Further study showed that the protein was able to breakdown glycoalkaloids via a chemical process known as demethylation.

Researchers say findings suggest it may be possible to stop cancer growth using approaches such as restraining TE activity in ...

You may have heard of the fantastic-sounding "dark side of the genome." This poorly studied fraction of DNA, known as ...

They discovered that the second approach, called DNA demethylation, permanently activated the necessary maternal genes in stem cells that eventually grew into neurons that maintained expression of ...

Boosting cells with a tardigrade protein reduced DNA damage after radiation, offering potential protection for healthy tissue during cancer treatment. A series of rodent experiments showed that even ...

During reprogramming of somatic cells, pluripotency genes become reactivated in a process that involves changes in histone modification followed by demethylation of the DNA. De novo methylation in ...

Other cytosine modifications include: 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC): An oxidized form of 5mC that is involved in DNA demethylation and gene regulation. 5-Formylcytosine (5fC) and 5-Carboxylcytosine ...

DNA demethylation helps our immune cells spring into action if they detect a threat. DNA demethylation is normal, but cells also need balance. You can't have TET proteins activating every gene at ...