SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF 5-METHYLCYTOSINE BY TET-FAMILY PROTEINS
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1. A kit comprising purified β
- -glucosyltransferase in a container and a labeled uridine diphosphoglucose in a container.
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The present invention provides for novel methods for regulating and detecting the cytosine methylation status of DNA. The invention is based upon identification of a novel and surprising catalytic activity for the family of TET proteins, namely TET1, TET2, TET3, and CXXC4. The novel activity is related to the enzymes being capable of converting the cytosine nucleotide 5-methylcytosine into 5-hydroxymethylcytosine by hydroxylation.
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1. A kit comprising purified β
- -glucosyltransferase in a container and a labeled uridine diphosphoglucose in a container.
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