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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2018

A Lexicon of DNA Modifications: Their Roles in Embryo Development and the Germline.

Qifan Zhu, Reinhard Stöger, Ramiro Alberio

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. ACS physical chemistry Au · 2022
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  8. Mapping chromatin modifications at the single cell level.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2019
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  9. Epigenetics at the epicenter of a revolution in ARTs.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2018
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3 authors.

Qifan ZhuSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Reinhard StögerSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Ramiro AlberioSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

5-methylcytosine (5mC) on CpG dinucleotides has been viewed as the major epigenetic modification in eukaryotes for a long time. Apart from 5mC, additional DNA modifications have been discovered in eukaryotic genomes. Many of these modifications are thought to be solely associated with DNA damage. However, growing evidence indicates that some base modifications, namely 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), 5-formylcytosine (5fC), 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC), and N6-methadenine (6mA), may be of biological relevance, particularly during early stages of embryo development. Although abundance of these DNA modifications in eukaryotic genomes can be low, there are suggestions that they cooperate with other epigenetic markers to affect DNA-protein interactions, gene expression, defense of genome stability and epigenetic inheritance. Little is still known about their distribution in different tissues and their functions during key stages of the animal lifecycle. This review discusses current knowledge and future perspectives of these novel DNA modifications in the mammalian genome with a focus on their dynamic distribution during early embryonic development and their potential function in epigenetic inheritance through the germ line.

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5hmC5mC6mAembryoepigenetic reprogramminggerm cellsmodified bases in eukaryotic DNA

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PMID29637072
PMCPMC5880922

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