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Loss of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine is accompanied with malignant cellular transformation.
Cancer science - 1 Apr 2012
Kudo Yotaro, Tateishi Keisuke, Yamamoto Keisuke, Yamamoto Shinzo, Asaoka Yoshinari, Ijichi Hideaki, Nagae Genta, Yoshida Haruhiko, Aburatani Hiroyuki, Koike Kazuhiko
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Dysregulated DNA methylation followed by abnormal gene expression is an epigenetic hallmark in cancer. DNA methylation is catalyzed by DNA methyltransferases, and the aberrant expression or mutations of DNA methyltransferase genes are found in human neoplasm. The enzymes for demethylating 5-methylcytosine were recently identified, and the biological significance of DNA demethylation is a current focus of...
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