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SUBMITTER: Ciccarone F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4695189 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ciccarone Fabio F Valentini Elisabetta E Zampieri Michele M Caiafa Paola P
Oncotarget 20150901 27
5-hydroxymethylcytosine is a new epigenetic modification deriving from the oxidation of 5-methylcytosine by the TET hydroxylase enzymes. DNA hydroxymethylation drives DNA demethylation events and is involved in the control of gene expression. Deregulation of TET enzymes causes developmental defects and is associated with pathological conditions such as cancer. Little information thus far is available on the regulation of TET activity by post-translational modifications. Here we show that TET1 pr ...[more]