ReviewGenomics2014
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine: a stable or transient DNA modification?
Review in Genomics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.
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72 citing papers in PubMed, 128 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Epigenetics in Corneal Fibrosis.Epigenomes · 2026Review
- Ice-free vitrification of embryos and its impact on post-warming outcomes.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Nicotine-induced conditioned place preference involves dynamic changes in DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in the zebrafish brain.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- TRIM37-PARP1-TET1 axis maintains stemness and prevents osteoporosis by inhibiting DNMT1 alternative splicing via 5hmC regulation.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Multidimensional third-generation sequencing of modified DNA bases allows interrogation of complex biological systems.Nature communications · 2025Article
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- Global DNA methylomes reveal oncogenic-associated 5-hydroxylmethylated cytosine (5hmC) signatures in the cell-free DNA of cancer patients.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Investigating the causal role of cellular senescence-related genes in preeclampsia: a multi-omics Mendelian randomization study with differential expression analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- On correlative and causal links of replicative epimutations.Trends in genetics : TIG · 2025Review
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- Iterative oxidation by TET1 is required for reprogramming of imprinting control regions and patterning of mouse sperm hypomethylated regions.Developmental cell · 2024Article
- Single-Molecule DNA Methylation Reveals Unique Epigenetic Identity Profiles of T Helper Cells.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2024Article
- Associations between placental hydroxymethylation and birthweight.Epigenetics reports · 2024Article
- DARESOME enables concurrent profiling of multiple DNA modifications with restriction enzymes in single cells and cell-free DNA.Science advances · 2023Article
- Dynamic DNA 5-hydroxylmethylcytosine and RNA 5-methycytosine Reprogramming During Early Human Development.Genomics, proteomics & bioinformatics · 2023Article
- The role of DNA hydroxymethylation and TET enzymes in placental development and pregnancy outcome.Clinical epigenetics · 2023Review
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- Effect of Hypoxia Preconditioning on the Regenerative Capacity of Adipose Tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Model of Renal Artery Stenosis.Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) · 2023Article
- Postsynaptic density radiation signature following space irradiation.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Epigenetic tumor heterogeneity in the era of single-cell profiling with nanopore sequencing.Clinical epigenetics · 2022Review
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Abstract
The DNA base 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) is produced by enzymatic oxidation of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) by 5mC oxidases (the Tet proteins). Since 5hmC is recognized poorly by DNA methyltransferases, DNA methylation may be lost at 5hmC sites during DNA replication. In addition, 5hmC can be oxidized further by Tet proteins and converted to 5-formylcytosine and 5-carboxylcytosine, two bases that can be removed from DNA by base excision repair. The completed pathway represents a replication-independent DNA demethylation cycle. However, the DNA base 5hmC is also known to be rather stable and occurs at substantial levels, for example in the brain, suggesting that it represents an epigenetic mark by itself that may regulate chromatin structure and transcription. Focusing on a few well-studied tissues and developmental stages, we discuss the opposing views of 5hmC as a transient intermediate in DNA demethylation and as a modified DNA base with an instructive role.
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