High-throughput sequencing offers new insights into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine

Chemical modifications of DNA comprise epigenetic mechanisms that contribute to the maintenance of cellular activities and memory. Although the function of 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) has been extensively studied, little is known about the function(s) of relatively rarer and underappreciated cytosine mo...

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Main Authors: Pang Alina P.S., Sugai Christopher, Maunakea Alika K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2016-06-01
Series:Biomolecular Concepts
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2016-0011