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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6047
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-9-2
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalent DNA modification in higher organisms is the methylation of cytosine to 5-methylcytosine (5mC), which is partially converted to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) by the Tet (ten eleven translocation) family of dioxygenases. Despite their importance in epigenetic regulation, it is unclear how these cytosine modifications are reversed. Here, we demonstrate that 5mC and 5hmC in DNA are oxidized to 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC) by Tet dioxygenases in vitro and in cultured cells. 5caC is specifically recognized and excised by thymine-DNA glycosylase (TDG). Depletion of TDG in mouse embyronic stem cells leads to accumulation of 5caC to a readily detectable level. These data suggest that oxidation of 5mC by Tet proteins followed by TDG-mediated base excision of 5caC constitutes a pathway for active DNA demethylation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/5-Methylcytosine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/5-carboxylcytosine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/5-hydroxymethylcytosine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytosine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Small Interfering, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/TET1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tet2 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tet3 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thymine DNA Glycosylase
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
2
pubmed:volume
333
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1303-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Tet-mediated formation of 5-carboxylcytosine and its excision by TDG in mammalian DNA.
pubmed:affiliation
Group of DNA Metabolism, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural