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Analysis of an Active Deformylation Mechanism of 5‐Formyl‐deoxycytidine (fdC) in Stem Cells
30 Jan 2020
Abstract excerpt
The removal of 5-methyl-deoxycytidine (mdC) from promoter elements is associated with reactivation of the silenced corresponding genes. It takes place through an active demethylation process involving the oxidation of mdC to 5-hydroxymethyl-deoxycytidine (hmdC) and further on to 5-formyl-deoxycytidine (fdC) and 5-carboxy-deoxycytidine (cadC) with the help of α-ketoglutarate-dependent Tet oxygenases. The next step...
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