For cow and zebra finch the accuracy is 97% compared to 80–91% for human. FALCON-Phase is applicable to any draft assembly that contains long primary contigs and phased associate contigs.