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TDG excises 5-formylcytosine
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authored
[InstanceEdit:5220992] May, B, 2013-12-28
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:110209] DNA N-glycosylase activity of TDG [nucleoplasm]
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:7660] nucleoplasm
created
[InstanceEdit:5221003] May, B, 2013-12-30
dbId
5220959
displayName
TDG excises 5-formylcytosine
edited
[InstanceEdit:5220992] May, B, 2013-12-28
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-5221030] TET1,2,3 and TDG demethylate DNA - Homo sapiens
goBiologicalProcess
[GO_BiologicalProcess:9907540] chromosomal 5-methylcytosine DNA demethylation, oxidation pathway
input
[OtherEntity:R-ALL-5221062] DNA containing 5-fC [nucleoplasm]
[EntityWithAccessionedSequence:R-HSA-65812] TDG [nucleoplasm]
isChimeric
false
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:5220924] Thymine DNA glycosylase can rapidly excise 5-formylcytosine and 5-carboxylcytosine: potential implications for active demethylation of CpG sites
[LiteratureReference:5222403] Crystal structure of human thymine DNA glycosylase bound to DNA elucidates sequence-specific mismatch recognition
[LiteratureReference:5221024] Tet-mediated formation of 5-carboxylcytosine and its excision by TDG in mammalian DNA
[LiteratureReference:5221043] Thymine DNA glycosylase specifically recognizes 5-carboxylcytosine-modified DNA
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:11051501] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
TDG excises 5-formylcytosine
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-SPO-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Schizosaccharomyces pombe
[Reaction:R-DME-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-GGA-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-XTR-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Xenopus tropicalis
[Reaction:R-DRE-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-MMU-5220959] TDG excises 5-formylcytosine - Mus musculus
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-5221065] 5-fC [nucleoplasm]
[Complex:R-HSA-110191] TDG:AP-dsDNA [nucleoplasm]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-5220990] TET1,2,3 oxidizes 5-hydroxymethylcytosine to 5-formylcytosine - Homo sapiens
releaseDate
2014-03-12
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:5250662] Pfeifer, Gerd P, 2014-01-29
[InstanceEdit:5333791] Mukherji, Mridul, 2014-02-21
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-5220959
summation
[Summation:5222401] Thymine DNA glycosylase (TDG) excises 5-formylcytosine (5-fC...
Referrals
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-5221030] TET1,2,3 and TDG demethylate DNA
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