Abstract
Although the roles of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in epigenetic regulation of gene expression are well established, the functional effects of 5-formylcytosine and 5-carboxylcytosine on the process of transcription are not clear. Here we report a systematic study of the effects of five different forms of cytosine in DNA on mammalian and yeast RNA polymerase II transcription, providing new insights into potential functional interplay between cytosine methylation status and transcription.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Base Sequence
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Catalytic Domain / genetics
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Cytosine / analogs & derivatives*
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Cytosine / metabolism
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Cytosine / pharmacology
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DNA / genetics
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DNA / metabolism
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DNA, Fungal / genetics
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DNA, Fungal / metabolism
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Epigenesis, Genetic
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Humans
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Kinetics
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Molecular Sequence Data
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RNA / genetics
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RNA / metabolism
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RNA Polymerase II / chemistry
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RNA Polymerase II / genetics*
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RNA Polymerase II / metabolism*
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RNA, Fungal / genetics
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RNA, Fungal / metabolism
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / genetics
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Substrate Specificity
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Transcription, Genetic
Substances
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5-carboxylcytosine
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5-formylcytosine
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DNA, Fungal
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RNA, Fungal
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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RNA
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Cytosine
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DNA
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RNA Polymerase II