| Literature DB >> 32203414 |
Michael U Musheev1, Anne Baumgärtner2, Laura Krebs2, Christof Niehrs3,4.
Abstract
The proposal that N6-methyl-deoxyadenosine (m6dA) acts as an epigenetic mark in mammals remains controversial. Using isotopic labeling coupled to ultrasensitive mass spectrometry, we confirm the presence of low-level m6dA in mammalian DNA. However, the bulk of genomic m6dA originates from ribo-N6-methyladenosine, which is processed via the nucleotide-salvage pathway and misincorporated by DNA polymerases. Our results argue against m6dA acting as a heritable, epigenetic DNA mark in mammalian cells.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32203414 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-020-0504-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040