TET1,2,3 oxidizes 5-hydroxymethylcytosine to 5-formylcytosine

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R-HSA-5220990
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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5/5
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As inferred from mouse, TET1, TET2, and TET3 oxidize 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) in DNA using molecular oxygen and 2-oxoglutarate to yield 5-formylcytosine (5-fC), carbon dioxide, and succinate.
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PubMed ID Title Journal Year
23727577 A mechanistic overview of TET-mediated 5-methylcytosine oxidation

Ponnaluri, VK, Mukherji, M, Maciejewski, JP

Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2013
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methylcytosine dioxygenase activity of TET1,2,3 [nucleoplasm]

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