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TET1 controls CNS 5-methylcytosine hydroxylation, active DNA demethylation, gene transcription, and memory formation.
Neuron - 18 Sept 2013
Kaas Garrett A, Zhong Chun, Eason Dawn E, Ross Daniel L, Vachhani Raj V, Ming Guo-Li, King Jennifer R, Song Hongjun, Sweatt J David
Abstract excerpt
Dynamic changes in 5-methylcytosine (5mC) have been implicated in the regulation of gene expression critical for consolidation of memory. However, little is known about how these changes in 5mC are regulated in the adult brain. The enzyme methylcytosine dioxygenase TET1 (TET1) has been shown to promote active DNA demethylation in the nervous system. Therefore, we took a viral-mediated approach to overexpress the...
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