Enzymatic DNA oxidation: Mechanisms and biological significance

BMB Reports

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 609-618

  Xu, Guo Liang ^a   Walsh, Colum P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5hmC; DNA demethylation; Epigenetic reprogramming; TDG; Tet dioxygenase

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TET DNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84914815965     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2014.47.11.223     Document Type: Short Survey

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