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Mutant huntingtin disrupts TET1 transcription and alters DNA methylation in a Huntington's disease knock-in pig model.
Cell reports - 28 Jul 2026
Xie Leijie, Liu Xiaodong, Zhang Can, Niu Xinyi, Chen Laiqiang, Zhou Gongke, Zhu Mingyang, Li Caijuan, Tong Huichun, Yan Sen, Li Xiao-Jiang, Li Shihua, Lin Li
Abstract excerpt
Abnormal DNA methylation occurs in Huntington's disease (HD, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Using a knock-in pig model, we identify significant alterations in 5mC and 5hmC levels linked to neural genes. TET1, which converts 5mC to 5hmC, decreases prior to symptom onset in pigs-a change not observed in HD mice. TBP binding sites are abundant in the porcine and human TET1 promoter, but scarce in...
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