Alterations of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine in Human Cancers

Prior to 2009, 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) was thought to be the only biologically significant cytosine modification in mammalian DNA. With the discovery of the TET enzymes, which convert 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC), however, intense interest has emerged in determining the...

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Autores principales: Mariani, Christopher J., Madzo, Jozef, Moen, Erika L., Yesilkanal, Ali, Godley, Lucy A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2013
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3795365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24202321
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers5030786
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Sumario:Prior to 2009, 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) was thought to be the only biologically significant cytosine modification in mammalian DNA. With the discovery of the TET enzymes, which convert 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC), however, intense interest has emerged in determining the biological function of 5-hmC. Here, we review the techniques used to study 5-hmC and evidence that alterations to 5-hmC physiology play a functional role in the molecular pathogenesis of human cancers.

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