| Literature DB >> 25154389 |
Christine Guo Lian1, Shuyun Xu1, Weimin Guo1, Jian Yan2, Maximilian Y M Frank1, Robert Liu1, Cynthia Liu1, Ying Chen2, George F Murphy1, Tao Chen2.
Abstract
The level of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) converted by ten-eleven translocation (TET) family is decreased in cancers. However, whether 5-hmC level is perturbed in early stages of carcinogenesis caused by genotoxic carcinogens is not defined. 5-hmC levels and TET2 expression were measured in liver of rats treated with genotoxic carcinogens, riddelliine, or aristolochic acid. Levels of 5-hmC and TET2 expression decreased in the liver of the carcinogens-treated rats. Loss of 5-hmC correlates well with documented induction of genetic mutations by the carcinogens, suggesting that TET2-mediated 5-hydroxymethylation plays an epigenetic role in early state of carcinogenesis.Entities:
Keywords: 5-hydroxymethylcytosine; aristolochic acid; carcinogenesis; mutagenesis; riddelliine; ten-eleven translocation
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25154389 PMCID: PMC5832966 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22201
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Carcinog ISSN: 0899-1987 Impact factor: 4.784