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ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry2024

Epigenetic marks or not? The discovery of novel DNA modifications in eukaryotes.

Wei-Ying Meng, Zi-Xin Wang, Yunfang Zhang, Yujun Hou, Jian-Huang Xue

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Review in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  7. Decoding the genome and epigenome of avianFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei-Ying MengKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Zi-Xin WangKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yunfang ZhangClinical and Translational Research Center of Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yujun HouInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Signaling and Disease Research, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: yjhou@tongji.edu.cn.
Jian-Huang XueKey Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration of Ministry of Education, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji University, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: xuejianhuang@tongji.edu.cn.
Tongji University · CNShanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA modifications add another layer of complexity to the eukaryotic genome to regulate gene expression, playing critical roles as epigenetic marks. In eukaryotes, the study of DNA epigenetic modifications has been confined to 5mC and its derivatives for decades. However, rapid developing approaches have witnessed the expansion of DNA modification reservoirs during the past several years, including the identification of 6mA, 5gmC, 4mC, and 4acC in diverse organisms. However, whether these DNA modifications function as epigenetic marks requires careful consideration. In this review, we try to present a panorama of all the DNA epigenetic modifications in eukaryotes, emphasizing recent breakthroughs in the identification of novel DNA modifications. The characterization of their roles in transcriptional regulation as potential epigenetic marks is summarized. More importantly, the pathways for generating or eliminating these DNA modifications, as well as the proteins involved are comprehensively dissected. Furthermore, we briefly discuss the potential challenges and perspectives, which should be taken into account while investigating novel DNA modifications.

Indexed as

DNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticEukaryotaAnimalsDNAHumansDNA5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC)5-methylcytosine (5mC)DNA demethylationDNA methylationDNA modificationsepigenetic markseukaryotesN(6)-methyladenosine (6mA)TET dioxygenasestranscriptional regulation

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PMID38403247
PMCPMC11065753
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